IDG Launches Bio-IT World

Bio-IT World, Inc. January 9, 2002

Monarch Services Launches Men's Lifestyle Magazine

Monarch Services, Inc. January 9, 2002

USA Networks to Air The Dead Zone Series

USA Networks will begin airing a new one-hour dramatic series, The Dead Zone, produced by Lions Gate in partnership with Paramount International Television (Paramount), beginning in June 2002. January 4, 2002

TheStreet.com and MarketWatch.com Announce Content Alliance

TheStreet. January 4, 2002

Palm Ebooks Sales Increase 40% in 2001

Palm Digital Media announced that it sold almost 180,000 ebooks in 2001, up more than 40 percent from 2000. January 4, 2002

Gannett, Donrey Media Join Forces to Expand Hawaii.com

Gannett Co. January 4, 2002

Bally Total Fitness to Launch Magazine

Bally Total Fitness and RB Publishing Inc. January 4, 2002

Baker & Taylor and Lightning Source Announce Alliance

Baker & Taylor, a distributor of books, video and music to libraries and retailers, announced it is adding Lightning Source Inc. January 4, 2002

Yahoo to Acquire HotJobs

Yahoo Inc. December 28, 2001

WebMD Acquires Medscape Portals

WebMD Corporation has acquired the portal assets of MedicaLogic/Medscape, Inc. December 28, 2001

Valiente Magazine Announces Publishing Hiatus

Valiente Ltd. December 28, 2001

Small Business Computing Magazine Ceases Publication

Freedom Technology Media Group (FTMG) announced that it will stop publishing Small Business Computing magazine effective with the January 2002 issue. December 28, 2001

Metro Publishing Group Completes Spinoff

Metro Newspapers, an alternative newspaper group in the San Francisco Bay Area, has completed the spin-off of its community newspapers into a separately owned and operated company. December 28, 2001

Operation Bass Becomes FLW Outdoors

Operation Bass, a marketer of competitive fishing tournaments, is expanding beyond fishing with a new name, new television series, new magazine and new website for outdoor enthusiasts. December 28, 2001

Ziff Davis to Launch Xbox Nation

The Ziff Davis Media Game Group announced the launch of their upcoming magazine, Xbox Nation, a publication covering Microsoft's new gaming platform, the Xbox. December 14, 2001

Penguin Classics Inks Deal With Ebrary

ebrary, a provider of information distribution and retrieval services, announced that Penguin Classics will distribute its library to new online markets via ebrary's software, ebrarian. December 14, 2001

Mightywords.com To Shut Down In January

Mightywords. December 14, 2001

Reader's Digest Announces Custom Publishing Division

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. December 14, 2001

The McGraw-Hill Companies Announces Layoffs

The McGraw-Hill Companies announced it will restructure certain business operations. December 14, 2001

Changes Coming to The Wall Street Journal

Dow Jones & Company announced that changes are coming to The Wall Street Journal, including a new section called ``Personal Journal'', improved navigation and enhanced design. December 7, 2001

Walden Media to Produce Narnia Film

Walden Media has partnered with The C. December 7, 2001

Maurice Sendak Creates New Little Bear Story

Acclaimed children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are) and Else Holmelund Minarik (The Adventures of Little Bear) have teamed up to create Little Bear's New Friend, the first new addition to the Little Bear children's book series in over 30 years appearing exclusively in Nick Jr. December 7, 2001

Motley Fool And Simon & Schuster Sign Multi-Book Deal

The Motley Fool, a personal finance education company, has signed a new multi-book deal with Simon & Schuster. December 7, 2001

AOL Time Warner Shuts Down iPublish

AOL Time Warner has closed iPublish. December 7, 2001

Infotrieve Announces Partnership With R.R. Bowker

Infotrieve, a document delivery and electronic content provider, announced a partnership with R. December 7, 2001