It makes me nervous--so many eggs in one basket. Where is the voice and individuality of the publishing houses going?
Lori On 8/7/07 9:56 AM, "Renee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 7, 2007, at 8:35 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I may be wrong, but I thought I recently read that Heinemann was >> bought out >> by someone. Does anyone else remember reading this? When I read it, I >> thought >> oh-oh, there goes our voice. I thought the email about the class I >> recently >> read said, There is no more Heinemann U. Maybe that is the result of >> the >> buyout? >> Does anyone else have any info on this? > > Nancy, I just traveled an intricate maze of Google searches which > intertwined the names Harcourt, Houghton-Mifflin, Heinemann, Riverdeep, > and Reed Elsevier. > > From what I gather, Heinemann was purchased by Harcourt maybe last > year, and now Harcourt is being purchased by Houghton-Mifflin, which is > owned by Riverdeep (an Irish company). > > Perhaps you can unravel it starting here: > http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/16/houghton-mifflin-to-buy- > harcourt-for-4-billion/ > > First few paragraphs: > > Houghton Mifflin said on Monday that it would acquire the Harcourt unit > of Reed Elsevier for $4 billion in cash and stock, uniting two of the > biggest names in educational publishing. Houghton Mifflin will buy > Harcourt Education, Harcourt Trade and Greenwood-Heinemann for $3.7 > billion in cash and $300 million in stock, the company said in a > statement. > > As part of the agreement, Reed Elsevier will hold about 11.8 percent in > Houghton Mifflin¹s parent company, the Houhgton Mifflin Riverdeep > Group. The combined company will be run by Anthony Lucki, the chairman > and chief executive of Houghton Mifflin and the former chief executive > of Harcourt Education and Harcourt Inc. > > The sale is the latest transaction in the world of educational > publishing this year. Earlier this year, Thomson agreed to sell its > education unit to two private equity firms as it prepares to combine > with Reuters. In April, Reed Elsevier sold two of its Harcourt units to > Pearson as part of its effort to refocus on its science, medical and > business information businesses. > > > Have fun........ Renee > > > When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread > with one, and a lily with the other. > ~ Chinese Proverb > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
