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‘Terrific result’ for Penguin 

10 March 2009

Penguin has achieved a strong set of results, with profits up 26% to £93 million (A$206 million) and sales up seven percent to £903 million (A$1996 million). The figures, representing...

Houghton Mifflin to buy Harcourt US 

17 July 2007

The US schools publishing businesses of Harcourt have been sold to competitor Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep for US$4 billion (A$4.4 billion). The purchase concludes the sale by Reed Elsevier of Harcourt Education, following...

Pearson announces more Harcourt redundancies 

10 July 2007

Following its acquisition of Harcourt Education in May, Pearson Australia has announced a number of redundancies in the senior management group at Harcourt. ‘As previously announced we will be integrating...

Pearson to integrate Reed Publishing NZ 

26 June 2007

Pearson Group, which acquired Reed Publishing New Zealand (RPNZ) as part of its purchase of Harcourt Education in May, has confirmed its commitment to 'preserve and grow' the iconic Reed...

Will Reed Publishing NZ go to Pearson? 

15 May 2007

Following the sale of Harcourt Education to Pearson, reported in last week's WBN, the ownership of New Zealand-based Reed Publishing may also be set to change. Booksellers Brief, published by Booksellers New...

Pearson buys Harcourt 

8 May 2007

As reported in a WBN special bulletin on Monday, Pearson has acquired Harcourt Education International and Harcourt Assessment from parent company Reed Elsevier for a reported US$950 million (A$1.1 billion)....

Pearson to buy Harcourt 

6 May 2007

Pearson has acquired Harcourt Education International and Harcourt Assessment from parent company Reed Elsevier for a reported US$950 million (A$1.1 billion). ‘We have long admired these businesses,' Pearson CEO Marjorie...

ABC appoints Harcourt as educational publisher 

5 December 2006

ABC Enterprises, the commercial division of the ABC, has appointmented Harcourt Education Australia as publisher of its educational products for distribution to the Australian education sector. 'We are very proud to...