This is page 83 of the book publishing news archives.

Frankfurt eBook Award Winners Announced (2000-10-23): The International eBook Award Foundation (IeBAF) recently announced the names of the winners for the inaugural Frankfurt eBook Award, an award designed to recognize achievements in the emerging ebook industry.

BET To Produce More Films Based on Arabesque Books (2000-10-23): BET Pictures II (BET Pictures), the feature film division of BET Holdings II, Inc.

Epublisher Xlibris To Expand Into Europe (2000-10-19): Xlibris, an epublisher, has announced plans to expand into Europe and Asia in 2001.

Survivor Millionaire Richard Hatch Subject of New Expose (2000-10-19): Five-time Emmy winning investigative reporter Peter Lance, who spent the summer collaborating with Survivor millionaire Rich Hatch on his bio only to have a $500,000 deal with St.

HarperCollins Acquires North-American Rights to Novel by Nobel Winner Gao Xingjian (2000-10-19): HarperCollins Publishers has announced that it has purchased the North American rights to Soul Mountain, a novel by Chinese writer Gao Xingjian, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature.

BET.com And HarperCollins To Launch Books Channel (2000-10-19): BET.

Cloudy Mountain Books Partners with RealRead (2000-10-19): RealRead Inc.

Barnes & Noble Announces Free ISP (2000-10-16): Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Wiley Partners With netLibrary and Lightning Source (2000-10-13): Stephen Kippur, Executive Vice President and President, Professional/Trade Publishing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Gemstar-TV Guide Launches Gemstar Ebook (2000-10-13): Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.

Busy Teens Want More Time to Read (2000-10-10): Today's teens are very busy, but they would read more if they had the time, according to a Teen Read Week online survey conducted by the American Library Association (ALA) and Smartgirl.

eNovel.com to Acquire Instant Novelist Site (2000-10-10): eNovel.

Open eBook Forum Announces New Initiatives (2000-10-06): The Open eBook Forum (OeBF), an international trade organization for epublishing, has announced a framework and two initiatives to further accelerate the growth of the epublishing marketplace.

Thomas Nelson Launches Ebook Publishing Program (2000-10-06): Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Fictionwise.com Signs Harlan Ellison for Short Stories (2000-10-06): Fictionwise.

Booker Prize 2000 Shortlist Announced (2000-10-06): The shortlist for the Booker Prize 2000, which is now in its 32nd year, has been announced.

Kiko Partners With Zoobooks Animal Encyclopedias (2000-10-02): Kiko, Inc.

Frankfurt eBook Awards Finalists Announced (2000-10-02): The International eBook Award Foundation has announced the finalists for Frankfurt eBook Awards.

Internet World Appoints Kate Dobson as Publisher (2000-09-29): Penton Media's Internet World magazine has announced the appointment of Kate Dobson to publisher of the Internet title.

Harper Collins Children's Books Launches Narnia Website (2000-09-25): Harper Collins Children's Books has announced the launch of a new website for the popular children's fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia by C.