Lerner Publishing GP. acquires Book Co. imprints.Lerner Publishing Group (LPG LPG: see liquefied petroleum gas. 1. LPG - Linguaggio Procedure Grafiche (Italian for "Graphical Procedures Language"). dott. Gabriele Selmi. Roughly a cross between Fortran and APL, with graphical-oriented extensions and several peculiarities. ; Minneapolis, MN), an independent publisher of books for K-12 schools and libraries, has acquired The Millbrook Press and Twenty-First Century Books. No terms were given. The sale of the two imprints was made pursuant to the Millbrook Press, Inc.'s (Brookfield, CT) Chapter 11 reorganization plan A scheme authorized by federal law and promulgated by the president whereby he or she alters the structure of federal agencies to promote government efficiency and economy through a transfer, consolidation, coordination, authorization, or abolition of functions. . Milbrook was represented in the deal by The van Tulleken Co. (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ). Lerner said it expects the two acquired imprints to produce 100 new titles in 2005, bringing LPG's annual total of new titles to 400. The acquired imprints will also bring about 900 backlist back·list n. A publisher's list of older titles kept in print. tr.v. back·list·ed, back·list·ing, back·lists To place (a title) on a backlist. titles to LPG, bringing the total number of books in print to over 2400. LPG said plans call for further expansion of the lists. LPG is comprised of Lerner Publications, Carolrhoda Books, First Avenue Editions, LernerSports, LernerClassroom and Kar-Ben Publishing. |
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