Trading Update

Quarto Group Inc
09 November 2005



                              THE QUARTO GROUP, INC


                                 Trading Update
                                        

Quarto, the London-based and listed international book publisher, announces
that, at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the biggest international rights fair in the
book world, and a very important marketing event for Quarto's co-edition book
imprints, the titles offered for publishing in 2006 and beyond were very
positively received.

Quarto's sales for the month of October increased to £8.6 million from the prior
year's £7.3 million, helped by revenues from acquisitions. For the 10 months to 
the end of October, unaudited sales rose to £75.2 million, from £64.0 million in 
2004.

'Group sales in the final quarter are crucially important, and October's number
is welcome, showing solid business around the world,' said Laurence F Orbach,
Quarto's chairman and chief executive officer. 'The results in the UK, which
accounts for about one-sixth of Quarto's annual revenues, were uneven, and
reflect continuing consumer caution but, encouragingly, overall sales into
bookstores were as strong as last year.'


Enquiries:

The Quarto Group, Inc.                                           020-7700 9000
Laurence Orbach (Chairman & CEO)
Mick Mousley (Finance Director)

Bankside Consultants Limited
Charles Ponsonby                                                 020-7367 8851




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