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We are America’s premier publishers of high-quality entertainment, education, scientific and professional content – dedicating the creative, intellectual and financial investments to bring great ideas to life. We are also at the forefront of publishing technology – delivering content to the world’s audiences in all the ways they seek it.
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Professional/Scholarly Publishing
Print and electronic publications that contribute to the advancement of scholarship and research
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Higher Education
State-of-the-art multiplatform teaching and learning solutions for colleges and universities
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K-12 School
Innovative educational materials and technology-based curricula for America’s 55 million students
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News
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Publishers Join 28 First Amendment Groups
in Opposing Tucson Book Banning
2012-02-03
AAP has joined with a broad coalition of free speech, civil liberties and educational organizations to formally condemn the removal of the books being used throughout Tucson.
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2011 PROSE Award Winners Announced;
McGraw-Hill Professional Receives Competition’s
Top Honor
2012-02-02
The winners of the prestigious 36th “PROSE Awards: American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence” were announced today.
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Publishers Applaud “Research Works Act,”
Bipartisan Legislation To End
Government Mandates on Private-Sector
Scholarly Publishing
2011-12-23
AAP and its Professional and Scholarly Division welcomed the introduction of the bipartisan Research Works Act.
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AMERICAN PUBLISHERS STAND WITH PROMINENT
EGYPTIAN PUBLISHER ATTACKED BY MILITARY GOVERNMENT
2011-12-22
AAP stands in solidarity with Mohamed Hashem, one of Egypt’s most respected publishers, who is currently being targeted by that nation’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
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Top-Selling Authors Adopt New York Area Schools, Meet with Local Students
2011-12-09
Nearly 40 popular authors of fiction and non-fiction, representing 21 national publishing houses, will connect with the new generation of readers at 30 New York area schools starting next week as AAP's Adopt-a-School Initiative to encourage literacy launches.
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Events
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RPAC Copyright Basics Webinar
2012-02-09
Join the Rights and Permissions Advisory Committee (RPAC) for this 90-minute webinar on Copyright Basics.
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The Usage Factor
2012-02-15
In this webinar, Peter Shepherd, Director of COUNTER, will describe the main features of the Usage Factor Code of Practice, as well as the plans for taking it forward. Webinar participants will have an opportunity to discuss these plans.
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AAP General Annual Meeting 2012
2012-03-14
A discussion on the state of digital content, distribution channels and copyright protection seen through the prism of publishers and their historic partners.
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