Prospect Press, Llc

What Prospect Press, Llc does

Prospect Press, LLC is a privately held, family-owned independent textbook publisher headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. Founded circa 2015, the company publishes approximately 15 textbooks covering the Information Systems curriculum and select Data Analytics titles, with authors who are leading academic experts in the IS field. Titles span introductory IS, IS majors courses, programming, business analytics, cybersecurity, IT strategy, systems analysis and design, database systems, mobile development, and supply chain analytics, sold as eTextbooks (priced $44-$68) and print-on-demand paperbacks (priced $65-$103).

Name

Prospect Press, Llc

Legal name

Prospect Press, LLC

Website

https://prospectpressvt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prospect Press is a family-owned independent textbook publisher based in Burlington, Vermont, producing approximately 15 textbooks covering Information Systems and Data Analytics curricula for university courses, sold directly to students at student-friendly prices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Textbook Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Economics, Accounting & Management (EDAGABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Higher Education Textbook Publishing (MPAJABAB)

Keywords

• Academic textbook publishing
• Information systems textbooks
• Data analytics textbooks
• Etextbook distribution
• Higher education publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Textbook Sales (One-Time Purchase): Sells textbooks as one-time purchases in both etextbook and print-on-demand paperback formats. Each textbook title generates a discrete revenue event per student adoption. No subscription or recurring revenue model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Prospect Press publishes textbooks for the Information Systems and Data Analytics curricula, covering introductory, core, upper-level, elective, and emerging courses. Titles are sold as eTextbooks through third-party platforms (VitalSource, RedShelf, Kortext, BibliU, Perusall) and as print-on-demand paperbacks through Ingram/Lightning Source, at student-friendly prices offered direct-to-consumer via the company's own website. The company also publishes a business trade book (Driving IT Innovation) and offers complimentary instructor review copies to faculty adopters.

