Cover to Cover: Textbook Design

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by Mark DaGrossa, Director of Creative Services In this edition of Cover to Cover, I’m going to take you through the steps we consider when we are designing a textbook. After the project is awarded to us, we assemble our team and get down to work. First, we determine whether we are creating a design…

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Marie’s Musings – February 2018

Thoughts on publishing, education, and other titillations – by Marie Brown, Consulting Editorial Project Director *** The following comments, views, and opinions are solely those of Marie Brown, and do not necessarily reflect those of Westchester Publishing Services, its management, and staff. *** QUOTE OF THE MONTH “Don’t let any more children suffer like we have.” – …

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SIIA Education Business Forum 2017

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Conference Observations and Highlights – By David Bailis, STEM Content Director, Westchester K-12 Publishing Services Kevin Gray and I recently attended the SIIA conference in Washington, D.C. It was my first time attending the conference, so I did not know what to expect. I was pleased to find the SIIA community is very tight-knit but also quite…

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NCTE 2017

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Observations from the 2017 National Council of Teachers of English Conference – By Tim Cross, Business Development Manager Tyler Carey and I enjoyed attending the NCTE conference in St. Louis, MO last week. The shuttle buses from the airport were packed with English teachers from around the country, making you feel like the conference had taken over St.…

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