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July 9, 2007
iUniverse and Weekly Reader End Publishing Agreement
T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) reports:
"Aspiring young writers can start their publishing careers online through Weekly Reader Press, a Web-based publishing site from Weekly Reader Corp. and iUniverse. "
Weekly Reader crows:
"Weekly Reader Press, which can be found at http://www.iuniverse.com/weeklyreader, is a partnership between Weekly Reader and iUniverse that provides teachers with the opportunity to write and publish books in the classroom quickly and inexpensively."
iUniverse gushes:
"Turn Your Students Into Authors - As an educator, you demand real commitment from young writers -- attention to story line, grammar, spelling, and revision. Now, thanks to a partnership between Weekly Reader and iUniverse, you can engage your students in their writing projects in an exciting new way. Imagine their pride when they see their hard work in a professionally published book."
Unfortunately, all of those aspiring young writers can put their careers on hold, because, according to Tammy at iUniverse (800-AUTHORS x504) and Ira Wolfman (914-242-4053) at Weekly Reader, this service no longer exists. Nothing to see here, kids, move along. Sorry it didn't work out. You can always try your hand at welding or fast food.
Update: OK. Charlie did a little research on this, and it looks like they ended their agreement because they were priced out of the market. There are several websites that will provide the same service for cheaper, apparently.
http://www.lulu.com
http://www.instantpublisher.com/
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/sell/books.aspx
Posted by Rob Kiser on July 9, 2007 at 1:19 PM
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