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Article: Barnes & Nobles buys publisher
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- AP Worldstream
- Article date:
- December 12, 2002
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Dateline: NEW YORK
Barnes & Noble Inc. Thursday said it agreed to buy Sterling Publishing
Co., a publisher of how-to books, for an undisclosed amount.
In a news release Thursday, Barnes & Noble said the deal will boost
sales and earnings.
Sterling, based in New York, publishes 1,000 new titles annually and
has 4,500 titles in print.
In 2002, Sterling signed a long-term agreement with Hearst Books,
under which it has exclusive ...