The Price of the Information Age

As I was happily surfing the Net today, I happened to zip over to the Los Angeles Times website to check out the business entertainment news -- and received a nasty shock. January 22, 2003

Firefly Swatted by Networks

Joss Whedon's innovative and critically well-received series Firefly has been turned down by ABC, CBS, NBC, UPN and the SCI FI Channel, according to Christopher Buchanan, president of Joss Whedon's production company, Mutant Enemy. January 17, 2003

Scholastic Acquires Rights to Gooosebumps From Parachute Press

Scholastic Corp. January 17, 2003

Reed Business Information Forms New Book Publishing Unit

Tad Smith, president of the Reed Business Information (RBI) Media Group, announced the formation of a new business unit, RBI Press, and the appointment of Fred Ciporen as its president. January 17, 2003

Fifth Harry Potter Novel To Be Published in June

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. January 17, 2003

iUniverse to Invest in Books That Show Promising Sales

iUniverse, a print-on-demand (POD) and ebook publisher which self-publishes 5,000 books annually, announced the first in a series of programs and services designed to give authors support in publishing, marketing and selling their books. January 17, 2003

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Copyright Extension

In a 7-2 decision, the U. January 17, 2003

Steve Case Steps Down as AOL Time Warner Chairman

AOL Time Warner Inc. January 17, 2003

Harry Potter and the Juggernaut of Hype

In a development that's sure to thrill booksellers, Scholastic has announced the long-awaited publication date of the next Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: June 21, 2003. January 15, 2003

Tommy Mottola Leaves Sony Music For New Venture

After a 14-year tenure at Sony Music Entertainment, Thomas D. January 10, 2003

HarperCollins' Authors to Join Reading Group Discussions

HarperCollins Publishers has launched a new promotional program that targets reading groups. January 10, 2003

FAST Now Indexes MS Word Documents

FAST is now including Microsoft Word documents within its web search results. January 10, 2003

Reader's Digest Launches Website for Dieters

Reader's Digest has launched ChangeOne. January 10, 2003

R.R. Bowker Assumes Operations of Pubnet

R. January 10, 2003

Spyglass and DreamWorks Announce Production Deal

Spyglass Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures announced that they have signed a first-look, non-exclusive production deal. January 3, 2003

VentureWire and Technology Review to Launch Semiconductor Innovation Letter

VentureWire, a daily news and information service for the venture capital community, and Technology Review, MIT's magazine of innovation, announced that the two companies have signed a strategic partnership to jointly publish Semiconductor Innovation Letter, a twice-monthly electronic newsletter covering the semiconductor industry. January 3, 2003

Carsey-Werner-Mandabach and Paramount Pictures Announce Three-Year Picture Deal

Carsey-Werner-Mandabach (CWM), an independent television studio, has entered into a three-year, first-look agreement with Paramount Pictures. January 3, 2003

Light Reading Acquires Boardwatch Magazine

Light Reading, a telecommunications technology resource, announced that it has purchased Boardwatch magazine from Penton Media. January 3, 2003

Information Today Acquires Streaming Media, Inc.

Information Today, Inc. January 3, 2003

Vivendi Universal Completes Houghton Mifflin Sale

Vivendi Universal has sold the Houghton Mifflin Company to a consortium of private investment firms comprised of Thomas H. January 3, 2003

Spacey's TriggerStreet.com Launches Content Showcase

Co-founders Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti announced that TriggerStreet. December 13, 2002

Scholastic and DreamWorks Announce Publishing Deal

Scholastic, a publisher and distributor of children's books, announced that it has been named the primary publishing licensee for DreamWorks' animated feature films. December 13, 2002

Prima and Edgar Online to Publish Investors' Guide

Prima Publishing, a member of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. December 13, 2002

ChristianityToday.com to Manage leftbehind.com

Tyndale House Publishers has selected Christianity Today International's online research and development team, the developers of ChristianityToday. December 13, 2002

Barnes & Noble to Buy Sterling Publishing

Bookseller Barnes & Noble announced that it has agreed to purchase Sterling Publishing, a publisher of how-to books, for an undisclosed amount. December 13, 2002