Oberon?!

[Fluks, H.W.]

> From: Fernando Ventura [mailto:fernandopventura at uol.com.br]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 4:09 AM

> Oberon is the same that De Geillustreerde Pers?!

Same company, different names (because of internal reorganisations and
mother/daughter company changes).

They started as Geïllustreerde Pers (GP).
In 1972 they became Oberon (part of VNU).
In the 90s they became Geillustreerde Pers (with i in stead of ï). Still
part of VNU.
Recently they became VNU Tijdschriften BV, part of VNU.

<off-topic history lesson>

VNU ("United Dutch Publishers") is the Dutch equivalent of Egmont. One of
the biggest publishing companies in this part of Europe.
Both companies seem to have their roots in the "inventors of book printing":
Egmont used to be named Gutenberghus, the "house of Gutenberg". VNU's
ancestor companies were from the book printers in the city of the Dutch
inventor of book printing (L.J. Coster in Haarlem).

The Dutch think Coster invented the book printing, while the rest of the
world says it's Gutenberg. 8-)

</off-topic history lesson>

--Harry.