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It is through the support of sponsors that AEP is able to put on a high quality event for the educational publishing community. All sponsors enjoy excellent visibility and access to the publishing community.

Words & Numbers offers a wide range of customized services in the development and delivery of print and technology products for educational publishers. Our staff of more than 65 editors and 200 writers has extensive experience creating instructional student and teacher materials, ancillary components, and practice and test items. Our expertise is in early childhood through college-level materials for basal, supplemental, and assessment programs in Reading/Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Allied Health, and World Languages.

Our excellence in customer service extends beyond editorial development. We also create full-service solutions that include product development, standards research, production reviews, and project management, as well as the workflows of additional service partners, to provide comprehensive solutions for a variety of project development needs.

Weekly Reader Publishing is a provider of classroom magazines and other supplemental materials that help children connect what they learn in the classroom to the world around them. Its 15 classroom periodicals and hundreds of other books and other materials reach more than 250,000 teachers and 8 million schoolchildren in grades pre-K through 12. Weekly Reader is part of the School and Educational Services Group of The Reader's Digest Association.

Quality Education Data (QED), a Scholastic company, is a leading provider of comprehensive marketing solutions for the Business-to-Education market. QED’s 360° Education Marketing Solution offers organizations everything they need to grow their market share with educators: market research, analytics, direct mail and e-mail lists, creative services, advertising opportunities, professional development and networking conferences, funding data, and consulting.

Shakespeare Squared is a full-service development company serving educational and trade publishers. Specializing in PreK-12 educational materials, the company customizes teams of staff editors and freelancers from its network of more than 400 educators and professionals with extensive education experience. The company was established in 2003 and is headquartered in Glenview, IL. For more information, visit www.ShakespeareSquared.com or phone 847-998-0535.

MDR is the market’s first choice for direct sales and marketing solutions, powered by the most complete, current, and accurate education databases available in the industry.  From comprehensive mailing lists and powerful e-marketing programs, to sales contacts and actionable leads, custom market research, and market trend analysis, MDR has a solution to meet your goals.  When business objectives call for growth, market leaders call on MDR.

Getty Images creates and distributes the world's best and broadest imagery collections, making them available in the most accessible and usable way -- 24 hours a day, every day. From contemporary creative imagery to news, sports, entertainment and archival imagery, our products are found each day in the full range of traditional and digital media worldwide. www.gettyimages.com

With over 25 million graphing calculators sold, Texas Instruments has the most widely used handheld technology in U.S. classrooms today. In addition, TI offers a library of math and science applications designed to expand the capabilities of TI graphing calculators; the TI EXPLORATIONS (tm) series books to stimulate exploration and discussion; and data collection devices to connect classroom theory to real-world situations. Publishers interested in adapting/creating curricular materials and applications to work with TI graphing calculators should contact the TI strategic alliances team to find out about the TI Alliance program. For more information, visit www.education.ti.com.

Strong American Schools' ED in 08 is a nonpartisan campaign supported by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The campaign urges the presidential candidates to lay out comprehensive solutions to fix America's schools and ensure all students graduate with the skills needed to succeed in the global economy. For more information, please visit, www.edin08.com.

Evan-Moor Educational Publishers has been publishing high-quality educational material for over 20 years. Our publications are written, edited and tested by teachers. We focus on pre-kindergarten through sixth-grade materials, published for both teachers and parents in a wide variety of curriculum areas. Evan-Moor's materials are designed to spark the creativity and joy of learning in children. We sell world-wide and have our own web site.

Teacher Created Materials is one of the most recognized and respected names in educational publishing. TCM’s mission is to publish quality, research-based, educational books, curriculums, software, and materials for teachers, students, and their parents. Resources are available for preschool through high school, with an emphasis in language arts, social studies, math, science, technology, and the arts. TCM is also known for exceptional professional development opportunities, including online courses, on-site training, and seminars. While remaining grounded in sound educational practice, TCM likewise maintains educational vision and an open ear to educators and their changing needs.

Monotype, LLC, is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Monotype is undergoing vibrant growth and a forward evolution to continue its tradition as an institutional name in the educational publishing industry. The company provides a full range of content development services, including English and Spanish editorial, design, project management, and production services for the world´s largest and leading educational publishers.

Follett Digital Resources helps publishers leverage their content assets to secure a profitable place in today’s competitive digital environment. We provide the software, services and experience you need to reliably and cost-effectively create and distribute digital products in the educational, library and trade book sectors.  Put our 130+ years of experience to work for you. (800) 494-0005 or Lycea@fsc.follett.com

MMS Education is a full-service research, marketing and sales organization that helps clients bring quality educational programs and services to the K-12 and higher education markets.  For more than 30 years, clients have turned to MMS Education for strategic planning, research, marketing, sales, special event and customized data management solutions.  With an experienced management team and staff, plus a national network of education specialists we have helped numerous clients increase brand awareness, expand their market penetration and increase sales.

