Strand Releasing produces and distributes independent movies, including documentaries, foreign films, drama, comedies, and gay and lesbian films. The company's library includes titles such as Jean Luc Godard's Contempt, Zabou Breitman's The Man of My Life, Aki Kaurismake's Lights in the Dusk, Hector Babenco's Kiss of the Spider Woman, and Mike Nichol's The Graduate. In addition to distribution to commercial theaters, the company operates a home entertainment division. Strand Releasing was founded in 1989 by co-presidents Marcus Hu and Jon Gerrans.

Chronicle Books was founded in 1967 to provide the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper with a book publishing division. Longtime editor-in-chief Nion McEvoy acquired Chronicle Books LLC company in 2000 and became its chairman and CEO. Publisher of The Worst Case Scenario series, Chronicle Books lives on the edge by taking chances on books. Chronicle Books LLC company publishes some 300 books and stationery products each year in the areas such as art and design, pop culture, food and drink, travel, and children's titles. Books include New York Times best-seller Griffin & Sabine and The Beatles Anthology. Chronicle Books LLC company also has three retail stores in the San Francisco Bay area (including its corporate headquarters) that sell books and gift items.

Dick Grove, whose background includes top posts for such companies as Burson-Marsteller, ITT and Itel, formed his own agency in 1997. His experience and frustrations with traditional firms drove him to start INK inc., with the idea that firms should share the financial risk of the client by providing a more accountable method of compensation based on actual media results. Companies from all variety of industries have signed on for this unique agency model, which says that clients should pay first and foremost for actual results — not for the hours spent "trying" for those elusive hits.

Candlewick Press shines a light in the children's book world. Candlewick Press company has published more than 3,000 children's books. Its catalog is comprised of picture books, easy readers, middle grade and young adult fiction, nonfiction, poetry collections, and novelty and activity books. Candlewick titles include Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?, Guess How Much I Love You, My Very First Mother Goose, and It's Perfectly Normal. Its books are distributed in the US by Random House. The company is 100%-owned by its employees.

Monrif is a leading media conglomerate in Italy with operations in newspaper and magazine publishing, online media, and commercial printing. Its portfolio of newspapers includes regional daily mastheads Il Giorno (Milan), La Nazione (Tuscany), and Il Resto del Carlino (Bologna). In periodical publishing, Monrif owns such special interest titles as Cavallo (equestrian sports), Dossier (history and culture), and Enigmistica (games and puzzles). The company's 60%-owned Poligrafici has commercial prining centers in Bologna, Florence, and Milan. Other operations include advertising (Societ� Pubblicit� Editoriale) and luxury hotels (Emiliana Grandi Alberhi). The Monti Riffeser family controls the company.

Engage PR provides public relations services for companies in the telecom and networking industries with an affinity for wireless, security, broadband, and optical technology companies. Engage PR firm specializes in promoting its clients to the business press, industry analysts, and venture capital community. Clients have included Calix, Kineto Wireless, and UTStarcom.

Headquartered in Boston, Intellidyn owns other offices across the US and was established in 1998. Intellidyn's clients dine on database marketing. Specializing in database marketing tools and services, the company blends market research data, including consumer demographics, credit information, and purchasing decisions, with customer transaction data to help its clients identify, acquire, and retain new customers. Intellidyn company also provides list services, strategic planning, and data analysis services to clients in such industries as financial services, insurance, travel, and telecommunications.

Founded in 1994, Direct Partners is a unit of Omnicom Group's Diversified Agency Services division. Direct Partners provides digital marketing, direct mail and response marketing services to such clients as Virgin Group, EarthLink, and E*TRADE. It develops marketing campaigns using print, television, Internet, mobile, and interactive media in addition to mailings and it offers data collection and analytical services to measure each campaign's effectiveness. The firm operates through offices in San Francisco and Marina del Rey, California.

H. Bauer is the largest privately owned publisher in Europe, publishing in Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Additionally, Bauer publishes in the United States and Mexico.The Bauer Publishing Group was founded in Hamburg in 1875 by Johann Bauer. Under the management of four generations of the Bauer family, The Bauer Publishing Group has grown from its humble beginnings as a printing house into a worldwide publishing empire comprising 282 magazines in 15 countries with 6,600 employees worldwide and an annual turnover of 1.79 billion Euro. Bauer entered the UK scene with Bella magazine in 1987. Introducing a new format that mixes previously unseen real life editorial and exciting service features, Bella made a significant impact on the women's market. The company gained attention again in 1990 with the launch of Take a Break magazine. Touching the lives of millions of women with its unique blend of upfront real life and competitions, the title quickly became market leader. Despite strong competition, Take a Break has maintained its No.1 status, currently selling over 1 million copies a week.

Eric Frank and Jeff Shelstad, former employees of textbook publisher Prentice Hall, formed Flat World Knowledge in 2007. College students who don't want to get knocked flat by the cost of textbooks should learn about Flat World Knowledge. The online publisher offers students the ability to read texts online for free at its Web site, which also offers full-color printouts and audio books for about a third of the usual cost. In addition, professors can adopt books as they are, or customize texts by pulling from other sources and their own work. Students can use the site to take and share digital notes, pose questions, and order a variety of study aids.

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