Reed Elsevier is selling its Reed Business Information magazine-publishing division, which includes trade publications such as Variety, Publishers Weekly – and Publishers Weekly Comics Week and The Beat — Broadcasting and Cable, and Playthings.
According to ICv2.com, the company will keep Reed Exhibitions, which produces New York Comic-Con, the New York Anime Festival, Book Expo America and other trade and consumer shows.
There’s no timetable for the sale, and Reed reportedly has no buyer lined up.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:27 am
Wow, maybe if they keep it they can actually focus running the NY Comic Con like a business and not a giant cluster-f@#$ like it’s been?
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:58 pm
This is by far the most disorganized convention I have ever tried to be a part of.
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I attended the second convention and didn’t find any such disorganization going on. Are we maybe letting the first year (and admitted cluster-f***) color how we saw the second year here?
February 25th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Not sure if you’ve got a turd in your pocket, but from this end, no, WE have had the same, confused and disorganized management when you’re attempting to pay for a table. It might be great for attendees (and I stress MIGHT), but if you’re trying to get a booth and don’t have the budget of Marvel or DC, stick to Pittsburgh.