Studentlitteratur

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Studentlitteratur is an academic publishing company based in Sweden and publishing mostly in Swedish. [1] It is one of the largest producers of university text books and course books in Sweden. [2]

The company was established in 1963 and is based in the university city of Lund.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Kurslitteratur på svenska ger engelska titlar en match" (PDF). Vol. 106, no. 15–16. Läkartidningen. 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2018.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. Rengfors, Kristoffer (26 March 2008). "Student Bay vill göra kurslitteratur gratis". Metro . Retrieved 3 May 2018.