Away.com Acquires GORP.com

Away. April 5, 2002

Ann Patchett Wins PEN/Faulkner Award

Ann Patchett has won the 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award award for her novel Bel Canto (HarperCollins). April 1, 2002

The New Environmentalist Online Magazine Launches

The New Environmentalist is a new online magazine and resource center launched this month. April 1, 2002

Nelson Announces Acquisition of Arnold Publishing

Nelson, part of The Thomson Corporation and a division of Thomson Canada Limited, announced the acquisition of Arnold Publishing, an Alberta-based publisher that develops textbooks and learning resources for social studies courses. April 1, 2002

Great Lakes Publishing Launches LongWeekends Magazine

Great Lakes Publishing announced the launch of LongWeekends magazine. April 1, 2002

Conde Nast Acquires Ideas Publishing Group

Conde Nast Publications, Inc. April 1, 2002

Palm and Simon & Schuster Beam Stephen King Excerpt

In an effort to promote Everything's Eventual, Stephen King's latest short story collection, Palm and Simon & Schuster are beaming an excerpt from the book directly to Palm owners in Manhatten. March 28, 2002

Borders Announces Original Voices Awards Nominees

Nominees for the fifth annual Original Voices Awards were announced by Borders Books and Music. March 28, 2002

NBCC Award Finalists Named

The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) recently announced the finalists for its annual book awards. March 28, 2002

James Beard Foundation Award Nominees Announced

Nominees were announced for The 2002 James Beard Foundation Awards, the nation's top honors for culinary professionals, at a reception held at the historic James Beard House in Greenwich Village, featuring 1997 James Beard Foundation Award recipient Chef Norman Van Aken, Norman's, Coral Gables, FL. March 28, 2002

Winners Announced at Independent Games Festival

The 4th Annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) announced top honors during the awards ceremony at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose. March 28, 2002

Memento Wins at the 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards

The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, an event for the independent film community, was held Saturday, March 23, at a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. March 28, 2002

Game Developers Choice Awards Recipients Named

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has announced the recipients of the 2nd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards. March 28, 2002

2002 Eppie Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2002 Eppie Awards have been announced. March 28, 2002

CurtCo Robb Media Seeks New Luxury Titles

Nine months after jointly acquiring the luxury lifestyle monthly Robb Report from Luxury Media Corp. March 28, 2002

Bumpy Road From Free to Fee

New websites switch from free to fee-based models every business day, but according to a new study from Jupiter Media Metrix it be will several years before the revenue growth appears. March 28, 2002

2002 Bologna New Media Prize Winners Announced

The Bologna Children's Book Fair announced the winners of the 2002 Bologna New Media Prize, a juried award honoring children's "new media" products. March 28, 2002

Wolters Kluwer Acquires Casenotes Publishing Company

Wolters Kluwer North America has acquired Casenotes Publishing Company, Inc. March 26, 2002

74th Annual Academy Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 74th annual Academy Awards were announced Sunday night in a lengthy awards presentation at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California that lasted over four hours. March 26, 2002

Journal Register Company Acquires Main Street News

Journal Register Company Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Robert M. March 26, 2002

Instinctz.com Launches Online Lifestyle Magazine

Instinctz Inc. March 26, 2002

U.S. Copyright Office Receives Mail Damaged By Irradiation

The U. March 26, 2002

Reader's Digest to Acquire Reiman Publications

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. March 22, 2002

MarketWatch.com Signs Book Deal with Alpha Books

Alpha Books announced that it will publish the first book by MarketWatch. March 22, 2002

Legal Affairs Magazine to Launch in April

Legal Affairs is a new general-interest magazine about the law. March 22, 2002