Oprah has done a great service on behalf of books and readers; the publishing industry should be grateful for her vision and commitment to reading, and for the sales windfall that's been a part of it.

The movie company presented us with many of the different art images they would be using for promotional purposes. We wanted to work in tandem with them to present an ideal visual cover for the paperback. ... Eventually, we arrived at a package that relates both to the art for the paperback book and the images that will be part of the movie's marketing.

I have no doubt that Oprah will remain committed to bringing life-expanding novels -- their themes and their authors -- to the attention of the huge audience that she inspires. It seems the frequency and format of her book recommendations will now change but not Oprah's underlying mission of getting people to read to enrich themselves and to better understand others.

What we have found is that many email senders who are already using one of our accredited email service providers for their direct mail campaigns also want to be able to have their transactional email and regular day-to-day email communications accredited, as even these messages are not always making it into the inbox. And these are the messages that are the most likely to be mission-critical, such as messages containing confirmations, instructions or requests which are on a deadline,

Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.

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