| German Publisher Buys Rights for Addicus Books Title |
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German publisher Deutscher Taschenbuck Verlag has purchased rights to publish a German-language version of The Family Compatibility Test, by Susan Adams (Addicus Books 1997). The German version is expected to be out within the next eighteen months. The sale was arranged by foreign rights agent Dieter Hagenbach of Basel, Switzerland. |
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| Software Sales Spur Book Sales |
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ModelOffice, Inc., Austin, Texas, is reporting brisk sales for its new software, "Fundamentals of Small Business," launched in October. Each unit of the software includes a copy of The Street-Smart Entrepreneur, by Chicago author Jay Goltz (Addicus Books 1998). The new software features more than 2,001 spreadsheets, tools, documents, and guidelines for growig a small business. The software package is available at such stores as Best Buy, Office Max, Office Depot, and Staples.
Visit the new website for The Street-Smart Entrepreneur at www.BossSchool.com.
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| Simple Changes Goes on Successories’ Shelves |
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Simple Changes—The Boomer’s Guide to a Healthier, Happier Life by Dr. Joe Porter, Zanesville, Ohio, is appearing on shelves of Successories stores nationwide. The Illinois-based Successories chain has purchased the book for it’s thirty-nine stores throughout the U.S. and Canada. |
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| Library Journal Reviews Title on Stroke Recovery |
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The November 1, 1998 issue of Library Journal offers praise for The Stroke Recovery Book, by Dr. Kip Burkman, Omaha, Nebraska. The journal "recommends the book for public libraries and consumer health collections." |
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| St. Martin’s to Launch Eye of the Beast in Early ’99 |
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St. Martin’s Press, NYC, has set a February 1999 publication date the mass market version of Eye of the Beast. Addicus Books published the trade paperback in 1997. The story outlines an Idaho case involving convicted murderer James Wood, whom the authors call one of the nation’s most unusual serial killers. |
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| A & E to Air |
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A tentative air date is set for Saturday, December 5, 1998, for the A & E "City Confidential" segment which features the Salem, MA murder case detailed by Margaret Press in her true crime work, Counterpoint—A Murder in Massachusetts Bay (Addicus Books, 1996). Ms. Press acted as a story consultant with the show’s producers. |
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| Book Chains Stock New Health Titles |
| The Borders Books & Music chain has recently chosen to stock two Addicus Books health titles. The Stroke Recovery Book and Overcoming Postpartum Depression & Anxiety can be found on Borders’ store shelves. The Barnes & Noble chain also carries both titles. |
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| Books to Press |
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Two forthcoming Addicus Books titles go to press this month. They are: On the Back Roads—Discovering Small Towns of America, by travel writer Bill Graves, and Battle at Alcatraz—A Desperate Attempt to Escape the Rock, by Ernie Lageson. Both nonfiction books are early ’99 releases. |
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