Simba Information – Reports
Leading Authority for Market Intelligence on the Education and Professional Publishing Industries
Since its inception in 1989, Simba Information has served as a trusted source for market insights into the educational publishing arena and assisted key decision-makers at over 15,000 client companies across the globe with timely news, analysis, exclusive statistics, and proprietary industry forecasts. Through a bimonthly newsletter, off-the-shelf market research reports, and custom research capabilities, Simba Information ensures clients have access to hard-to-find, granular data on the highly dynamic educational instructional materials and professional publishing industries.
Key topics covered by Simba include the changing market for reading, math, science, and social studies instructional materials; social and emotional learning; supplementary materials; enrollment and demographics; federal and state public policies and budgeting; AI and learning; state textbook adoptions, the changing testing market; ongoing cultural and political textbook issues; professional development; and college course materials.
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Actionable insights: Making informed decisions requires a comprehensive understanding of the market landscape. That’s why Simba Information’s research goes beyond surface-level data and analysis. Simba’s research covers market sizing and forecasts; industry structure; the competitive landscape; company financials and profiles of leading edtech, start-ups, and traditional educational publishers; new product development; government regulations; market challenges and opportunities; digital vs. print trends; educator and student stresses; and other key social and political trends impacting the classroom. Moreover, Simba Information carefully tracks policies and disruptive technologies that could reshape the overall business environment.
Rigorous methodology: The Simba team specializes in education instructional materials and professional publishing markets, providing a higher level of precision and expertise than general-purpose research firms. Simba Information uses a combination of primary and secondary research and competitor interviews to gather financial data and strategic information. Simba’s analysts put the data in historical context and explain the impact of trends and events, so clients can accurately gauge the potential effect on their position in the market.
Strong credibility: As an independent, third-party market research firm, Simba Information’s only goal is to help publishers and tech companies achieve their business objectives and sharpen their go-to-market strategies. With a solid reputation and consistent quality of service, Simba Information has built lasting relationships with top industry players that span decades.
Special Focus on the Professional Publishing Industry
In addition to our expertise on the K-12 and higher education instructional materials and textbook markets, Simba also researches and publishes in-depth market analyses on professional publishing segments including scholarly e-books; global professional publishing; open access books and journals; STM online services; global medical publishing; global scientific and technical publishing; and global social sciences and humanities publishing.
Unparalleled Collection of Education Market Research
Simba Information’s research provides authoritative data and analysis that clients cannot find anywhere else — including market size estimates, forecasts, and revenue breakdowns — that can help business strategists make important business decisions with confidence and stay ahead of the competition. Choose Simba Information as your trusted partner in market research and unlock the insights needed to achieve growth and long-term success.
120 Reports from Simba Information – Reports
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K-12 Mathematics Market Survey Report 2019
K-12 Mathematics Market Survey Report 2019 Seeing the evolving expectations for classroom instruction and the changes they are leading companies to make, Simba Information set out to explore the state of the math materials market by conducting a national survey of educators in the fall of 2018. Key ... Read More
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Use of Open Educational Resources in K-12 Schools in 2018
Use of Open Educational Resources in K-12 Schools in 2018 Use of Open Educational Resources in K-12 Schools 2018 is Simba Information’s new look at how open educational resources are permeating classrooms in U.S. schools. Areas explored in the report include: an overview of the OER landscape, which ... Read More
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Global Social Science and Humanities Publishing 2018-2022
Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2018-2022 In today’s global market, it’s more important than ever to understand the dynamics of academic publishing. Rely on Simba’s Global Social Sciences & Humanities Publishing 2018-2022 to build your growth plan for this year and beyond. Thi ... Read More
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State of College Course Materials 2017-2018
State of College Course Materials 2017-2018 The College Course Materials Market Trends & Forecast annual reports from Simba Information provide an overview of the changing market for instructional resources in higher education in the U.S. This new edition continues that tradition in two parts. T ... Read More
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Publishing for the Mobile Professional 2018-2021
Publishing For The Mobile Professional 2018-2021 The ability to deliver critical business and professional information in an instant to any location where it is needed is now a pillar of the technology revolution. The commercial web, wireless networks and mobile devices have converged in a way that ... Read More
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Publishing for PreK-12 Market 2018-2019
Publishing for the PreK-12 Market 2017-2018 Publishing for the PreK-12 Market 2018-2019 addresses the challenges and opportunities in the PreK-12 school market and examines the strategies publishers are putting into effect and the new products that are emerging to meet the changes in the school mark ... Read More
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Open Access Book Publishing 2018-2022
Open Access Book Publishing 2018-2022 With the growing success and acceptance of open access journal publishing, major publishers have extended their open access book publishing as well. When Simba Information first reported on this publishing sector, OA books were a niche market, just beginning to ... Read More
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PreK-12 Industry Competitive Analysis
