Philip Jones looks at the "stark" difference between the educational and consumer sectors. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two-thirds of investors in the loss-making education publisher vote against John Fallon's pay rise. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shares in the education publisher jump after it announces plans for more cost cuts. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Investors’ revolt against deal for John Fallon comes after educational publisher reports largest annual loss in its historyMore than six out of 10 Pearson shareholders have voted against the £1.5m pay package awarded to the embattled chief executive, John Fallon, after the educational publisher... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson will make 50 textbooks available for rent this fall in a deal signed with the National Association of College Stores subsidiary, indiCo. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson is to partner with American online textbook rental company Chegg to make its higher education textbooks more affordable to use. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The University of Exeter has ditched its former partner Pearson for a new 10-year partnership with US-based ed-tech provider Keypath Education with whom it is launching online Masters degrees to UK and international students in September this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The embattled publisher sees its share price slide 7.9% after going ex-dividend. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson c.e.o. John Fallon has been awarded a 20% total pay rise despite the fact the company made a £2.6bn loss in 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher's boss sees his pay package rise 20% in 2016 despite a difficult year for the firm. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has partnered with the University of Leeds to offer online degree programmes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A class action complaint has been filed against Pearson in the US on grounds of over-optimism for its financial projections, relating to revisions to the education company's 2017 forecast and the retraction of its ambitious £800m profit target for 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has reported a massive pre-tax loss for the year of £2.6bn, including a goodwill impairment, following the challenges it has been facing in the US education market. The company, which in January delivered its fifth profit warning in four years, also reported a sharp rise in debt to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite a decline in sales at Penguin Random House in 2016, the world's largest trade publisher delivered 129 million euros in operating profit to its parent company, Pearson. The sum marks a 43% increase over its profit contribution from 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Piesing looks at the opportunities and challenges for Pearson in the UK market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson chief executive John Fallon has branded Donald Trump's travel ban policy "deeply worrying" in a rare political comment from the usually non-partisan education company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson's c.e.o. John Fallon has been forced to defend his position after admitting the company "got it wrong" last year, resulting in revisions to its 2017 forecast and dividend, and the withdrawal of its ambitious £800m profit target for 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson plans to launch its own print rental program for courseware and reduce ebook rental prices by up to 50% as it bids to accelerate its shift to digital. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two mistakes from the US educational publisher would be understandable. Their confidence three months ago? Less soForecasting is difficult, especially about the future, as the old line goes – but is it quite as hard as John Fallon, chief executive of Pearson, makes it seem?Two errors in 2016... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Fallon has presided over a string of mishaps at the educational giant and a plunge in the share priceForecasting is difficult, especially about the future, as the old line goes – but is it quite as hard as John Fallon, chief executive of Pearson, makes it seem?Two errors in 2016 were... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faced with worse-than-expected results in its North American higher education publishing business, Pearson said this morning that it is putting its 47% stake in Penguin Random House up for sale. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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