Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Blackwell trade assets.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW LWW Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (movie) LWW Lippincott Williams and Wilkins LWW Last Writer Wins LWW Lattice Weyl-Wigner Formulation ; Philadelphia, PA), an international publisher in medicine, nursing, and the allied health areas, and association magazine publisher Blackwell Publishing (Malden, MA) have transferred assets, allowing "each publisher to enhance their product offerings and to meet the needs of core customers.," LWW said. LWW has acquired Blackwell's eight medical student review book series, with 123 back list and 47 front list titles. Brands that are part of the transaction include the Blueprints series, the Underground Clinical Vignettes series and Boards and Wards. All provide reviews to help medical students prepare for and pass licensure examinations in the US, UK, Europe and Asia. Blackwell has retained its UK-based list of books for medical students. The titles "will enhance our already strong position in the medical student review market," said Jay Lippincott, president & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Euronext: WKL) is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory, and education sectors. Health. Blackwell has acquired LWW's veterinary medicine veterinary medicine, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of animals. An early interest in animal diseases is found in ancient Greek writings on medicine. Veterinary medicine began to achieve the stature of a science with the organization of the first school in the book list, including 85 titles covering a wide range of veterinary subjects for the clinical, student and academic markets. The list includes the best-selling Five Minute Veterinary Consult used by veterinarians Veterinarians and veterinary surgeons (vets) are medical professionals who operate exclusively on animals. Well-known and notable veterinarians include:
"Our already strong reputation in the veterinary market is further strengthened by the addition of these well known and respected titles and reflects our commitment to veterinary publishing," said Gordon Tibbitts, president of Blackwell's U.S. operations. The transfer of assets The conveyance of something of value from one person, place, or situation to another. The law recognizes that persons are generally entitled to transfer their assets to whomever they wish and for whatever reason. The most common means of transfer are wills, trusts, and gifts. is effective immediately. |
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