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Textbook market consolidation

The consolidation of the textbook market in the late 1980s, led by Robert Maxwell's acquisitions and joint ventures, resulted in fewer, larger publishers with greater control over curriculum channels.

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How did Robert Maxwell’s other publishing acquisitions influence educational publishing consolidation in the late 1980s?

’s string of purchases across newspapers, academic presses and trade publishers created both the inventory and the bargaining posture that reshaped s in the late 1980s, culminating in a high‑profile j...