RR Donnelley Awarded Multi-Year World Book, Inc. Global Contract
November 08 2006 - 4:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
Agreement Includes 100% of the Worldwide Production of the 22-
Volume The World Book Encyclopedia CHICAGO, Nov. 8
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
(NYSE:RRD) has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar
contract extension to produce both domestic and international
encyclopedias and other reference books for World Book, Inc. Since
1917, World Book, Inc. has set the standard for providing accuracy,
objectivity, and reliability in research materials for both
children and adults and continues to publish the number-one selling
print encyclopedia in the world, The World Book Encyclopedia. Paul
Gazzollo, President of World Book, Inc. stated, "RR Donnelley
continues to demonstrate that they truly understand our business
and are committed to providing us with the resources needed to
support our growth. Their global book manufacturing platform is in
strategic alignment with our own international expansion, and their
plants in China have proven to be well positioned to supply our
Pacific basin operations. Our expectation is that the success of
this relationship over the past 50+ years will continue well into
the future." John Paloian, Group President, RR Donnelley Publishing
& Retail Services added, "When two companies elect to work
together for over 50 years, as RR Donnelley and World Book have,
then it is clear that both parties have determined how to optimize
their partnership so as to bring maximum value to each other. This
close working relationship enhances the speed and efficiency of the
production process and allows both sides better to anticipate
future needs. We will look forward to bringing additional value to
customers such as World Book as we continue to leverage our global
manufacturing platform in support of their expansion into new
markets." About RR Donnelley RR Donnelley (NYSE:RRD) is the world's
premier full-service provider of print and related services,
including business process outsourcing. Founded more than 140 years
ago, the company provides solutions in commercial printing, direct
mail, financial printing, print fulfillment, labels, forms,
logistics, call centers, transactional print-and-mail, print
management, online services, digital photography, color services,
and content and database management to customers in the publishing,
healthcare, advertising, retail, technology, financial services and
many other industries. The largest companies in the world and
others rely on RR Donnelley's scale, scope and insight through a
comprehensive range of online tools, variable printing services and
market-specific solutions. For more information, visit the
company's web site at http://www.rrdonnelley.com/ . Use of
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forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news
release and are based on current expectations and involve a number
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forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: R.R. Donnelley & Sons
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President Marketing & Communications, +1-630-322-6830, , or
Investor Contact, Dan Leib, Senior Vice President Finance,
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