Product overview

Prospect Press publishes a portfolio of textbooks for the Information Systems and Data Analytics curricula. The core offerings include textbooks across introductory, core, upper-level, elective, and emerging IS courses, with select Data Analytics titles. Key product lines include Information Systems for Business (introductory), Information Systems for Managers (MBA/graduate), IT Strategy & Innovation, Database Systems, Business Data Communications & IT Infrastructures, Systems Analysis & Design in an Age of Options (innovative hybrid approach), Mobile App Development, Programming textbooks (Python, Java, C#, Assembly), Cybersecurity and Information Security titles, and Data Analytics titles (Social Analytics, Supply Chain Analytics, Big Data). The company also publishes a trade book, Driving IT Innovation. Textbooks are available as eTextbooks through VitalSource, RedShelf, and Perusall, and as print-on-demand paperbacks. The company operates on a direct-to-student pricing model to offer student-friendly prices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assembly Programming and Computer Architecture for Software Engineers (Hall & Slonka) Textbook covering assembly programming and computer architecture for software engineers, with a practical approach and x86/x86_64 focus. Available as eTextbook ($44.00) and paperback ($78.20 + shipping) for the 2.0 edition.
• Mobile App Development for iOS and Android (Iversen & Eierman) Introduction to mobile app development covering both Android and iPhone/iPad app creation through step-by-step tutorials using Android Studio and Swift. Available as eTextbook ($47.00) and paperback ($75.90 + shipping) for the 4.0 edition.
• Information Systems for Managers (Piccoli & Pigni) Textbook focusing on what students need to know to be effective managers, covering strategic importance of IS, value creation, and modern technologies including AI, blockchain, and cybersecurity. Available in With Cases and Without Cases editions; eTextbook $68.75 (with cases) or $45.50 (without cases); paperback $103.20 + shipping (with cases).
• Information Systems for Business: An Experiential Approach (Bélanger, Van Slyke & Crossler) Introductory textbook employing a learner-centered, experiential approach with in-class activities and discussions for MIS courses. Available as eTextbook ($43.20) and paperback ($65.20 + shipping) for the 3.1 edition.
• IT Strategy & Innovation (McKeen & Smith) Textbook examining how IT delivers organizational value, covering IT management, strategy, digital strategy, cloud strategy, AI, DevOps, and innovation in changing IT environments. Available as eTextbook ($47.40) and paperback ($73.90 + shipping) for the 4.0 edition.
• Business Data Communications & IT Infrastructures (Agrawal & Sharma) Textbook focusing on data communications technologies and IT infrastructures, emphasizing why technologies work the way they do. Covers networking, security, cloud computing, and AI applications. Available as eTextbook ($48.50) and paperback ($84.40 + shipping) for the 4.0 edition.
• Database Systems: Introduction to Databases and Data Warehouses (Jukić et al.) Comprehensive text covering both operational and analytical database systems with theoretical foundation and hands-on experiences using ERDPlus web-based modeling suite. Available as eTextbook ($51.50) and paperback ($85.70 + shipping) for the 3.0 edition.
• Systems Analysis & Design in an Age of Options (Spurrier & Topi) Innovative textbook presenting an integrated approach to modern SA&D practices including plan-driven, agile, and hybrid methodologies, construction vs. configuration decisions, and structured vs. object-oriented techniques. Available as eTextbook ($46.50) and paperback ($82.25 + shipping) for the 2.0 edition.
• Social Analytics: Network and Text Methods with NodeXL and R (Miranda) Textbook covering social network analysis and text analysis/mining to illuminate structure and content of social media conversations, using NodeXL, LIWC, Weka, and R.
• Supply Chain Analytics (Sanders) Textbook illuminating the qualitative side of supply chain analytics, teaching students to identify questions and make decisions based on analytics output.
• SCM with AI (Sanders) Textbook covering supply chain management with AI applications.
• Python for Data & Analytics (Groner) Textbook covering Python programming for data and analytics applications.
• Cybersecurity for Accounting and Business (Bagranoff) Textbook covering cybersecurity concepts for accounting and business contexts.
• Information Security: Text and Cases (Dhillon) Textbook addressing both technical and human side of information systems security, covering network security, behavioral aspects, and ethical questions.
• eCommerce: A Stakeholder Approach (Drake) Textbook presenting e-commerce from four stakeholder perspectives: manager, user, marketer, and IT professional.
• Enterprise Networks (Case) Textbook covering enterprise network concepts and technologies.
• Java (Ezell) Textbook covering Java programming for information systems students.
• Web Development for Business (Philip) Textbook covering web development concepts and techniques for business applications.
• Fundamentals of C# Programming for Information Systems (Philip) Textbook providing the foundation for IS students to build business applications using C# in .Net environment with Visual Studio.
• Sports Analytics (Elmore) Textbook covering analytics applications in sports contexts.
• Business Process Management (Purao) Textbook covering business process management concepts and methodologies.
• Information Systems Project Management: A Process Approach (Schneider) Textbook presenting project management as a team-based process with key technologies and preparing students for PMBOK certification.
• Driving IT Innovation: A Roadmap for CIOs to Reinvent the Future (Smith) Business trade book for professional audiences, drawn from the IT Strategy & Innovation textbook. Covers AI, API economy, emerging technologies, digital strategy, IT governance, disruption, and DevOps. Available on a separate website (drivingitinnovation.com).
• Business Analytics (Hugh Watson) Textbook covering business analytics concepts and applications by Hugh Watson.
• Data Management (Rick Watson) Textbook covering data management concepts by Rick Watson, now in Edition 7.0.
• Big Data Technologies for Business (Asllani) Textbook covering big data technologies for business applications.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association for Information Systems (AIS)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2018Prospect Press has been a Gold Sponsor of AIS-sponsored conferences including ICIS 2018 in San Francisco. The company has committed to ongoing involvement with AIS with a shared goal of supporting the advancement of the evolving IS curriculum. Activities include exhibit booth presence, 'Meet the Authors' events, refreshments at AIS Women's Networking Events, and author video filming at conferences.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• McGraw-Hill Education: McGraw-Hill Education publishes widely adopted IS and business textbooks (e.g., Haag, Management Information Systems) and is a broad incumbent competitor across the HE curriculum where Prospect Press also operates.
• Pearson Education: Pearson is the dominant global higher-education textbook publisher, including major Information Systems titles (e.g., Laudon); competes broadly with Prospect Press for IS course adoptions but at much larger scale and with proprietary digital platforms.
• Wiley (John Wiley & Sons): Wiley publishes extensively across higher-education IS, business, and analytics curricula and is a broad incumbent competitor; its textbook catalog overlaps directly with Prospect Press's subject coverage.
• SAGE Publications: SAGE publishes academic textbooks and scholarly content in business, management, and information technology — directly comparable to Prospect Press's IS/business textbook focus, though at significantly larger scale.
• Cengage Learning: Cengage is a major higher-education textbook publisher with strong MIS/IS and business analytics titles; competes with Prospect Press for course adoptions in introductory and core IS courses.
• Routledge (Taylor & Francis): Routledge is a major academic publisher with significant business, technology, and management textbook offerings; competes with Prospect Press for IS and business course adoptions globally.

Direct peers

• Cognella Academic Publishing: Cognella is a small independent academic publisher focused on affordable, innovative textbooks in business, social sciences, and STEM — closely comparable to Prospect Press in size, niche focus, and direct-to-student sales model.
• Jones & Bartlett Learning: Jones & Bartlett Learning is a mid-sized higher-education textbook publisher specializing in information technology, cybersecurity, and business — closely comparable to Prospect Press in subject focus and customer base.
• Flat World Knowledge (Top Hat Open Textbooks): Flat World Knowledge (now part of Top Hat) is a direct peer — a textbook publisher focused on affordable, author-friendly higher-ed textbooks sold via direct and digital channels, directly comparable to Prospect Press's student-friendly, direct-to-consumer model.

Emerging players

• OpenStax (Rice University): OpenStax is a leading provider of free, open-source college textbooks that increasingly compete with paid publishers in introductory business and IS courses — adjacent competitor that pressures Prospect Press's pricing model and adoption economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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