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Simba has been a trusted resource for market insights since its founding in 1989. We deliver independent, unique research and analysis on the key companies, people, events, trends, products, and market forces shaping the educational and professional publishing industries.
Our educational publishing coverage includes special focus on areas of vital interest to those serving the PreK-12 and higher education markets. Our education research products uncover and report on matters like:
We analyze the implications of relevant social and political developments that educational publishers need to stay on top of, from the ongoing impact of digital home schooling to the rise in social and emotional learning.
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This report explains the origins of the open access movement, gives a timeline for its development, but most importantly, Simba Information quantifies open access’ position as a fast growing subsegment of scholarly journal publishing.
In addition to describing how companies are responding to trends and changes in the market, Simba’s PreK-12 Competitive Analysis 2023 report also looks at market and financial trends impacting the entire industry.
This report focuses on professional development and professional learning resources, covering both in-person and digital courses; tools; services; books; online information and platforms; and other resources that address classroom management, pedagogy, and instruction.
According to Simba Information’s Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2023-2027 report, published June 2023, the global Social Science and Humanities market totaled $4.49 billion in revenue in 2022 an increase of 0.8% over $4.46 billion in 2021.
Publishers and investment professionals can rely on this report to obtain the inside intelligence needed to evaluate the growth potential and understand the trends impacting U.S. K-12 funding and policy.
Simba Information’s K-12 Mathematics Market Survey reports on the results from a survey of math teachers and administrators from around the country, asking key questions such as what math programs and products they use, what kind of attributes are desirable in a Core Math program and supplemental math materials, who makes the purchasing decision and more.
This report provides an overview and financial outlook for the global professional e-book publishing market based on specific research and analysis of the leading competitors’ performance.
After one and a half years of disruptive learning caused by the pandemic, nearly 100% of PreK-12 students returned to school full time by the third quarter of 2021. During the 2020-2021 school year, there were 18,254 public school districts and 98,609 public schools.
Simba has estimated that the total market size for the PreK Reading Instructional Market for 2022 was estimated to be $411 million and is forecast to grow to $447.6 million by 2025.
College course materials will decrease 3.5% to $3.1 billion in 2022, reversing the previous year’s one year period of positive results. Sales of course materials are expected to continue a slow decline by slightly over 2.0% over the next couple of years.