Letts and Lonsdale

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Letts and Lonsdale is a British educational publisher of revision guides under the Letts and Lonsdale brand names. The company is a subsidiary of HarperCollins, an international publisher owned by News Corporation, and is within the company's Collins Education division. The company previously published revision guides under the Letts Educational and Lonsdale SRG brands,{{cite web |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/51584-letts-faces-merger-.html |title=Letts faces merger | theBookseller.com |accessdate=2010-02-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923221204/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/51584-letts-faces-merger-.html |archivedate=2009-09-23 }} while owned by Huveaux PLC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/sep/04/2|title = Letts exam guides sold for £12m|website = TheGuardian.com|date = 4 September 2006}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/54155-education-grows-for-huveaux.html |title=Education grows for Huveaux|publisher=The Bookseller|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923220054/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/54155-education-grows-for-huveaux.html |archivedate=2009-09-23 }}

Letts and Lonsdale also provides schools and users with online revision products,{{cite web |url=http://www.essentialsonline.co.uk/ |title=Essentials Online | Online revision practice and test questions with instant help and feedback |accessdate=2010-01-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118002622/http://www.essentialsonline.co.uk/ |archivedate=2010-01-18 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/evaluations/evaluation.asp?evalID=5005 |title=Schoolzone evaluation of Essentials Online: GCSE Science - overview |accessdate=2010-02-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303122202/http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/evaluations/evaluation.asp?evalID=5005 |archivedate=2009-03-03 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.teem.org.uk/2360/ |title=Essentials Online - Educational Software Evaluation - TEEM |accessdate=2010-02-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513000957/http://www.teem.org.uk/2360/ |archivedate=2009-05-13 }} including downloadable podcasts.{{Cite web |url=http://www.reviseonthemove.com/ |title=Revise on the move | Revision podcasts for your mp3 player or PC |access-date=27 January 2010 |archive-date=13 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213052720/http://www.reviseonthemove.com/ |url-status=dead }}

Revision support is also provided through publications that teach pupils effective study skills and other advice to help with test and exam preparation. In March 2010, Letts and Lonsdale, along with Leckie and Leckie, were sold by Huveaux PLC to HarperCollins.{{cite web |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/114225-letts-sold-to-harpercollins.html |title=Letts sold to HarperCollins | theBookseller.com |accessdate=2010-04-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410072827/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/114225-letts-sold-to-harpercollins.html |archivedate=2010-04-10 }}{{Cite web | url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=99040922 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930004541/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=99040922 | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 September 2012 | title=Stocks }} Both companies became part of Collins Education.{{cite web |url=http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/News_and_Events/News/Pages/HarperCollins-Education-Acquisitions.aspx |title=HarperCollins Education Acquisitions - HarperCollins |accessdate=2010-04-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307025858/http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/News_and_Events/News/Pages/HarperCollins-Education-Acquisitions.aspx |archivedate=2010-03-07 }}