Reed Elsevier
- For Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International see Pearson
- For all remaining Harcourt Education (K-12) business see Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Company Website
- Science Publisher: http://www.elsevier.com/
- Parent Company: http://www.reedelsevier.com/
Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Financial Information
Parent Company
Annual Operating Revenue of Parent Company (2007): $9,988,000,000 (Source: ORBIS)
Elsevier Science B.V.
Total revenue in 2006: (http://www.investis.com/reports/reed_ar_2006_en/report.php?type=0&page=98)
Mergers and Acquisitions
- For a company history up to 2005 see http://www.elsevier.com/framework_aboutus/pdfs/ElsevierHistory.pdf
Product Divisions
- K-12: no
- Higher-education: yes (science and health fields only)
Summary
Leading publisher of Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Education, and Accounting textbooks. (Mickey & Meaney 2008)
Sold Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International to Pearson and all remaining Harcourt Education businesses to Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep in 2007, exiting the K-12 and all non-science related Higher Education publishing markets.
Business strategy
Evovle Learning System
Evovle Learning System is Elsevier's online resource repository offering:
- eTextbooks;
- Supplementary materials for Elsevier print textbooks; and
- Online courses using a range of multimedia resources.
Open Access/Pricing Controversy
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