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Raimi Options Goodkind’s ‘Sword’ For Film Release

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 3 - 17, 2006 Edition Raimi Options Goodkind’s ‘Sword’ For Film Release NEW YORK, NY/8/1/06—Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series has locked up a film option for the entire series with famed director Sam Raimi, best known for his...

Amazon.com Posts 22% Sales Growth, Expands Digital Efforts

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 3 - 17, 2006 Edition Amazon.com Posts 22% Sales Growth, Expands Digital Efforts SEATTLE/7/25/06—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - News) has announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2006. Operating cash flow...

McGraw-Hill Educational Sales Decline in Q2

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 3 - 17, 2006 Edition McGraw-Hill Educational Sales Decline in Q2 NEW YORK, NY/7/25/06—The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) reported diluted earnings per share increased 17.6% to $0.60 for the second quarter of 2006 compared to the...

Black Leaves CDS, Bacco Returns as VP

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 3 - 17, 2006 Edition Black Leaves CDS, Bacco Returns as VP NEW YORK, NY/7/31/06—Steve Black, president and co-founder of CDS with Random House veteran Glibert Perlman, is leaving CDS, fulfilling an agreement to stay for one year...

PENGUIN GROUP OFF TO A STRONG START IN 2006

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1 - August 15, 2006 Edition PENGUIN GROUP OFF TO A STRONG START IN 2006 NEW YORK, NY/ July 31, 2006—The Penguin Group, part of Pearson (FTSE: PSON; NYSE: PSO), the international media company, today reported its operating results for the...

Wiley Announces Major Redesign of Online Interface

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 27 - August 3, 2006 Edition Wiley Announces Major Redesign of Online Interface Hoboken, NJ/726/06—Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., today announced a major redesign for new and select backlist reference works on Wiley...

Ingram Acquires Vital Source, Expands Digital Content Delivery

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 27 - August 3, 2006 Edition Ingram Acquires Vital Source, Expands Digital Content Delivery NASHVILLE, TN/7/17/06—Ingram Industries Inc. today announced it has completed the acquisition of Vital Source Technologies, Inc....

DeVito to Head Sterling’s New Innovation Imprint

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 27 - August 3, 2006 Edition DeVito to Head Sterling’s New Innovation Imprint NEW YORK, NY/7/24/06—Sterling Publishing will launch a new imprint called Sterling Innovation in spring 2007. The new unit, to be headed by former Penguin...

Scholastic Posts 10% Increase In Annual Income

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 27 - August 3, 2006 Edition Scholastic Posts 10% Increase In Annual Income NEW YORK, NY/7/20/06—Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has announced its results for the fiscal 2006 fourth quarter and full year and its outlook for fiscal 2007....

S&S Consolidates Sales Force, Expands to Specialty Markets

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 27 - August 3, 2006 Edition S&S Consolidates Sales Force, Expands to Specialty Markets NEW YORK, NY/7/24/06—Simon & Schuster is reorganizing its field sales force beyond chains and independent booksellers to include specialty...