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CHELSEA HOUSE PUBLISHERS NAMES DEREK REICHERTER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR

Langhorne, PA — Chelsea House Publishers, a leading nonfiction library publisher of curriculum-oriented books for children and young adults and a unit of Haights Cross Communications, Inc., announced today that Derek Reicherter has been appointed Senior Vice President and Director. Reicherter will lead Chelsea House marketing and sales to school and public libraries nationwide. He will report directly to Bob Laronga, President and CEO of Sundance/Newbridge and Chelsea House.

According to Laronga: "Derek’s strong marketing background and general management experience in publishing are critical assets that he brings to our organization. He will play a key role in strengthening Chelsea House’s national marketing and sales infrastructure."

Prior to this new appointment, Reicherter was acting general manager of Chelsea House. Reicherter has held executive positions in sales and marketing at Bookspan, Inc., the book club division of Bertelsmann/Time Warner; and at Berlitz Publications.

Reicherter holds an MBA in Marketing from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and a BA in English Literature from the University of Virginia.

About Chelsea House Publishers:

Chelsea House Publishers, founded in 1966 and located near Philadelphia, PA, is a leading publisher of high-quality, nonfiction books for children and young adults on such topics as American history, multicultural studies, biographies, sports, science, and health. In addition, Chelsea House offers hundreds of volumes of literary criticism, edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University, as well as reference books for older readers. Its books are broadly adopted worldwide by school and public libraries. Chelsea House Publishers is a wholly owned unit of Haights Cross Communications, Inc. For more information, visit www.chelseahouse.com.

About Haights Cross Communications:

Founded in 1997 and based in White Plains, NY, Haights Cross Communications is a premier educational and library publisher dedicated to creating the finest books, audio products, periodicals, software and online services, serving the following markets: K-12 supplemental education, public and school library publishing, audio books, and medical continuing education publishing. Haights Cross companies include: Sundance/Newbridge Educational Publishing (Northborough, MA), Triumph Learning (New York, NY), Recorded Books (Prince Frederick, MD), Chelsea House Publishers (Langhorne, PA), and Oakstone Publishing (Birmingham, AL). Haights Cross investors include Great Hill Partners and Peter J. Quandt. For more information visit www.haightscross.com.