Over the years, MMS has enjoyed working with some of the most distinguished organizations in the education market, including Educational Testing Service, Evan-Moor Publishers, Houghton Mifflin/Riverside Publishing, World Almanac, The College Board, PLATO Learning, The Walt Disney Company, Prentice Hall, National Science Foundation, Carnegie Learning, Time Inc., California School Board Association, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Verizon Foundation.

The largest printer in Canada and sixth-largest in North America, Transcontinental is also the country’s leading publisher of consumer magazines and French-language educational resources, and its second-largest community newspaper publisher. Transcontinental distinguishes itself by creating strategic partnerships that integrate the company into its customers’ value chain, notably through its unique newspaper printing outsourcing model and its value-added services. From mass to highly personalized marketing, the company offers its clients integrated solutions which include a continent-leading direct marketing offering, a diverse digital platform and a door-to-door advertising material distribution network. Transcontinental is a company whose values, including respect, innovation and integrity, are central to its operation.

Transcontinental (TSX: TCL.A, TCL.B) has approximately 15,000 employees in Canada, the United States and Mexico, and reported revenues of C$2.3 billion in 2007.

Founded in 1999, Thinkronize is a leader in the digital delivery of K-12 educational content. Thinkronize is dedicated to enhancing education with highly effective technologies that deliver the rich educational value of the Internet in a safe, relevant, easy-to-use format. In 2000, Thinkronize was first to market with a standards-based educational search engine. Thinkronize's flagship product, netTrekker d.i., is America’s #1 educational search engine and is currently used by over 10 million students in over 19,000 schools nationwide. netTrekker d.i. brings the best of the web to K-12 students, teachers, librarians, and parents. netTrekker d.i. connects educators and students to over 180,000 educator-approved sites, organized by readability level and aligned with each state’s standards.

Peers, educators, and parents have honored Thinkronize and the netTrekker product suite over 20 times for their contribution to education. Most recently, netTrekker d.i. was named the 2007 Best Education Solution in SIIA's CODiE award competition. In addition, Thinkronize was included on the 2007 Inc. 5000 and 2006 Inc. 500 lists as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States.

The Mazer Corporation, founded on invention in 1964, continues with an innovative spirit to serve publishing and other clients.

Mazer Creative Services, a full-service content development group, works side-by-side with clients, responding to trends in education and publishing technology. With four decades of experience in educational publishing-at all grade levels and in all curriculum areas-we know how to turn product concepts into educationally sound, visually appealing, market-leading products. We draw together the best writers, editors, artists, technologists, and managers to create engaging educational tools, textbooks, teacher materials, ancillaries, and web products. Our mission is to capture each client's vision and make it a reality, on time and within budget.

Mazer Printing Services offers print manufacturing solutions for both short-run and long-run printing to the educational publishing industry.

Web offset printing services for one-color and two-color soft cover books as well as secure test manufacturing

• Sheet-fed printing for six-color products such as overhead transparencies, posters, big books, and specialty items printed on unique plastic substrates
• Kitting and assembling services under the control of our robust Oracle ERP system, which is fully integrated throughout the company's service offerings
• Fulfillment services that include responsive handling, XML data exchanges, e-commerce functionality, and online reporting
  

Brown Publishing Network is a full-service educational development company servicing the educational publishing industry for the last 24 years. with a proven track record of providing quality development in all the content areas for grades PreK-12, Brown has distinguished itself as a leader in their marketplace. By offering comprehensive editorial, design, production, technology, and project management services, Brown is a one-stop shop for all your publishing needs. Brown has offices in Waltham, Massachusetts, and New York City. Check our website, www.brownpubnet.com, for more information.

The team at Bill Smith Group has established itself as the number one development partner to many of today’s leading education and children’s publishers. Leveraging a diverse group of more than 50 team members, our experts have worked closely with publishers such as Pearson, McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and many others. The company offers a full suite of editorial, design, production, and pre-press solutions for publishers and instructional technology clients worldwide.

MarketingWorks, Inc., is a full-service educational strategy, marketing, sales and research firm serving the PreK-12, higher education, adult learning, and library markets. The firm's team of professionals combines decades of business leadership and education market experience to assist companies with both strategic planning and project execution. MarketingWorks' customized services help clients grow and achieve business objectives through traditional and web-based marketing, including Search Engine Optimization, proprietary market research focused on capturing customer attitudes and buying trends, and sales capacity building, including sales force training and inside sales.

