Business Summary
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Reed Elsevier plc (Reed Elsevier) is a publisher and information provider. The Company is organized in four business segments: Elsevier, comprising scientific, technical and medical publishing; LexisNexis, providing legal, tax, regulatory, risk information and analytics, and business information solutions to professional, business and government customers; Reed Exhibitions, organizing trade exhibitions and conferences, and Reed Business Information, providing information and marketing solutions to business professionals. Revenue is derived principally from subscriptions, circulation and transactional sales, advertising sales and exhibition fees. During the year ended December 31, 2009, 45% of Reed Elsevier’s revenue from continuing operations was derived from subscriptions; 28% from circulation and transactional sales; 10% from advertising sales; 10% from exhibition fees, and 7% from other sources.
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