PreK-12 Instructional Materials Industry Competitive Analysis, 2018 PreK-12 Instructional Materials Industry Competitive Analysis, 2018 examines the ways publishers are adapting to the changing demand for instructional materials in the school market in the U.S. Based on Simba Information’s continuou ... Read More
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PreK-12 Enrollment & Demographics 2018-2019
PreK-12 Enrollment & Demographics, 2018-2019 PreK-12 Enrollment & Demographics, 2018-2019 provides information about the PreK-12 student population in the U.S. That information includes: Number of schools and districts Public school enrollment, current and projected Private school enrollment trends ... Read More
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Open Access Journal Publishing 2018-2022
Open Access Journal Publishing 2018-2022 In today’s global market, it’s more important than ever to understand the changing dynamics of scholarly and professional publishing. Rely on Simba Information’s Open Access Journal Publishing 2018-2022 to build your growth plan for this year and beyond. This ... Read More
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Schools of the Future: Content, Curriculum and the Physical Space
Schools of the Future: Content, Curriculum and the Physical Space Across the U.S., school districts are embracing the concept of future-ready schools, or schools that are rooted in the 21st Century Learning Framework. In such schools, teachers’ and students’ roles are reversed—students take a greate ... Read More
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Schools of the Future, Part 2: The Physical Space
Schools of the Future, Part 2: The Physical Space Across the U.S., school districts are embracing the concept of future-ready schools, or schools that are rooted in the 21st Century Learning Framework. In such schools, teachers’ and students’ roles are reversed—students take a greater role in direct ... Read More
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PreK-12 Budget & Policy Outlook, 2018-2019
PreK-12 Budget & Policy Outlook, 2018-2019 PreK-12 Budget & Policy Outlook, 2018-2019 provides information and analysis on K-12 funding and policy in the U.S. The report includes the most recent information available on federal funding for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. There also is data on ed ... Read More
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Scholarly & Professional E-Book Publishing 2018-2022
Scholarly & Professional E-Book Publishing 2018-2022 Electronic books are one of the fastest growing segments of scholarly and professional publishing. E-books offer creative possibilities for expanding access as well as changing learning behavior and academic research. Content can always be acc ... Read More
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2017 Simba Information National Instructional Materials Adoption Scorecard with 2018 Outlook
2017 National Instructional Materials Adoption Scorecard and 2018 Outlook Simba Information’s 2017 National Instructional Materials Adoption Scorecard and 2018 Outlook provides a singular look at sales by subject in particular states—those states classified as adoption states, which conduct statewid ... Read More
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Schools of the Future, Part 1: Content and Curriculum
Schools of the Future, Part 1 Across the U.S., school districts are embracing the concept of future-ready schools, or schools that are rooted in the 21st Century Learning Framework. In such schools, teachers’ and students’ roles are reversed—students take a greater role in directing their own progre ... Read More
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K-12 Science Market and STEM Outlook Report 2018
K-12 Science Market and STEM Outlook Report 2018 K-12 Science Market and STEM Outlook provides information on the curriculum materials used by educators for science instruction in U.S. classrooms. The 2018 report is one of a series of annual reports from Simba Information providing data on the choic ... Read More
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College Course Materials Trends and Outlook 2018-2020
College Course Materials Trends and Outlook 2018-2020 The College Course Materials Market Trends & Forecast annual reports from Simba Information provide an overview of the changing market for instructional resources in higher education in the U.S. This new edition continues that tradition in tw ... Read More
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K-12 Deployment Patterns and Purchasing for Computing/Display Devices 2017
K-12 Deployment Patterns and Purchasing for Computing/Display Devices 2017 K-12 Deployment Patterns and Purchasing Plans for Computing/Display Devices 2017 is the summative publication in a series of reports from Simba Information providing information on the choices schools are making as they imple ... Read More
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Global Medical Publishing 2017-2021
Global Medical Publishing 2017-2021 This report provides an overview and financial outlook for the global Medical publishing market based on specific research and analysis of the leading competitors’ performance. Simba has used the information it gathered through primary and secondary research to es ... Read More
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State of College Course Materials 2016-2017
State of College Course Materials 2016-2017 The College Course Materials Market Trends & Forecast annual reports from Simba Information provide an overview of the changing market for instructional resources in higher education in the U.S. This new edition continues that tradition in two parts. The f ... Read More
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Global Scientific & Technical Publishing 2017-2021
Global Scientific & Technical Publishing 2017-2021 In today’s global market, it’s more important than ever to understand the dynamics of STM publishing. Rely on Simba’s Global Scientific & Technical Publishing 2017-2021 to build your growth plan for this year and beyond.Scientific and techni ... Read More
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Deployment of Desktops, Laptops and Chromebooks in K-12 Schools 2017
Deployment of Desktops, Laptops and Chromebooks in K-12 Schools 2017 Deployment of Desktops, Laptops & Chromebooks in K-12 Schools 2017 provides information on the penetration of computing devices in U.S. K-12 schools and details how much those devices are being used by students during the avera ... Read More
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Publishing for the PreK-12 Market 2017
PreK-12 Market 2017-2018 Publishing for the PreK-12 Market 2017-2018 provides the most up-to-date data on how providers of instructional materials in the school market are adapting to changes in student enrollment and federal and state policies. The updated annual report from Simba Information offer ... Read More

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