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• 'SKINNY BITCH'; Craig Herman.(Special Report: Marketing 50)(Running Press)(Brief article)

  - 2007-11-12

  Byline: matthew creamer Craig Herman knows the power of a big-name endorsement. A president can turn a novel into a best-seller just by being pictured with it, and, as Mr. Herman found out this year, a former Spice Girl can do the same for...

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• Running Press acquires PEANUTS children's publishing rights

  - 2007-02-09

  M2 BEST BOOKS-C2000-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Running Press Book Publishers, an imprint of the Perseus Books Group, has announced that it has acquired the primary PEANUTS children's publishing licence from United Media UM, the agency that syndicates and licenses PEANUTS by Charles M. Schulz. According to the company,...

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• Running Press acquires rights to Cathy's Book sequel

  - 2006-05-29

  M2 BEST BOOKS-C2000-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Running Press Book Publishers has acquired worldwide rights to the sequel to Cathy's Book, an interactive novel aimed at young people. Cathy's Book, written by Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman, is due to be published in September 2006 and the sequel...

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• Running Press

  - 2004-05-01

  Create simplistic geometric designs or wild spiraling multi-dimensional schemes with the Roger Burrows Images Coloring Kit, the newest addition to the successful Images series from RUNNING PRESS. By combining 45-and 90-degree angles with circles and triangles, Burrows takes otherwise bland mathematical symbols and turns them into appealing works of art....

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• Perseus Books Group to acquire Running Press

  - 2002-03-19

  M2 BEST BOOKS-C2000-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Perseus Books Group is to acquire Running Press. Running Press is known for publishing novelty and impulse-buy titles far removed from Perseus' usual non-fiction output. The terms of the acquisition remain undisclosed. Jack McKeown, chief executive of Perseus,...

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• Perseus Book Group to Acquire Running Press Book Publishers in Philadelphia.

  - 2002-03-15

  By Benjamin Y. Lowe, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 15--Running Press Book Publishers, whose authors include Pat Croce, said yesterday it would be acquired by a New York independent book company. The Center City publishing house said it...

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• IDGB and Running Press Sign International Distribution Agreement; Companies Extend For Dummies Rights Agreement to Five English-Language Countries

  - 2000-04-10

  Business Editors FOSTER CITY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 10, 2000 IDG Books Worldwide (Nasdaq:IDGB), the global continuous content provider best known for its popular For DummiesR series, announced the expansion of its wildly successful licensing and distribution agreement with Running Press Miniature EditionsTM, based in Philadelphia, to five English-speaking countries....

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• IDG Books Worldwide, Running Press To Launch Miniature Editions of …For Dummies Titles

  - 1999-03-31

  FOSTER CITY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 31, 1999--A great new ...For Dummies line on dating, fishing, gardening, golf and more will soon fit in the palm of your hand, according to IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDGB) and Running Press, who have announced a licensing agreement for Miniature Editionstm gift books.

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