Aschehoug was a Danish book publisher, first part of Aschehoug and later Egmont Group, a major Danish media corporation.
It was Denmark’s second largest publisher with a revenue of approximately EUR 55 million (2003) and with a strong schoolbook publisher, Alinea, as part of the publishing house. With its schoolbook publisher Alinea and Forlag Malling Beck, Aschehoug command a strong position in the market for educational materials for Danish elementary and lower secondary schools.[citation needed]