Collins India is 'fastest-growing' arm of HarperCollins

HarperCollins’ education arm Collins India is the "fastest-growing business in the company globally", the publisher's UK c.e.o Charlie Redmayne has said.    Speaking to The Bookseller following the announcement of a new c.e.o at HarperCollins India, Ananth Padmanabhan, Redmayne said the Indian business – consisting of local trade publishing and US and UK imports – had grown revenue by 40% last year, with Collins India "taking the Indian schools education market by storm". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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