In the company’s Higher Education segment, YTD billings were up 4% year-over-year as strong execution drove improved customer retention, increased digital adoptions, and market share growth. Sales via Inclusive Access affordability programs – which provide course materials to students on or before the first day of class at a cost that is as much as 70% lower than traditional print materials – increased 26% versus prior year, representing approximately 41% of YTD billings. Fiscal Q3 billings were up 8%.
YTD billings in the company’s Global Professional segment grew 3% vs. last year with digital platform subscription billings increasing 9% due to Boards & Beyond and Access. The Global Professional business reaches customers in 119 countries, 99% of U.S. medical schools and about 50% of U.S. teaching hospitals, with ongoing investment in the group’s medical portfolio to meet the evolving needs of medical students worldwide.
The International group delivered YTD billings growth of 9% versus prior year, 6% on a constant currency basis. Digital billings grew 25% to nearly 50% of total billings, driven by sales in Canada, Middle East, Latin America, and Spain.