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The Office of Fair Trading has cleared the acquisition of Nelson Thornes by Oxford University Press after a four-month investigation. OUP...

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News Corporation: new division approved

The division of News Corporation, the parent company of publisher HarperCollins, has been approved today, creating a new News Corporation taking...

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Blackwell’s plans expansion this year

Blackwell’s plans to expand its store portfolio this year, starting with a site at Derby University. The academic bookselling chain has...

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Six-figure Barrowman series for HoZ

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Ebury signs Piers Morgan

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