John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE:JWA)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. engages in the publishing of print and electronic products, providing content and digital solutions to customers worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Scientific, Technical, Medical & Scholarly, Professional/Trade and Global Education. The Scientific, Technical, Medical & Scholarly segment provides content and content-enabled digital services for the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly communities worldwide, including academic, corporate, government and public libraries; researchers; scientists; clinicians; engineers and technologists; scholarly and professional societies; and students and professors. Its products include journals, books, major reference works, databases, clinical decision support tools and laboratory manuals and workflow tools. The Professional/Trade segment acquires, develops and publishes books, workflow solutions, certification and training services and other information services in the subject areas of business, technology, architecture, cooking, psychology, professional education, travel, health, consumer reference and general interest. It products are developed for worldwide distribution through multiple channels, including major chains and online booksellers, independent bookstores, libraries, colleges and universities, warehouse clubs, corporations, direct marketing and websites. The Global Education segment publishes educational content for two and four-year colleges and universities, for-profit career colleges, advanced placement classes, as well as secondary schools in Australia. It delivers its content, tools and resources to students, faculty and institutions principally through college bookstores and online distributors, with customers having access to content in muti-media formats as well as the traditional textbook. John Wiley & Sons was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, NJ.