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May 12, 2011By Sarah Weinman

People, Etc.

May 12, 2011By Sarah Weinman

SVP and chief accounting officer for Scholastic John Giraldo will leave the company on June 1 for a new position, according to an SEC filing Thursday afternoon. Current evp and cfo Maureen O’Connell will take on Giraldo’s duties until a replacement is found.

Bloomsbury associate publisher Sabrina Farber will leave the company at the end of this month. She has worked there since 2003.

Longtime ABA staff member Mark Nichols‘ title has changed from industry relations officer to Development Officer. “The change was made to better reflect Nichols’ role in the association.”

The ABA and On Demand Books have entered into a joint agreement to market the Espresso Book Machine to ABA member stores and help permission publisher titles to the EBM sales channel.

McGraw-Hill has launched a new ebook platform, the McGraw-Hill eBook Library, with over 1000 titles and more than 300,000 pages of content in a variety of categories, including engineering, medical & first aid, business and computing. Subscription options will vary from between 1-4 years, with new books added throughout the year at no cost to the subscriber.
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