Notice of Trading Update

Quarto Group Inc
20 April 2004






                             THE QUARTO GROUP, Inc

         Date of First Quarter Trading Update - Wednesday 21 April 2004

Tomorrow, Wednesday 21 April 2004, Quarto, the London-based and listed
international book publisher, will be issuing a Q1 trading update, in accordance
with its usual practice.

Enquiries:

The Quarto Group, Inc
Laurence F Orbach (Chairman & CEO)                               020-7700 9003
Mick Mousley (Chief Financial Officer)                           020-7700 9005

Bankside Consultants Limited
Charles Ponsonby                                                 020-7444 4166



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