She is founder and chief executive of Shakespeare & Company, a thriving theater in Lenox, Mass.

Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon, said the company was excited by the response to its Kindle range.

Al From, founder and chief executive of the Democratic Leadership Council.

Dana Lyon, founder and chief executive of One Media, said traffic on the Web site jumped 100 percent one day after the ads appeared.

"I'd say we more or less want everything," remarked Kevin Arnold, founder and chief executive of the independent alliance.

Jimmy Wales, founder and chief executive of Wikipedia, is one of the surprise new entries.

Jim Jorgensen, founder and chief executive of All Advantage, sees the reduction in hour limits differently.

The purchase price will be $6.5 million, said Nigel Newton, founder and chief executive of Bloomsbury.

In 1991 he left them to become founder and chief executive of a similar chain called Morning, Noon & Night.

Toni Sikes, founder and chief executive of Guild.com, said the site turned profitable in April, but she would not disclose revenues.