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Excellent for the native textbook industries of these countries.

• sageikosa 14y ago
  But not necessarily for the students in those countries. Presumably low-cost and market-recognized quality are factors that have kept American textbooks in distribution in foreign markets (and domestic producers out of those markets). In their absence, one might think that prices will rise, quality will fall, or both; at least in the short run. If these countries are relatively free of government collusion with established (or establishing) producers, then ultimately competitive pressures could rectify that as market demand gets satisfied; but in the short run prices up, quality down.
  • mjmahone17 14y ago
    Alternatively, it's possible the American publishers wer effectively "dumping" their textbooks to prevent international publishers from ever being able to establish themselves.
    • sageikosa 14y ago
      Always a possibility. Though that wouldn't change the short term effect on students, since the "dumping" did have the effect of lower prices for them.