By moving to direct
collection of bibliographic data in the UK, Bowker believes it can
deliver a superior product by leveraging established systems and
processes ensuring a more timely and accurate representation of
publisher data.
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ANIMATED TV SHOW IN THE U."
THE ADVENTURES OF NARUTO FIRST APPEARED IN 1999 IN THE WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP
MAGAZINE IN JAPAN.
TWO OF THE FOUR GAMES - NARUTO NINJA COUNCIL FOR THE GAMEBOY ADVANCE AND
NARUTO CLASH OF NINJA FOR THE NINTENDO GAMECUBE - ARE COMING OUT THIS MONTH.

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"We have already made considerable progress in
this effort and we are confident that we have the knowledge,
experience and capability to develop an alternative bibliographic
database for UK publishers," said Cairns. "I am
delighted to hand it over to Apprise Media, which has an excellent
track record in growing niche media businesses, both print and
interactive. James Beckett.

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The company, to
be called Beckett Media LP, will provide Apprise with a platform for
continued growth in the sports and entertainment markets as well as
other enthusiast categories. Apprise and Spectrum Equity Investors
(www.
Spectrum Equity Investors is a private equity investor specializing in
investments in companies in the media , information services,
communications, information technology and business services
industries .

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com and on CD-ROM.

LATEST VIDEO GAME PHENOMENON - NARUTO - COMING SOON TO STORE SHELVES

I am very confident that Apprise, working with the
Beckett Publications team, will take the company to the next level. Its flagship title is the popular Beckett Baseball Monthly.

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The
company's International product, Global Books in Print(R), is
available on the internet at www.S.

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We are looking forward to working with the UK
publisher community on this effort. There
are some similarities between NARUTO and Harry Potter.
AUDIO PROVIDED BY: TOMY CORPORATION AND VIZ MEDIA LLC. Terms of the transaction were not
disclosed.com (www.com), the leading online
destination for sports collectible enthusiasts. We plan to continue to improve the company's electronic
information delivery platform and expand its focus on fee-based
specialty services like grading/certification, while seeking new
product and service segments. "This company has had remarkable growth over the last
20 years, both in print and electronic media," he said.com (www.

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----R. Bowker is North America's leading provider
of bibliographic information, and is also the official agency for
assigning ISBNs in the United States, Australia and Puerto Rico. The UK offices are located in
East Grinstead, Sussex.

Apprise Media Acquires Beckett Publications Leading Publisher in Sports and Entertainment Media; Establishes Platform in Enthusiast Publishing

Founded in 1994, Spectrum manages private equity funds
representing $3 billion in committed capital.

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J. For more information, please visit
www.beckett.spectrumequity .com), the leading online destination
for sports collectible enthusiasts, and is the premier publisher of
monthly sports collectibles magazines.

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NEW PROVIDENCE, N.
Beckett Publications, based in Dallas, Texas, publishes nine
monthly magazines plus periodic collectibles and trading card pricing
guides. Titles include Beckett Baseball , Beckett Football, Beckett
Basketball, Beckett Hockey, Beckett Racing, Beckett Anime Collector,
and Neopets: the Official Magazine.com and
auction sites such as eBay, already a strategic partner of Beckett.
McCurdy, a co-founder and former President of Primedia Inc. (NYSE:
PRM), Apprise Media acquires and builds businesses in the targeted
media and publishing sectors.S.

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Launched in 1995 , Global Books In Print is the preeminent database
of English language titles, and is already used extensively throughout
the global publishing, retail and library sectors as an unparalleled
reference source. At
the same time," he added, "Beckett's proprietary, statistics-grounded
methodology for valuing collectibles has potential applications in a
wide range of popular collectibles, and we will work to exploit them. Controlled by Charles G.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Video, hard copy requests, contact information and
more available at: http://www. SINCE THEN, NARUTO HAS CONTINUED TO GAIN FANS ACROSS THE
WORLD. The company also operates Beckett
Grading Services, a leading third-party professional sports card
grading service and Beckett.com) have joined forces in an investment
initiative that has committed $175-$200 million of Spectrum's capital
for strategic investments in niche media and publishing businesses.

