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Reader's Digest Wins Bankruptcy Court Approval of Turnaround Plan Outline

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:01:01 GMT

Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Reader’s Digest Association Inc. won bankruptcy court approval for an outline of its turnaround plan after revisions prompted bondholders, a pension trustee and the U.S. trustee to withdraw their objections.
Source: Bloomberg.com

A Balancing Act

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:51:59 GMT

The book-plus category may have been born in the spirit of offering greater interactivity for kids, but it has evolved into a broad and deep category comprising everything from craft and activity kits to licensed gift sets for adults to kids' books...
Source: Publishers Weekly

Quoted in 'Yesteryear profits from looking back'

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:12:29 GMT

said in The Telegraph:

I got to know Andrew because his then boss was someone I'd known for years. I first met him when he was in a junior capacity, but later he got the boss's job and became head of music for Reader's Digest in Britain. That's when he got me to produce some recordings for him.

Yesteryear profits from looking back

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:12:29 GMT

John Boyden and Andrew Humphries at the Imperial War Museum Photo: Paul Grover At an age when many of his contemporaries would be reaching for the pipe and slippers, Mr Boyden is dishing out wisdom on how to run your own business and enjoying the...
Source: The Telegraph

Donald Douglas Did Much More Than Just Wing It

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:59:23 GMT

It took more than a small telegram to affect Donald Douglas. Even when it contained business-jarring news. A Western Union boy handed Douglas just such a telegram on Victory over Japan Day in 1945.
Source: Investor's Business Daily

Women, Sports, and Unnecessary Roughness: One Man's View

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:35:43 GMT

A female colleague asked me, as the only male on an email chain, about about females and the influence of athletics in aggression.
Source: Politics Daily

Reader not fooled by sharp-looking fraud

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:01:18 GMT

The scam: Diane wrote this week to let We've Got Your Back know about a letter her husband received. Bearing the corporate logos of both Pepsi-Cola and Reader's Digest, the letter announced that the recipient was the winner of a $1 million giveaway.
Source: The Morning Call

ASME Luncheon: "35 Ways To Win A National Magazine Award"

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:33:56 GMT

The American Society of Magazine Editors is gearing up for submissions to its 2010 National Magazine Awards. For the first time ever, the awards will include a separate ceremony for digital media, which last year included four categories.
Source: mediabistro.com

Mail Scams On Rise

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:53:12 GMT

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Officials at the Better Business Bureau want to warn you that scam artists could be on the rise due to the holidays being right around the corner.
Source: Turn To 23

Photo from Getty Images

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:54:43 GMT

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 04: Editor in chief of Reader's Digest Peggy Northrop arrives at 'Make it Matter Day' in support of literacy and education at The New York Public Library on October 4, 2009 in New York City.

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Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:54:24 GMT

The Syncopated Clock from Readers Digest LP

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:57:11 GMT