Project Gutenberg 2015-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 391 Pulsifer, William Edmond 1852 A Brief Account of the Educational Publishing Business in the United States Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Ethan Kent and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Brief Account of the Educational Publishing Business in the United States" is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. The book documents the history and evolution of educational publishing in America, beginning from the development of early textbooks such as "The New England Primer" in 1691 to the advancements in textbook production and content in the modern era. It provides insights into the key figures, events, and changes that shaped educational literature and book-making practices in the U.S. The opening of the book sets the stage by highlighting the lack of comprehensive historical accounts of the educational publishing industry, despite the existence of various writings on specific aspects. It outlines an extensive array of early American textbooks and publishers and illustrates the significant changes in content, typography, and illustrations over the centuries. The author emphasizes the contrast between archaic schoolbooks – characterized by grim morals or complex problems – and contemporary educational materials which have evolved to be more engaging and visually appealing for students. The text also calls for a more thorough compilation and analysis of this history, appealing for future scholarship to fully capture the development of educational publishing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Publishers and publishing -- United States Textbooks -- United States Z Text Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Teaching & Education 140846 140787 2024-12-21T04:28:20.123141 2023-09-21T14:21:37.995744 text/html text/html 137935 2015-10-13T10:23:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 149564 2015-10-13T10:23:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 163416 2024-12-21T04:28:23.495111 application/epub+zip 162973 2024-12-21T04:28:20.827140 application/epub+zip 113006 2024-12-21T04:28:20.453127 application/epub+zip 216957 2024-12-21T04:28:25.665151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199709 2024-12-21T04:28:23.153137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150081 2022-09-22T16:58:23.149756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123079 123041 2024-12-21T04:28:19.653133 2023-09-21T14:21:37.570726 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 123436 2015-10-13T10:23:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 44873 2015-10-13T10:23:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19870 2024-12-21T04:28:25.820099 application/rdf+xml 14715 2024-12-21T04:28:20.527152 image/jpeg 2093 2024-12-21T04:28:20.489142 image/jpeg 150352 2024-12-21T04:28:20.138121 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog