A Large Publishing Firm Specializing in College Textbooks Wishes to Expand

question 65

Multiple Choice

A large publishing firm specializing in college textbooks wishes to expand into online delivery of its materials. In order to facilitate this, it invests in a number of small start-up companies that deliver college courses online and uses these companies to start diversifying the delivery of its content. Which of the following best describes the role of the publishing firm as described above?

• A) a venture capitalist
• B) an institutional investor
• C) a corporate investor
• D) a family investor

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