Vivendi Licenses Marvel Superheroes For Online Games

Vivendi Universal Publishing (VU Publishing) and Marvel Enterprises, Inc. September 27, 2002

The Knot Magazine Debuts On Newsstands

The Knot, a wedding media and services company, announced that The Knot Magazine has rolled out on newsstands nationwide. September 27, 2002

Google Launches News Service

Google, a popular online search engine, has launched a news service that selects headlines from over 4,000 sources based on computer algorithms. September 27, 2002

NewsFactor Network Launches CRM Buyer Magazine

NewsFactor Network, a business and technology news publishers, has launched CRM Buyer Magazine, a new guide for buyers of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. September 27, 2002

Travel + Leisure en Espanol Launches With October Issue

American Express Publishing Corporation and Editorial Televisa, S. September 25, 2002

iUniverse and Kensington Publishing Announce Partnership

iUniverse and Kensington Publishing Corp. September 25, 2002

HarperCollins Signs Elizabeth George for Two New Novels

HarperCollins Publishers has acquired publishing rights to two new books by New York Times bestselling mystery novelist, Elizabeth George. September 25, 2002

San Francisco Chronicle to Introduce Audio Edition

The San Francisco Chronicle announced it will be offering an audio edition of the newspaper using technology developed by MobileSoft that allows subscribers to listen to Chronicle content on custom-burned CDs. September 20, 2002

Kluwer Academic Publishers Offers Online Custom Books

Kluwer Academic Publishers (KAP) has edlaunch Kluwer Online Custom Books, a new platform offering online users the ability to create individual customized books from KAP's electronic books collection. September 20, 2002

Paddlesport Publishing Buys Kayak Magazine

Paddlesport Publishing, Inc. September 20, 2002

Futuredex Launches New Magazine on Private Capital

Futuredex, Inc. September 20, 2002

Abebooks Lists Used Books Inventory on Amazon.com

Abebooks, an online marketplace for used, rare and out-of-print books, announced it is making millions of books available through Amazon's Marketplace program, which enables third party sellers to list inventory in Amazon. September 20, 2002

Surfing Girl Relaunches as SG: Surf Snow Skate Girl

The Southern California-based Action Sports Group of Primedia, a special-interest magazine publisher, announced the relaunch of Surfing Girl magazine as sg: Surf Snow Skate Girl. September 13, 2002

Reader's Digest to Publish Barbie Brand Children's Books

Reader's Digest Children's Publishing announced that it has launched a new publishing program with Mattel for books and other products under the Barbie brand. September 13, 2002

Kmart Launches La Vida Magazine

Kmart Corporation has announced the inaugural September 15 issue of La Vida magazine, an entertainment and lifestyle magazine that contains features and articles of interest to the Hispanic community. September 13, 2002

iUniverse Announces Hardcover Books Printed On-Demand

iUniverse, Inc. September 13, 2002

Hanley-Wood Acquires Multifamily Executive Magazine

Hanley-Wood, a business-to-business media company in the residential and commercial construction industry, has acquired Multifamily Executive magazine and two companion conferences from MGI Publications, Inc. September 13, 2002

Alacritude Acquires Elibrary and Encylopedia.com

Alacritude, LLC, a new company focusing on online research, announced that it has purchased eLibrary and Encyclopedia. September 13, 2002

Penton Media Launches Responder Safety Publication

Penton Media Inc. September 6, 2002

Troll Communications Acquired by Quad Ventures

Quad Ventures LLC, a $100 million private equity firm focused on the education industry, announced that it has acquired Troll Communications L. September 6, 2002

Penguin Putnam Announces Publishing Agreement with Grove Atlantic

Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Putnam, has announced an agreement with Grove Atlantic to publish select Grove Atlantic hardcovers in paperback under the Penguin and Signet imprints. September 6, 2002

National Lampoon Acquires Burly Bear Network

National Lampoon, the company which created the National Lampoon magazine and National Lampoon's Animal House, has acquired the assets of Burly Bear Network, an on-campus college television network. September 6, 2002

Clock Tower Acquires Sports Books From Sleeping Bear Press

Clock Tower Press, LLC, a new publishing company, has acquired the publishing rights to the Sleeping Bear Press inventory of golf, sports and regional books. September 6, 2002

R.R. Bowker Launches BookIndustyLocator.com

R. September 6, 2002

ValCom, Inc. Acquires Brentwood Magazine

Vince Vellardita, President and CEO of ValCom, Inc. August 23, 2002