--- In [email protected], Louis McKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is he still selling books? >
*********** I think Earl is working with his twin bro developing real estate -- the reason why Readers Digest sued Kaplan was because Kaplan's kid started a competing book biz in Fairfield which was obviously being orchestrated by Earl Kaplan. These kinds of suits are very common, because some sellers are just not clear on the notion of what a sale of a business means. The guy who started Famous Amos cookies was sued when he continued to sell cookies bearing his likeness after he sold the company: http://tinyurl.com/ylm4ck > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2006 12:19:56 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Reader's Digest takes write-down on Books Are Fun > > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > Looks like Reader's Digest should have bought Kaplan's management > > skills along with his company: > > > > "Much of David and Earl Kaplan's wealth derives from the business > Earl > > Kaplan founded, Books Are Fun, which was sold to Reader's Digest for > > $380 million although, according to Publishers' Weekly, Reader's > Digest > > has since taken a $188 million write-down on BAF and the company has > > filed a lawsuit against Earl Kaplan for violating a non-compete > clause.>> > > > Ouch...much as I think The Earl of Kaplan is a pretty dumb, but > slightly likable, chap, who tried hard to spit in his teacher's face, > I would wish no ill-will against him for this kind of thing. > > But what exactly is a "non-compete clause".? > > OffWOrld > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
