<sod>In 1976, [[Gulf+Western]] acquired the company which was grossing about $50 million a year for $11 million, most of it in Gulf+Western stock.<ref name="Another" />  In 1984, CEO Dick Snyder acquired Escquire Corporation, buying everything but the magazine. [[Prentice Hall]] was brought into the company fold in 1985 for $700 million. <ref name="Another" />  This acquisition was followed by Silver Burdett in 1986,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/30/business/profits-dick-snyder-s-ugly-word.html|title=Profits - Dick Snyder's Ugly Word|last=Cohen|first=Roger|date=1991-06-30|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-04-03}}</ref> mapmaker [[Gousha]] in 1987 and Charles E. Simon in 1988.<ref name=":0" /> Part of the acquisition included educational publisher Allyn & Bacon which according to Michael Korda became the "nucleus of S&S's educational and informational business."<ref name="Another" /> In 1990 Simon & Schuster purchased Computer Curriculum Corporation (C.C.C.) which specialized in computer-based learning systems for schools. In all, Simon & Schuster spent more than $1 billion in acquisitions between 1983 and 1991.<ref name=":0" /><eod>
<sod>In 1976, [[Gulf+Western]] acquired the company which was grossing about $50 million a year for $11 million, most of it in Gulf+Western stock.<ref name="Another" />  In 1984, CEO Dick Snyder acquired Escquire Corporation, buying everything but the magazine for $180 million.<ref name=":1" /> [[Prentice Hall]] was brought into the company fold in 1985 for over $700 million. <ref name="Another" /> <ref name=":1" /> This acquisition was followed by Silver Burdett in 1986,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/30/business/profits-dick-snyder-s-ugly-word.html|title=Profits - Dick Snyder's Ugly Word|last=Cohen|first=Roger|date=1991-06-30|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-04-03}}</ref> mapmaker [[Gousha]] in 1987 and Charles E. Simon in 1988.<ref name=":0" /> Part of the acquisition included educational publisher Allyn & Bacon which according to Michael Korda became the "nucleus of S&S's educational and informational business."<ref name="Another" /> In 1990 Simon & Schuster purchased Computer Curriculum Corporation (C.C.C.) which specialized in computer-based learning systems for schools. In all, Simon & Schuster spent more than $1 billion in acquisitions between 1983 and 1991.<ref name=":0" /> At this point Simon & Schuster had made a shift from a focus on trade publishing into educational publishing.<ref name=":1" /><eod>