In November, Apple hired Tracy Augustine, a former executive at textbook publishers Cengage Learning Inc. and Pearson Education Inc.

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At the time of the sale, Cengage profits were suffering, according to Bloomberg, because of a decrease in college, career and professional school enrollment and lower inventory stocking in bookstores and at online retailers.

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