Textbook Publishers, Retailers Inclusive Access Antitrust Complaint

April 22, 2020

The complaint for this class action brings suit against textbook publishers and campus book retailers, alleging that their Inclusive Access program amounts to a conspiracy to limit competition and keep textbook prices high. The three publisher defendants include Cengage Learning, Inc., McGraw Hill, LLC, and Pearson Education, Inc. The three retailer defendants are Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., and Follett Higher Education Group, Inc.