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30 Nov

ISBN-13 Conversion One Month Away

On January 1, 2007, all retailers' Point-of-Sale (POS) systems will need to accommodate 13-digit International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN), the unique identifiers assigned to every published book and book-like product. This change will affect everything from publishers' catalogs, price sheets, and invoices to booksellers' ability to place and receive orders.

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30 Nov

BTW News Briefs

Riverdeep Acquires Houghton Mifflin

On November 29, HM Rivergroup PLC, a newly-formed Irish public limited company, announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire Houghton Mifflin Holding Company, Inc. The purchase price of approximately $3.4 billion consists of approximately $1.75 billion in cash plus the assumption of approximately $1.61 billion in net debt. In addition, as part of the transaction, certain Houghton Mifflin management and employees will roll over $40 million of their equity into the equity of HM Rivergroup.

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30 Nov

Steve Fischer Named NEIBA Executive Director

The New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA) has announced that Steve Fischer will become the association's new executive director.

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30 Nov

Emerging Leaders Get Together for NYC Night Out

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