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  • Reader’s Digest Losses Widen

    The Reader’s Digest Association Inc. reported a net loss of $5.2 million for its first quarter, compared to $1.1 million last year.

  • DIRECT Listline

    Sports Weekly Worldata/Webconnect has won the management of this file of more than 225,641 subscribers to this publication formerly known as Baseball

  • Barnes&Noble. com Trims Losses

    Barnes & Noble.com reported a net loss of $17.5 million for the third quarter, a 54% over a $38.3 million loss last year. Consolidated net sales for the

  • Short Cuts

    Verizon Information Services, the publisher of Hispanic yellow pages, has launched its first bilingual SuperPages directory in Tampa, FL. The directory

  • Printcafe Acquires Online Assets

    Printcafe Software Inc., which powers online print-procurement systems, will acquire the assets of printChannel Inc. for a undisclosed sum. Along with

  • Bean to Offer Early Retirement to 500

    L.L. Bean Inc. is offering early retirement packages to about 500 employees, according to wire service reports. The Freeport, ME cataloger said that diminished

  • Fingerhut Catalog Re-Launches for the Holidays

    The Fingerhut catalog is re-launching with a fall/winter book to be mailed Nov. 9.

  • Equity Sale Bumps Up Net Income for NEBS

    New England Business Service had a $6.3 million gain from selling part of Advantage Payroll Services Inc. during first quarter 2003. As a result, the

  • DIRECT Listline

    Wisdom Publications Mail Order Buyers Within the past 12 months, 25,000 individuals have purchased a wide variety of Buddhist books from all traditions.

  • Amazon Trims Net Loss as Sales Jump

    Amazon.com reported net sales of $851 million in third quarter 2002, compared with $639 million in third quarter 2001. The company reduced its net loss