We have heard stories over the years of some of the complicated and ethically questionable ways that publishers have secured sales in different markets….
Reading an article in the EL Gazette on ESL books in the Brazilian market raised our eyebrows again. Apparently, it is being rumoured that language schools in Brazil are planning to boycott books publihsed by Oxford University Press and Pearson Education because of their involvement in school franchises. Smaller publishers are rumoured to be benefitting as a result.
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