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CurtCo Media Relaunches Worth Magazine

CurtCo Media, publisher of Robb Report, a luxury lifestyle resource, has officially relaunched Worth magazine as a monthly management publication for the nation's most affluent households. November 21, 2003

Amazon.com And Borders Group Extend Ecommerce Agreement

Amazon. November 21, 2003

Loren Long Signs 5 Book Deal

Loren Long, illustrator of Madonna's second book for children, Mr. November 21, 2003

Young Men Move From Television to the Internet

The Online Publishers Association (OPA), an industry trade organization, announced on November 5 the results of a recent media consumption study of men aged 18-34 who are frequent visitors to online news, information and entertainment websites. November 14, 2003

Lions Gate Signs Merger Agreement With Artisan Entertainment

Lions Gate Entertainment, an independent motion picture and entertainment company, and Artisan Entertainment, a privately-held motion picture and entertainment company, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Artisan will merge into Lions Gate for a purchase price of $160 million in cash plus assumption of Artisan debt. November 14, 2003

Southern Progress To Launch Cottage Living Magazine

Southern Progress Corporation, a Birmingham-based subsidiary of Time Inc. November 14, 2003

Madonna's Second Children's Book Debuts

Bestselling children's book author and musical artist Madonna kicked off the release of her second children's book, Mr. November 11, 2003

Guiness Sells 100 Millionth Copy

Guinness World Records, which contains information about record-breaking achievement, has announced the upcoming sale of its 100 millionth book on November 11. November 8, 2003

Cincinnati Enquirer Launches Free Weekly Publication

The Cincinnati Enquirer has launched a free weekly publication aimed at readers ages 25 to 34. November 7, 2003

Primedia and BestStuff.com Launch Best

Primedia, Inc. November 7, 2003

New Daily Newspaper, A.M. Journal Express, to Launch in Dallas Market

A. November 7, 2003

South Beach Diet Keep Selling

The South Beach Diet book has remained a hot bestseller and more SBD books like Good Fat, Good Carb are coming. November 4, 2003

Transmit Magazine to Cover Cable Communications Business

Transmit, a glossy, four-color monthly magazine that explores how engineering and technology impact today's cable TV systems, will publish its inaugural edition at The 2003 Western Show. October 31, 2003

Nanoparticles Application Center to Launch NanoExpress

Nanoparticles Applications Center, a center within The Institute for Environmental and Industrial Science (IEIS) at Texas State University - San Marcos, has announced the launch of NanoExpress, a new publication devoted to providing information on technological advances, applications, and business news to nanotechnology professionals. October 31, 2003

Global Gaming Business to Launch Casino Connection

Global Gaming Business LLC has announced that it will publish Casino Connection, a new magazine dedicated to the employees of the Atlantic City gaming industry. October 31, 2003

Amazon.com Offers Full Text Book Searches

Amazon. October 31, 2003

Most Blogs Are Never Seen and Never Updated

For the BloggerCon 2003 conference at the Berkman Center of Harvard Law School, Perseus Development Corp. October 31, 2003

Writing Instruments Market Grows Despite Digital Revolution

Sales of writing instruments have remained strong, despite the advancements and growth of popularity of the PC, Internet, PDAs and other such technology. October 24, 2003

Red Herring Relaunches With Website

Red Herring has been restructured into a media group that will investigate the business of technology through online content, newsletters, research and events. October 24, 2003

iUniverse Renews Partnership with Authors Guild

iUniverse announced that it has renewed its agreement to provide on-demand publishing services to members of the Authors Guild, an organization of published authors. October 24, 2003

Book Magazine to Cease Publication

Barnes & Noble, Inc. October 24, 2003

Ziff Davis Media Launches 1UP.com

Ziff Davis Media, a publisher of video and PC game magazines, has launched 1UP. October 24, 2003

Screenwriters Take Poetic License With Plath

Screenwriters for Sylvia, a new film about the troubled life of poet and novelist Sylvia Plath (The Bell Jar) starring Gwyneth Paltrow, had to fill in a lot of the blanks in Sylvia's life. October 24, 2003

The Dead List

The Dead list is a list of media companies, publications and sites no longer with us from 2000 through 2003. October 22, 2003

St. Anthony Messenger Press Acquires Charis Book

St. October 17, 2003