Press Release from Robert Rose
[May 30, 2008]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Robert Rose Inc. is pleased to announce that they will be publishing The Best of Bridge cookbooks.

Until June 1st, 2008, all orders and returns should be directed to The Best of Bridge. Robert Rose and its distributor, Firefly Books, will assume all sales and distribution for The Best of Bridge after June 1st, 2008.

The Best of Bridge is the premier cookbook series in Canada. Over the past 25 years, the company has become one of the most recognized brands in Canadian publishing, with sales of more than 3.2 million cookbooks. Beginning in Fall 2008, Robert Rose will publish its first, The Best of Bridge, with more to follow.

Robert Rose Inc. is one of Canada’s leading cookbook and health book publishers. The company has over 150 titles in print and publishes 20 to 25 new titles each year. Robert Rose sells these books under its own imprint in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Please note that Robert Rose will be producing its own editions of The Best of the Best, Volume 1 and The Rest of the Best, Volume 2 with new ISBNS. Firefly will not accept returns of books sold by The Best of Bridge.

“The Best of Bridge has offered a generation of Canadian home cooks recipes they love and have come to rely on. We are looking forward to building on previous successes and expanding the imprint in the future. The Best of Bridge is a Canadian institution. Our new publishing partnership will ensure that future generations of Canadians will continue to enjoy these recipes every night.”
— Bob Dees, President, Robert Rose Inc.

“The Ladies of the Best of Bridge are delighted by their new relationship with Robert Rose Inc. We are looking forward to an exciting and new future for our cookbooks. Classic recipes and brand-new collections — all featuring our trademark user-friendly approach — will be coming into the market over the next few years. Robert Rose will be producing a new generation of books for a whole new generation of cooks — this is going to be a lot of fun for all of us.

“We will rely on Robert Rose to provide their considerable expertise, and we’ll continue to provide our enthusiastic creative input. What a team … and we don’t even have to go to the office to do it!”
— The Ladies of The Best of Bridge

Just to recap, until June 1st, 2008, all orders and returns of existing titles should be directed to The Best of Bridge. After June 1st, 2008, all orders should be directed to Robert Rose c/o Firefly Books.