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Feb 11 2009 8:25am EDT

Laid Off Book Exec Finds Silver Lining

When HarperCollins closed its Collins division yesterday, it also laid off the unit's president and publisher, Steve Ross. The New York Times asked Ross about the upheaval:

Mr. Ross declined to comment on the closing of Collins. But in an e-mail message, he pointed out that he had been named one of the 50 hottest bachelors by Page Six magazine, part of The New York Post, which is also owned by News Corporation. Mr. Ross came in at No. 41 and was described as a "go-to smarty-pants guy."

"I guess, what they meant to say is eligible for unemployment," Mr. Ross wrote.

In that sense, whoever put Ross on the list is probably "eligible" also, since Page Six Magazine is also kaput.

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