Peep And The Big Wide World Companion Site Launched

Peep And The Big Wide World, a new animated series for preschool-age children about exploring and discovering the world around them, has launched its companion website. April 23, 2004

2003 SFWA Nebula Awards Winners Announced

The Science Fiction Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2003 Nebula Awards for best science fiction or fantasy. April 23, 2004

Lulu.com Enters Self-Publishing Services Marketplace

Lulu. April 23, 2004

Bush Admin Challenges New Woodward Book

The Bush administration has attacked Bob Woodward for his latest book, Plan of Attack. April 20, 2004

Joss Whedon To Direct Serenity for Universal Pictures

Joss Whedon, an Oscar and Emmy-nominated writer/director responsible for the worldwide television phenomena of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, is set to make his feature film directorial debut with the futuristic action-adventure Serenity, it was announced by Mary Parent and Scott Stuber, vice chairmen, production, Universal Pictures. April 16, 2004

Latina Girls Magazine Launches Teen Version

Students at the University of Texas at Austin founded Latinitas, a bilingual online magazine for Latina pre-teens. April 16, 2004

National Journalism Award Winners Announced for 2003 Work

The Scripps Howard Foundation has announced the winners of its annual National Journalism Awards, honoring the best in print and electronic journalism and journalism education for 2003. April 16, 2004

RIOT Media Targets Tween Market

RIOT Media, a new company that will develop, produce and market multi-platform entertainment programming and media products for tween boys, has launched with RIOT, its flagship branded property. April 16, 2004

CMP Media Launches Electronics Supply & Manufacturing

CMP Media has announced publication of the first issue of Electronics Supply & Manufacturing, a new monthly magazine that provides global coverage of market trends, best practices and case studies, with action plans to help managers at Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers across the electronics industry improve business performance. April 16, 2004

Book Sense Announces Best Books From First Five Years

Book Sense has announced the "Best Books: The Best of Book Sense From the First Five Years. April 16, 2004

SciFi Channel to Produce Ringworld Miniseries

Based on the classic Larry Niven books, this 4-hour miniseries in development from the SciFi Channel will follow four explorers who crash land on Ringworld -- an artificial world, mammoth in scope and built in the shape of a ring that rotates around a gravitational sun force. April 14, 2004

Oster Communications Launches Trader's Source Magazine

Oster Communications has launched Trader's Source magazine. April 9, 2004

California Newspaper Publishers Launch LA.com

LA. April 9, 2004

CXO Media Aims New Magazine at Chief Marketing Officers

CXO Media Inc. April 9, 2004

American Media Plans Automotive Magazine

David J. April 9, 2004

2003 Book Publishing Net Sales Rise

Net sales for the entire United States publishing industry are estimated to have increased by 4. April 9, 2004

Pine, Witherspoon and Carlisle Form InkWell Management

Three prominent New York-based independent literary agencies, Arthur Pine Associates, Witherspoon Associates, and Carlisle & Company, have formed a new literary management company, InkWell Management. April 2, 2004

Survey: Parents Unaware Of Illegal File Swapping

A new survey conducted by Nielson NRG for the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. April 2, 2004

Fed Tech Magazine Debuts for Federal Technology Executives

CDW Government, Inc. April 2, 2004

Disney To Make Films Based On Judy Blume Books

Author Judy Blume (Are You There God? It's Me Margaret, Blubber, Superfudge, and Deenie), filmmaker Lawrence Blume, and producer Jane Startz have entered into a multi-picture deal with The Walt Disney Studios to develop and produce films based on Judy Blume's books for young people, it was announced by Nina Jacobson, president of the Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group. April 2, 2004

Alternative Newsweeklies Go Global

The debut issue of a new alternative newsweekly hit the streets of Amsterdam yesterday. April 2, 2004

1stBooks Becomes AuthorHouse

Print-on-demand (POD) publisher 1stBooks announced that it is changing its name to AuthorHouse. April 2, 2004

Big Advance for New Dune Novels

Kevin J. April 1, 2004

Religious Themed Books Hit Bestseller Lists

Many books with religious themes like Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins' Glorious Appearing, Rick Warren's The Purpose-Driven Life and Mitch Albom's novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven are hitting bestseller lists. March 29, 2004

Arizona Technology Magazine Launches

The Arizona Technology Council has launched TechConnect. March 26, 2004