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Update on AMS Bankruptcy Case, Levy Possible Buyer?

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 – February 15, 2007 Edition Update on AMS Bankruptcy Case, Levy Potential Buyer? SAN DIEGO, CA/2/6/07—A half-dozen employees of bankrupt American Marketing Services (AMS), may be joining Levy Home Entertainment, in Levy’s newly-opened...

Stockholders OK Reader’s Digest Merger Deal

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 – February 15, 2007 Edition Stockholders OK Reader’s Digest Merger Deal PLEASANTVILLE, NY/2/2/07—The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (NYSE: RDA) has announced that stockholders have approved a merger agreement between RDA and entities...

Simon & Schuster, Kaplan Publishing Expand Distribution Deal

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 – February 15, 2007 Edition Simon & Schuster, Kaplan Publishing Expand Distribution Deal NEW YORK, NY/2/5/07—Kaplan Publishing and Simon & Schuster, Inc have entered into a new and expanded distribution agreement for Kaplan’s book...

Hachette Parent Entity Lagardère to Expand Digitally

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 8 – February 15, 2007 Edition Hachette Parent Entity Lagardère to Expand Digitally PARIS/02/08/07--Lagardère, the parent company that owns Hachette Book Group USA (via its subsidiary Hachette Livre), is positioning itself to take a leading...

AMS Submits ‘Stalking Horse’ Deal to Court

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1 - February 8, 2007 Edition AMS Submits ‘Stalking Horse’ Deal to Court NEW YORK, NY/1/31/2007—In a court hearing today as part of continuing proceedings for bankrupt American Marketing Services (AMS), the company reported to the...

John Wiley & Sons Marks 200 Years of Publishing

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1 - February 8, 2007 Edition John Wiley & Sons Marks 200 Years Of Publishing HOBOKEN, NJ/1/30/07—William J. Pesce, President and CEO of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa) (NYSE: JWb), today announced that the global publisher has...

BookExpo America To Capture Convention Experience on the Web

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1 - February 8, 2007 Edition BookExpo America To Capture Convention Experience on the Web NORWALK, CT/1/24/07—BookExpo America has just gone “live” with a newly redesigned website that convention officials say will more accurately...

Del Rey Manga Acquires First American Manga for Superstar Lavigne

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1 - February 8, 2007 Edition Del Rey Manga Acquires First American Manga For Superstar Lavigne NEW YORK, NY/1/30/07—Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Random House Inc. and one of the premiere publishers of manga in the U.S., announced...

Lightning Source Adds Pennsylvania Printing Facility

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1 - February 8, 2007 Edition Lightning Source Adds Pennsylvania Printing facility LAVERGNE, TN/1/29/07—Lightning Source Inc., the leading provider of demand-based book manufacturing and distribution solutions to the book industry,...

Thomas Nelson Forms New Venture With Brazilian Publisher

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 1 - February 8, 2007 Edition Thomas Nelson Forms New Venture With Brazilian Publisher NASHVILLE, TN/1/24/07—Christian publisher Thomas Nelson has formed a joint venture with Brazilian publisher Ediouro Publicações to launch a new...