Given ebooks recent growth in the trade, professional books are clearly ahead of the digital curve. Books24x7 was one of the earliest companies in the professional ebook space, licensing and repackaging ebooks for IT professionals on a subscription basis for nearly two decades. A subsidiary of SkillSoft since 2001, Books24x7 was founded in 1994 in Norwood, Mass., specifically to offer powerful, easy-to-use electronic publishing products that take advantage of the familiar book metaphor, according to an early mission statement. Over the intervening years, as ebooks and ways of staying connected have evolved, so has the company. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anna Boiardi's family founded Chef Boyardee more than 70 years ago, spelling their name phonetically to help Americans pronounce it. Now, Boiardi teaches cooking classes and has written Delicious Memories, which Stewart, Tabori & Chang will publish in May. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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