The National School Supply and Equipment Association (NSSEA) is a trade association representing the educational products marketplace. Founded in 1916, NSSEA provides trade events, information, and business services to help dealers, suppliers, publishers, and independent reps be more profitable. NSSEA produces Ed Expo each March to meet the needs of the back to school market, and the School Equipment Show in November to serve the educational facilities industry. In addition, NSSEA provides resources to help your business grow and prosper. To learn more, visit www.NSSEA.org or call (800) 395-5550.

Pearson is the global leader in educational publishing, assessment, information and services, helping people of all ages to learn at their own pace, in their own way. For students preK-12, Pearson provides effective and innovative curriculum products in all available media, educational assessment and measurement for students and teachers, student information systems, and teacher professional development and certification programs. Pearson‚s respected brands include Scott Foresman, Prentice Hall, AGS, PowerSchool, SuccessMaker, TeacherVision and many others. The company‚s comprehensive offerings help inform targeted instruction and intervention so that success is within reach of every student. Pearson's other primary businesses include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

Publishing Solutions Group offers an impressive list of development and production services to its clients in the educational publishing industry. A full-service company, Publishing Solutions Group provides all editorial, production, art, and design services to help create a variety of products for Pre-K through secondary and post-secondary publishers. Our executive staff alone accounts for over 75 years of educational publishing experience. Visit our website at www.publishingsolutionsgroup.com to find out more about how our professional staff can help you find the solutions you need. We’re Publishing Solutions Group—Solutions is our middle name.

Founded in 1989, Teacher’s Pet Publications publishes lesson plans and resource materials for teaching novels and plays (grades 5-12). Our materials are written by outstanding, professional teachers, are based on standards, and are available in a variety of formats (e-book, CD-ROM, printed, and on-line). We take great pride in our practical, professional products, our excellent customer service, and being leaders in our field in the digital age. Teacher’s Pet Publications is dedicated to promoting effective teaching strategies and to supporting English/Language Arts teachers.

Zaner-Bloser, Inc. is one of the nation's premier publishers of reading and language arts instructional materials for grades K-8. Originally founded in 1888 as the Zanerian College of Penmanship by Charles Paxton Zaner, Zaner-Bloser began publishing handwriting instructional materials for elementary schools over one hundred years ago. Since then Zaner-Bloser has become known for programs in spelling, writing instruction, and reading instruction as well. Zaner-Bloser has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Highlights for Children, Inc, since 1972 and is located in Columbus, Ohio. For more information, call 1-800-421-3028, or visit http://www.zaner-bloser.com.

Winter Group is a marketing communications and research firm with services concentrated in the K-12, higher education, library, and related markets. Our capabilities include quantitative and qualitative market research, branding, print and online advertising, exhibit design and event marketing, direct response marketing, catalog design, public relations, web site development, and additional marketing program planning. Winter Group’s clients include PBS Teacherline, ABC-CLIO Schools, Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal, Follett Software Company, The College Board /SpringBoard , Linworth Publishing, Inspiration Software, Teacher Created Materials, the National School Boards Association, National Staff Development Council, Reading for the Blind and Dyslexic and Market Data Retrieval. Winter Group operates with a staff of full-time employees, including copywriters, graphic designers, account managers, and office/operations specialists. Winter Group’s work has been recognized nationally with awards from the Business Marketing Association, the American Marketing Association, and the Association of Educational Publishers.

American Collective Stand, in conjunction with it’s sister company, The Combined Book Exhibit, has been serving the Domestic and International markets since 1933.  Both ACS and CBE are collectives of individual publishing, packaging, printing, trade association, and distribution companies working in tandem to maximize their presence at U.S. and International trade fairs.  ACS attends the Frankfurt Book Fair, London Book Fair, Beijing Book Fair and Sharjah Book Fair.  CBE attends over 25 U.S. library, education and book trade conferences each year.  ACS offers fully furnished turnkey stands (booths) that take all the worries and risks out of exhibiting overseas.

Digital Media Initiatives (DMI) is a privately held enterprise based in India with a distinct focus on digital & educational publishing technologies & services. The DMI Team comprises professional software engineers well-versed with international standards followed by the digital publishing and eLearning industry. The DMI Team is distributed between three locations to achieve multiple levels of redundancies and operates from Aligarh, Bangalore and Jalandhar. The team works with the best-of-the breed technologies.

DMI has developed robust & scalable computing systems for the online automated publishing workflow thereby producing consistent quality output for the digital books and interactive learning products. DMI has also been serving its numerous international clients delivering value each time it worked with the client teams, be it NIMAS conversion projects or advanced Web Applications.

