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Education publisher Pearson reports biggest loss in its history (theguardian.com)
13 points by jimsojim on Feb 25, 2017 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



The textbook industry has been publishing needless new editions and gouging students for far too long. They are only reaping the consequences of their greed.


So, they are losing money? I thought that they are basically in the money printing business? Surely the margin in a 100 Dollar text book is about 80%?




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