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AMS Adds Two New Distributors

AMS Adds Two New Distributors

Advanced Marketing Services, Inc., the publicly traded book distributor based in San Diego, announced in early December that it had acquired two British book distributors.

Both companies, H.I. Marketing Ltd. and Cutsound Ltd., are based in London.

Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Cutsound does business as Airlift Book Co. It represents more than 100 small- to medium-sized publishers, whose titles deal with alternative health and lifestyle topics.

H.I. Marketing represents some 20 publishers and sells to the more traditional book market in the United Kingdom.

Combined sales for the two companies during the last fiscal year were $16 million.

Both companies will report to Berkeley-based Publishers Group West, which AMS acquired early in 2002. H.I. Marketing manages Publishers Group West titles in the United Kingdom.

Advanced Marketing Services trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MKT. Its stock closed Dec. 13 at $15.95 per share.

Career Training Program Draws Hundreds

Hundreds of students camped out at Grossmont College in order to sign up for free career training.

With more people seeking new or enhanced job skills during a time of economic uncertainty, the college’s regional occupation program has seen record enrollments, according to a press release from the college.

Lines started forming at 2 a.m. on the first day of registration, which was Dec. 3. By 7 a.m., about 350 people waited outside the office to sign up for the classes.

Campus police reported that people brought sleeping bags, blankets and lawn chairs for the hours-long wait.

Opening day of registration for the college’s occupational programs saw about 500 registrants , a record.

Grossmont College is in El Cajon.

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