The magazine racket.
Andy Giordano, general manager of Yankee News - a magazine wholesaler that supplies newsstands throughout Connecticut - approaches magazine Nirvana. With a grand gesture, he sweeps open the door of Greenwich, Connecticut's Avenue News. "This," he says, "is the cream of the crop." Fifty covers form a bright grid...

Kimberly Kuo Named Executive Vice President, Marketing, at Baker & Taylor.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker & Taylor, Inc., the world's largest wholesale distributor of books and entertainment products, today announced that Kimberly Kuo has been named Executive Vice President of Marketing. Ms. Kuo will report to Arnie Wright, President. Ms. Kuo brings over 15 years...

Baker & Taylor Mourns the Loss of SVP of Merchandising Jean Srnecz.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker & Taylor, Inc., the world's largest wholesale distributor of books and entertainment products, today mourns the loss of SVP of Merchandising Jean Srnecz. Srnecz was among the passengers of Continental Flight 3407, which crashed late Thursday night outside the Buffalo airport. ...

Shop.com Expands Partner Roster.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-7 November 2008-Shop.com Expands Partner Roster(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Shop.com, an online destination with a comparison shopping engine designed for women, announced at ad:tech New York, 43 new merchants, including Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Land's End and Overstock.com, joining the site's CPC (cost-per-click)...

LibreriaLectorum.com Largest U.S. Spanish-Language Online Bookstore Exclusively in Spanish Launches November 17.
LibreriaLectorum.com offers Latinos a "Neighborhood Bookstore Online," Conversations with Authors, Book Suggestions and Holiday Discounts NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lectorum Publications, the largest and oldest distributor of Spanish-language books in the United States, announces the grand opening of its new consumer web site, http://www.librerialectorum.com/ on...

New Recordings of 'The Shadow' Classic Radio Show Discovered.
Starring Orson Welles as Radio's Most Famous Man of Mystery LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Radio Spirits is pleased to announce the release of THE SHADOW: KNIGHT OF DARKNESS, a new CD audio collection of classic radio shows featuring the iconic crime fighter, including the...

IM Global and Platinum Studios, Inc Partner to Bring 'Hero By Night' to TV.
Comic Book Series won the 2006 Comic Book Challenge(R) LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IM Global a worldwide financing, sales and distribution outfit for big-budget genre movies and specialty films and Platinum Studios, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: PDOS) , an entertainment company that controls an international library...

Video: Saks Fifth Avenue Launches Holiday Season With Fifth Annual Snowflake Spectacular.
Over 10 Million CRYSTALLIZED(TM) - Swarovski Elements Transform and Illuminate the Holiday Windows Video provided by Saks Fifth Avenue NEW YORK, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The holiday season is an exciting time in New York Saks Fifth Avenue's world-famous windows and snowflake light show were...

Christian distributor closes: dark days ahead for the religion book market.
R. G. MITCHELL Family Books, Canada's largest Christian book wholesaler and retailer, declared bankruptcy in early September leaving over 150 unsecured creditors and $9 million in liabilities. The 74-year-old company has remained tight-lipped about reasons for the closure, and its sudden shutdown left many booksellers scrambling to find alternative...

Source Information Management Announces Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire Interlink Direct Magazine Distributor.
Annual Revenue Run Rate to Approximate $310 Million; Expands its On-Line Information Database NEW YORK, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Source Information Management Company (Nasdaq: SORC) announced it has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire The InterLink Companies, Inc. ("InterLink") and...