ABOUT BECKETT PUBLICATIONS

Based in Dallas, Beckett Publications is the leading publisher of
sports and specialty market collectible products in the U. Beckett, considered the world's
most trusted source in collecting, currently publishes nine monthly
magazines. The company was
founded in 1984 by Dr.

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This has been the basis of Bowker's long success in
serving both publisher, retail and library interests in the US and
international markets.

Publishing Writers/Business Editors

NEW YORK----Apprise Media LLC, a
niche media company backed by Spectrum Equity Investors, today
announced that it acquired Beckett Publications, the leading publisher
of sports and entertainment market collectible guides.
"We have many years of experience in enthusiast publishing. James Beckett, founder of the company will remain with Beckett
as an advisor.

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ABOUT APPRISE MEDIA LLC

Formed in 2004, Apprise Media (www. Beckett
operates Beckett .

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This
expansion of service is poised to deliver a most comprehensive and
competitive UK information solution to information researchers,
library professionals and retail buyers.
Bowker has more than 130 years of experience in bibliographic data
management and dissemination, and Bowker's Books In Print (R) database
is the established authority for book information in the US.
ENTHUSIASTS SAY THIS SERIES OF VIDEO GAMES COULD BE THE NEXT HARRY POTTER!
LAURA YOSHIOKA, TOMY CORPORATION:
"We think NARUTO is going to be the next big phenomenon in the U.
I'M DANIELLE ADDAIR . McCurdy, Chairman and CEO of Apprise Media, said, "For
more than 20 years, Beckett has dominated the market for print and
interactive collectible card guides, both in sports-oriented sectors
including baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and stock car
racing, as well as the anime area of entertainment such as Pokemon and
Yu-Gi-Oh. In the mid-1970s, while a
statistics professor at Bowling Green State University, he published
his first baseball card price guides as "free-upon-request" pamphlets
to, in his words, "bring order out of the chaos that existed" in the
baseball card industry.

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In addition to providing up-to-date, comprehensive
English-language title information, Global Books In Print is expanding
to include non-English-language titles, beginning with
Spanish-language titles from 23 markets.R.bowker.

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R. "However, we believe we will be in a better position to
satisfy our customers' data requirements if we manage the collection
effort directly.GlobalBooksInPrint.com /broadcast/23715/consumer.

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Bowker, the leading provider of bibliographic information in North
America , has announced that, starting April 2005, it will directly
collect, manage and maintain bibliographic information regarding all
books, audio books and videos published in the United Kingdom.
In light of this announcement, Bowker will not renew its license
for UK data with Nielsen Bookdata expiring on March 30th 2005.com

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Charles G. We see
great opportunity to broaden Beckett's products and audience reach
online as the sports and entertainment collectibles market continues
to grow online through direct sales sites such as Beckett.
The company also operates Beckett Grading Services, a leading
third-party professional sports card grading service.

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"We have enjoyed our partnership with Nielsen Bookdata and look
forward to working with them on business initiatives in which our
interests are compatible," said Michael Cairns, President of R.
Founded in 1872, R.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY HEARD OF NARUTO, YOU SOON WILL., AND FANS CAN LOOK FORWARD TO FOUR NARUTO VIDEO
GAMES COMING OUT THIS YEAR. Both feature groups of
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Bowker."
Bowker has invested significantly in both US and UK-based
operations and the company is well-positioned to provide customer
support, including world-class information technology assistance and
hands-on response to publishers of all sizes.R. Bowker is a subsidiary of privately owned Cambridge Information
Group based in Bethesda, Maryland, US.apprisemedia .beckett.

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R. R. Bowker to Launch New Publisher Database for U.K. in 2005

Now,
leveraging the experience and efficiencies gained through its US
operation, Bowker intends to raise the level of bibliographic data
offered through their international database: Global Books In Print
(R). But NARUTO is better, in
my opinion it's edgier, it's got that Japanese flair to it, and it's about
ninja's - how cool is that. Those pamphlets led to annually published
price guides and were the forerunners of Beckett's monthly
collectibles magazines.