Benacquista Galleries Reports a Sellout of the Initial Printing of the Farmacist Desk Reference
Wednesday April 12, 10:00 am ET

SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Benacquista Galleries (OTC Bulletin Board: BAQG - News) announced today that it has completely sold out its initial printing of 5000 copies of the Farmacist Desk Reference (FDR). The Farmacist Desk Reference is a definitive compendium of humanities relationship to life and vitality using plant whole foods as a preventative and remissive medicine.

Jim Price, President of Benacquista Galleries stated, �As we expected, the Farmacist Desk Reference has been received with great accolades and interest. Our Australian distributor purchased the entire first printing of the FDR and, with the help of the author Don Tolman, sold 5000 copies in 10 days. In the first edition, we identified the need for a larger scale edit of the FDR, so we have hired a full-time professional editor to correct any issues prior to the re-print. The edit has already begun and we anticipate the process to be completed and to be back to the printer by May 15th, with availability on-line and at your favorite book store by July 1.�

Mr. Price continued, �With the success of the first printing, we anticipate the FDR being one of the best selling self-published books of all time. Additionally, we have recently started the translation of the FDR into Chinese and Mandarin. This was done due to the success of Mr. Tolman on his recent trip to Singapore and Australia.�

Upon completion of the second printing of the FDR, Benacquista will launch its public relations program for the FDR through its recently announced engagement with Event Management Services. At the same time, Mr. Tolman has made a commitment to return to Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand to continue the promotion in those areas of the world.

About Benacquista Galleries, Inc.

Benacquista Galleries, Inc. Seeks acquisitions and invests in early stage companies with a focus in the Art, Education and Publishing Industries. Benacquista was founded in 2002 and went public in 2005. The Benacquista Gallery of Companies consists of Benacquista Fine Art, Benacquista Publishing, YNOT Eduk8 and Physiognomy Interface Technologies. For further information on Benacquista visit www.benacquistagalleries.com.

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Contact: jprice@benacquistagalleries.com