Digital Media Initiatives is closely working with school districts and helping schools implement international educational frameworks to maximize achievements of its students. DMI has focused on broader notions of educational accountability, including investments in teacher knowledge and skill, organization of schools to support teacher and student learning, and systems of assessment that drive curriculum reform and teaching improvements. DMI has highly eminent educationists on its advisory panel.

Digital Media Initiatives is strategically based in the Indian subcontinent and is networking for assisting international publishers distribute their print textbooks and books in the India and nearby countries. Key consulting & production services extended to the publishing & learning companies include Interactive Digital Books; IMS QTI based interactive quizzes & assessments; NIMAS/NIMAC/DIASY conversion services; Digital Books for multiple formats (.epub, .lit, .prc/.mobi, .pdb, .pdf) for the mobile computing formats; Audio Books; Advanced Web Applications; Deploying & Maintaining Online Bookstores; Deploying & Maintaining Online eLearning Applications & Portals; Books & Textbooks Distribution.

Contact: Brijesh Kumar, Ph.D.

DNAML Pty. Ltd., is a developer of software for ebook production. Based in Sydney, Australia, DNAML's proprietary .DNL file format allows publishers to create exciting, multimedia ebooks containing video, music, Flash animation, clickable indexes, sophisticated Google-type search functions, and more. DNAML is helping publishers such as Cengage, Hachette, and HarperCollins get their content online.

Perfect for educational materials, the DNL file format also allows publishers to embed interactive quizzes, and even tests -- including multiple-choice questions and essay-type answers -- that students can complete and submit the results, from directly within the book, to a server for educator evaluation. The format also allows students and teachers to enter notes and highlights into the books, and even share that information.
A teacher could mark up a chapter, adding information and highlighting areas, then send the notes and highlights to her students, who can then import the information into their copies of the same book.

Educational Systemics is a service organization offering both breadth and depth of experience in education, technology, and business planning for the K-12 market. Educational Systemics’ mission is to improve teaching and learning in schools by working closely with K-12 businesses to conceptualize, design, develop, position, and identify sales opportunities for products that address the education community.

KITAB is a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage and the Frankfurt Book Fair with the aim to develop the publishing industry in the Arab world. KITAB is the organizer of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, which offers a professional platform for all sectors of the book industry.

McNaughton & Gunn is a full-service book and journal manufacturer, specializing in short to medium runs for both web and sheetfed printing.  Books print in single and two-color text and up to five colors for covers and inserts. Standard and special trim sizes are available. The company remains current with technological advances while maintaining an award winning environmentally sound operation. Team members are committed to providing excellent service, competitive pricing and flexible scheduling for top-quality perfect and casebound books.

Looking for a creative partner to help get your next digital media project off the ground? Give Mightybytes a shout. Delivering a design-driven approach to communication and education solutions, we bring the singular power of a full-service creative firm to bear for our clients.

Smart design and clever storytelling are the underlying forces that drive our process, and our technical expertise cuts across media format and platform to set us apart. But it is our approach the best in process, concept development, design, animation, video, audio, music, and programming disciplines and coming back. We offer high-quality creative media and technical services by coupling a heavy duty work ethic with high-octane artistic talent and a no nonsense aesthetic. Our lengthy roster of happy
clients is a testament to our approach.

So consider turing to Mightybytes for help with your next podcast, DVD, website, game or animation project. We're just one click away.

Pass-Ed, an international content development organization, provides both print and digital material to publishing companies needing the highest quality content. Pass-Ed's clients know that the company is well versed in Twenty-First Century knowledge and skills. Their products evolve as technology advances.

Launched in February 2007, PBS Teachers is a one-stop site for online multimedia resources and services. PBS Teachers offers thousands of free local and national standards-based lesson plans, activity ideas and interactive resources as well as professional development courses through PBS TeacherLine, a supplemental video library through Shop for Teachers and specially dedicated areas for early childhood educators, library media specialists and technology coordinators. In addition, PBS
Teachers helps educators stay ahead of the curve with two blogs focused on technology in the classroom, learning.now and Media Infusion. For more information, visit PBS Teachers at www.pbs.org/teachers.

Q2AMedia is visual content provider with full service capability focused on the children and education publishing industry. We work with clients to create products that work – products that help kids learn and teachers teach.

Q2AMedia’s ability to match innovative concepts with efficient execution has helped the company forge strong and successful relationships with major publishing organization in the US and Europe. The company has presence in the US, UK and India, with a client list that includes Cengage Learning, Disney Learning, Harcourt, Reader’s Digest, Oxford University Press, Nelson Thornes and Scholastic, among others. Using a well established global delivery methodology the company creates world class products within tight timelines and in the most cost effective model.

