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WILEY NEWS RELEASE John Wiley & Sons, Inc. August 16, 2006 For Immediate Release Contact: Sarah Fewster 201-748-5628 Wiley Acquires Clinical Cardiology and Scanning Journals Expands publisher’s clinical and microscopy portfolio Hoboken, N.J., August 16, 2006—John Wiley & Sons, Inc., announced today that it has acquired publishing assets from the Clinical Cardiology Publishing Company (CCPC) and the Foundation for Advances in Medicine and Science (FAMS). Wiley will assume publishing for two peer-reviewed journals, Clinical Cardiology: An Indexed and Peer-Reviewed Journal for Advances in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease and SCANNING, The Journal of Scanning Microscopies. The acquisition complements Wiley’s list of journals and adds two respected publications to the publisher’s portfolio. “We are delighted to further strengthen our clinical and microscopy portfolios with these two titles,” said Vickie Thaw, Vice President and Publisher for Medical Science Journals, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. “This acquisition enables us to expand our presence in these dynamic subject areas and provide practical, must-have information to specialists as well as academics and libraries.” “We are confident that under Wiley’s direction the journals will retain their positions of leadership and continue to make significant contributions to the fields of cardiology and the microscopies,” said Ms. Tony Bourgholtzer, Chairman of FAMS. As an indexed, peer-reviewed, controlled circulation journal, Clinical Cardiology offers up-to-date research and information on advances in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, namely how clinical cardiovascular research translates into practice, interventional techniques, pathology, pharmacology, biochemistry, and rehabilitation, among others. Clinical Cardiology is distributed to more than 33,000 physicians, researchers, and pharmaceutical professionals in the United States. A peer-reviewed journal, SCANNING, The Journal of Scanning Microscopies is published six times a year and delivered to approximately 3,500 scanning electron microscopists. The journal covers the latest research and developments in scanning electron, scanning probe, and scanning optical microscopies, as well as the current and future applications of this technology to clinical medicine and bioscience. ### About CCPC Clinical Cardiology Publishing Company, Inc., is the former publisher of Clinical Cardiology, An Indexed and Peer- Reviewed Journal for Advances in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease. About FAMS The Foundation for Advances in Medicine and Science (FAMS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of medicine and science worldwide. It was formed for the purpose of disseminating current scientific and medical research data to researchers and clinicians in order to facilitate application of the most recent research data for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. FAMS also makes information concerning the readability of patient materials available to those producing and distributing such materials. FAMS will continue to publish books on subjects ranging from positron emission tomography to the history of cardiology. About Wiley Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., provides must-have content and services to customers worldwide. Its core businesses include scientific, technical, and medical journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley has publishing, marketing, and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley's Internet site can be accessed at http://www.wiley.com.