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From the 2020 UPDATE report —
The Effect of the Failed Cengage/McGraw-Hill Education Merger
The decision to abandon their merger because of the divestitures required by the Department of Justice (DOJ) has left the companies with a more complicated future.
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Emerging Challenges: The Expansion of “Inclusive Access” Courseware
The increasing number of academic institutions that have adopted IA programs should also adopt policies that ensure student awareness and choice. The best option is to make programs “opt-in,” so that students are charged only with their consent.
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Emerging Challenges: Continued Consolidation of the Publishing Industry
A steady stream of consolidations continued apace, with academic publishing vendors announcing several significant deals.
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Continuing Challenges: The "Bigger Deal"
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Continuing Challenges: Communal Distribution
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The Effect of the Failed Cengage/McGraw-Hill Education Merger
The decision to abandon their merger because of the divestitures required by the Department of Justice (DOJ) has left the companies with a more complicated future.
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Cengage Mcgraw-hill Merger Called Off
Textbook publishing giants Cengage and McGraw-Hill have called off their planned merger amid widespread opposition and antitrust concerns.
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Q&A: Cengage/McGraw-Hill Merger, One Year and Counting
It's been a year since publishing giants Cengage and McGraw-Hill announced plans to merge. After facing mounting opposition, the merger is still pending regulatory approval. We provide an update on where things stand and what it means for higher education.
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SPARC Urges Department of Justice to Block Merger Between Cengage and McGraw-Hill
SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) submitted a detailed filing to the U.S. Department of Justice urging federal antitrust enforcers to block the proposed merger between college textbook publishing giants Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education. The merger would create the largest publisher of college course materials in the United States and the world’s second largest education publisher overall.
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Q&A: Cengage/McGraw-Hill Merger
As opposition mounts to the merger between two of the largest textbook publishers, SPARC has answers to common questions and an update on what we're doing to stop it.
