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Simon & Schuster Inc.
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
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 PROFILE
A picture is worth a thousand words? Not for Simon & Schuster, the publishing arm of media giant Viacom. Simon & Schuster is home to best-selling authors such as Stephen King, Jackie Collins, and Mary Higgins Clark. The company's imprints (which include Pocket Books, The Free Press, and Scribner) publish a variety of consumer fiction and nonfiction trade books, including titles based on Viacom's numerous TV and film properties. Simon & Schuster also publishes audio books and delivers book content on CD-ROM and the Internet with services ranging from reading groups and book excerpts to online chats with authors through its SimonSays.com Web site.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 596.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (2.4)%
Employees: 2,500
Revenue per employee: $238,400.00

 KEY PEOPLE
• Jonathan Newcomb
    CEO
• Sam Judd
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
US
Phone: 212-698-7000
Fax: 212-698-7007
Online: Web Site

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