11.   Pearson said it appointed Michael Lynton chief executive of Penguin, a book publishing unit, to replace Peter Mayer at the end of the year.

12.   Pearson said the reorganization has affected its Addison Wesley Longman, Penguin and Pearson Professional publishing units.

13.   Raytheon, based in Lexington, Massachusetts, had said it was looking for a buyer for its publishing unit.

14.   Reed Elsevier said it will enter exclusive talks with PCM Uitgevers NV on the sale of Dutch newspaper publishing unit Nederlandse Dagbladunie BV.

15.   Sacks is also the former president and publisher of Infoworld magazine and IDG Books Worldwide, both publishing units of the International Data Group.

16.   Reed Elsevier said it will start exclusive talks with PCM Uitgevers NV on the sale of Dutch newspaper publishing unit Nederlandse Dagbladunie BV.

17.   She once ran TV Guide and was editor-in-chief of the electronic publishing unit before taking over HarperCollins.

18.   She spent five years at Thomson subsidiaries, three as president of the electronic publishing unit and two as chief executive of the Lawyers Professional Publishing division.

19.   The brightest spot came in its main business publishing unit, which includes the Wall Street Journal.

20.   The company also created an independent publishing unit and increased its selection of educational books and CD-ROMs.