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July 8, 2013

Publisher’s Bankruptcy Filing Comes as Market for Print Textbooks Shrinks

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by Jennifer Howard, Chronicle of Higher Ed

Cengage Learning Inc., one of the nation’s largest publishers of textbooks and other educational content, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, seeking relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code for what it said was about $5.8-billion in outstanding debt. The move will not only reduce that debt but allow Cengage to restructure to support its “long-term business strategy of transitioning from traditional print models to digital educational and research materials,” the company said in a written statement.

http://chronicle.com/article/Publishers-Bankruptcy-Filing/140103/

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