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Home Entertainment
Introduction and strategy
Home Entertainment (previously called Consumer Publishing) comprises a number of publishing and retail businesses that all have different market dynamics. The company has identified the need to work with partners in certain areas in order to acquire scale and compete efficiently around the world. It found the right partner for its DVD/video operation in 2004/05 and is now looking to forge similar alliances in the areas of book publishing and learning.

 Sales* (£m) 04 05  
 DVD/video 81.6 101.0
 Audiobooks 27.8 24.6
 Books 19.6 20.0
 Retail and Direct Marketing 7.6 8.9
 Learning 14.7 13.6
 Home Entertainment 151.3 168.1
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