Eoin Purcell
“Over My Dead Body”
Is what Brandrepublic.com quote Marjorie Scardino as saying in response to rumours of a sale of Pearson. It makes for a great story and indeed there is a good deal of coverage.
It is a frightening thought that there is so much cash sloshing about (the rumoured price tag is 7 Billion STG) and that a company of the stature of Pearson would be a target. On the other hand if you look to recent acquisitions and the interesting developments in Educational Publishing like this, then the rumour might just have an element of reality and suggests that the changes that were highlighted in PersonaNonData’s futurist post recently.
Speaking of the future, this article on if:book blog is nice and the video is cool too. [via Booktwo.org]
UPDATE: The emerging consensus seems to be that the FT will be sold off. See paidContent for more.
Pondering bids
Eoin
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