Read How You Want is an Australian-based company that partners with publishers to provide content in multiple alternative formats. The company’s proprietary patent pending technology provides an efficient means of marking up content into XML and converting files into multiple sizes of large print, print ready Braille, DAISY, e-book, specialized formats for readers with disabilities and reader personalized print formats. The company provides internet marketing services, sales channel support and distribution through Amazon.com as well as the company’s web-site. Read How You Want provides publishers with a turnkey solution for providing their content in formats that allow them to easily comply with disability discrimination legislation and the evolving requirements of the educational marketplace.

Repro India Ltd. is an India-based company with annual revenues of $40 million. For the last 15 years it has built strong relationships with the educational publishing industry and has developed several valuable offerings for this marketplace. Repro offers tremendous flexibility and can provide small or large-scale quantities from one to one million ranging from on-demand digital printing to Web to offset print solutions. Theses services include: exclusive pre-press capabilities with design; DTP shop with post-press, last mile logistics; and fulfillment solutions. Repro works extensively with the international community, exporting more than 50% of its product to the global educational publishing industry. In the last year, Repro printed, bound, and dispatched 100 million books of world-class quality at a highly competitive cost from its India facilities. For more information please contact: mukul.b@reproindialtd.com

Bowker is the world's leading source for bibliographic information. The company provides searching, analytical, promotional, and ordering services to publishers, booksellers, libraries, and patrons through national and international brands, including: Books In Print(r), Global Books In Print(r), Syndetic Solutions(tm), Pubnet(r), PubEasy(r),
PubTrack(tm), AquaBrowser(r), and more. In the U.S., Australia and Puerto Rico, Bowker is also the exclusive ISBN and SAN Agency and a DOI registration agency for the publishing industry. Bowker is headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey, with operations in East Grinstead, England, and Port Melbourne, Australia. For more company details, please visit www.Bowker.com.

There's simply no better source for information on the educational publishing industry than Simba Information. Simba delivers news and analysis through a host of in-depth market intelligence reports, including its flagship annuals Publishing for the PreK-12 Market, College Publishing Market Forecast, Academic Testing Market Analysis, National Textbook Adoptions Scorecard, and the industry-leading biweekly newsletters Educational Marketer and Electronic Education Report. In addition, our seasoned industry experts bring Simba's powerful information to life through consulting services customized to meet the specific research needs of clients large and small.

Simba analysts have been gathering news and providing perspective specifically on events impacting the educational publishing industry since 1969, making us the industry's foremost independent, objective authority.

sixThings is the industry leader in a field that was virtually unheard of prior to its inception in nearly a decade ago: providing curriculum alignments and related data services to its customers. Founded in 2000 by Amy James to provide instructional materials companies’ curriculum alignment and compliance information in the standards-based environment of accountability, sixThings maintains a clear focus on impeccable service and high fidelity to curriculum standards that can only be achieved through the exclusive use of tenured educators for all alignment projects. sixThings guarantees our clients’ complete satisfaction and we do not consider a job to be completed without their approval.

Texthelp Systems specializes in providing literacy software solutions through three core business divisions: Education, Speech Services (serving Government and Corporate customers), and Publishing. Read&Write GOLD, Texthelp's premiere Education product, is a literacy productivity tool that levels the playing field for students who struggle with reading and writing, learning disabilities, or are English Language Learners."

U.S. Commercial Service, by partnering with the Association of Educational Publishers, brings international business research, contacts, and experience to the Educational Publishing Pavilion, EPP. The U.S. Commercial Service offers four ways to grow your international sales:

• World-class market research
• Trade events that promote your product or service to qualified buyers
• Introduction to qualified buyers
• Counseling through every step of the export process
  

Since 1917, World Book, Inc., has set the standard for providing accuracy, objectivity, and reliability in research materials for both children and adults. Based in Chicago, Illinois, World Book is an industry leader in the production of award-winning encyclopedias, reference sources, and digital products for the home and schools.

For almost 90 years, World Book has been committed to publishing encyclopedias and other reference products that meet the highest standards of editorial excellence while keeping pace with the technological developments that define the computer age.

This commitment has culminated in the publication of the number-one selling print encyclopedia in the world, The World Book Encyclopedia, and market leading digital products including the World Book Online Reference Center. World Book publishes nearly 90 reference titles. Recent publications include World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, Animals of the World, World Book's Science & Nature Guides, Student Discovery Science Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Flags, Solar System & Space Exploration Library, Human Body Works, and Biographical Connections.

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