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Breaking News Pearson Folds Prentice Hall Into PenguinNEW YORK, NY/10/16/02—Pearson Education Group, the world’s leading learning company owned by Pearson plc., apparently is moving the entire Prentice Hall book list...

Breaking News Crown Publishing Undergoes Major Editorial Restructuring NEW YORK/ NY/10/01/02—Crown Publishing Group, part of the Random House Audio & Diversified Publishing Group, has announced a major restructuring of...

Bertelsmann Explores Sale of BOL.com to Amazon.com 09/09/02—Bertelsmann, which is now under new management and suffering major losses from its online operations, plans to sell Europe-based BOL.com. The company has...

McGraw-Hill Education Acquires Open University Press MAIDENHEAD, England/08/23/02—McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies and one of the world’s leading educational publishers, has announced...

Houghton Mifflin Among Vivendi's $9.8 Billion Asset Sell Off 8/14/02 —Vivendi Universal SA confirmed plans to sell $9.8 billion in assets, including U.S. publisher Houghton Mifflin. The announcement came after the...

Bertelsmann Ousts CEO Middelhoff, Media Head Steps InFRANKFURT, GERMANY/7/28/02—Thomas Middelhoff, chief executive of Bertelsmann, the secretive privately-owned conglomerate that also owns Random House and BMG music, was...

Lightning Source Names J. Kirby Best President & CEO LAVERGNE, TN/7/8/02—J. Kirby Best has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Lightning Source Inc., a leading provider of digital content management...

Authorlink Launches Searchable Agency Database for Listed Writers DALLAS, TX/7/1/02–Authorlink, the award-winning rights showcase for editors, agents, and writers, has launched a streamlined service for its...