Michael N. Ross is the President/Founder of Ross & Associates LLC, an educational publishing and technology consultancy. Before establishing Ross & Associates in 2017, Michael was the SVP and Education GM at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., where he led the sales and marketing activities in North America and EMEA and ran the product development and technology teams. Prior to joining Britannica in 2002, he was the EVP and Publisher of World Book, Inc. and previously held executive positions at other global publishing companies. He began his career as an editor for Time-Life Books, including three years in Tokyo.
"""Publishing in the Digital Age: How Business Can Thrive in a Rapidly Changing Environment by Michael N. Ross is exactly the book every publisher should read as they navigate their business through the ever-changing Digital Age. Over the course of a 40-year career in publishing Michael N. Ross has brought to market product in nearly every popular format. No-one in publishing is better qualified to offer a history of digital publishing, an analysis of what works and what doesn’t, and a roadmap of what publishers should be planning for in the future. Publishing in the Digital: How Business Can Thrive in a Rapidly Changing Environment is an interesting, highly readable book written with insight, interesting details and what everyone who has ever read a Michael N. Ross book comes to expect, humor. This is a must read for everyone in the publishing world."" Rachelle Cracchiolo, Founder, Teacher Created Materials, US ""This new book from Michael N. Ross provides a fascinating rollercoaster ride through the changes to publishing – particularly educational and reference – as the promise of a digital world overturned traditional norms. A compulsive read."" Pippa Smart, PSP Consulting, UK"