Educational publishing merger raises competition concerns

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is concerned that the loss of competition brought about by the proposed merger could result in university textbooks costing more.

McGraw-Hill and Cengage are two leading publishers, producing textbooks and associated materials, for higher education students.

Joel Bamford, Senior Director of Mergers at the CMA, said:

"Record numbers of people are looking to go to university

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