Oxford Publishing Launches Salud! Magazine

Oxford Publishing Inc. July 25, 2003

F&W Publications Acquires Adams Media

F&W Publications, Inc. July 25, 2003

Beckett To Launch Neopets Magazine

NeoPets, Inc. July 25, 2003

Booker Winner Rips on Potter Series

Author AS Byatt, a winner of the Booker Prize, a prestigious British literary prize, wrote in the New York Times that the latest Harry Potter novel by J. July 20, 2003

Willis Stein & Partners to Acquire Baker & Taylor

Willis Stein & Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Charlotte, North Carolina-based Baker & Taylor, Inc. July 11, 2003

Study Finds Booming Scrapbooking Hobby

A new research study report from Unity Marketing entitled Stationery & Greeting Card Report, 2003: The Market, The Competitors, The Future Trends, found that "connecting" is the next major trend in the $14 billion stationery and greeting card market. July 11, 2003

MIT Researchers Launch Government Information Awareness Website

Researchers from an MIT Media Lab have launched the Government Information Awareness (GIA) website. July 11, 2003

Emoonlighter Acquires Guru.com Membership Base

Emoonlighter announced it has finalized an agreement to acquire the employer membership base of Guru. July 11, 2003

Distinction Magazine Launches in Los Angeles in September

Distinction magazine, a new luxury magazine showcasing the world of affluent and socially minded Angelenos, will launch its premier issue in September. July 11, 2003

Classmates Television to Featuring Real-Life Reunion Stories

Twentieth Television and Classmates Online, Inc. July 11, 2003

Baen Celebrates 20 Years of Independent Science Fiction Publishing

In the current era of publishing mega mergers and consolidation, Jim Baen, president and publisher of Baen Books, is celebrating his independence and twenty years of science fiction publishing. July 11, 2003

ASBPE Announces Awards for Trade Publications

The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) honored Boston-based CFO magazine and Loveland, Colorado-based SQL Server as Magazines of the Year in the over-80,000- and under-80,000-circulation divisions. July 11, 2003

Advanstar Announces Debut of Modern Health For Women

Advanstar Healthcare Communications announced that the premiere issue of Modern Health for Women, a direct-to-patient publication addressing women's health issues, will be available next month. July 4, 2003

iVillage Inks Television Series Deal

iVillage Inc. July 4, 2003

Everyday Food Magazine Passes MSO Test

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. July 4, 2003

Disney and Gemstone Relaunch Disney Comic Books

Disney Publishing Worldwide and Gemstone Publishing have announced a series of comic books featuring a variety of the most popular Disney characters. July 4, 2003

CurtCo Media Acquires Worth Magazine Assets

CurtCo Media, publisher of Robb Report, a luxury lifestyle magazine, in conjunction with financial sponsors Weston Presidio Capital Management and TD Capital Communications Partners, has acquired the assets of Worth magazine for $2. July 4, 2003

More Harry Potter Novels Printed

The world will not run out of Harry Potter novels. July 3, 2003

Oprah's Web Traffic Soars From Book Club Relaunch

Nielsen//NetRatings reported that traffic to Oprah. June 25, 2003

Potter Mania

The latest Harry Potter novel (the first in three years), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, is selling out at bookstores nationwide. June 23, 2003

Oprah Relaunches Book Club With East Of Eden

Oprah has relaunched Oprah's Book Club after a fourteen month pause. June 20, 2003

National Lampoon To Produce Original Film Comedies

National Lampoon announced it has entered into an agreement to develop and produce a slate of films with partners Silver Nitrate, Street Alien Pictures and producer Angad Paul. June 20, 2003

Study Links Burning and Downloading to Falling Music Sales

While there are a variety of reasons contributing to the downturn in music sales, the twin problems of downloading and burning are clearly the most potent ones, according to a recent national survey of 12 to 44 year olds conducted by Edison Media Research for the trade publication Radio & Records. June 20, 2003

Mosaic Media Produce Six Films for HBO

Mosaic Media Group is launching a new film project for a series of six films to be produced by Mosaic and acquired by HBO Films. June 20, 2003

New Online Cooking Magazine Launches

Helpmecook. June 20, 2003