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writer's blog home > blog archives page 349DC Comics Publishes Frank Miller's Batman Sequel
The Dark Knight Strikes Again, a sequel to the Batman comics written and drawn by Frank Miller, is now available in stores and has already broken sales records for the comic book industry, said DC Comics Executive Vice President and Publisher Paul Levitz. December 7, 2001
Profile Pursuit And Crunch Fitness Launch Magazine
Crunch Fitness, a fitness club, and New York custom publishers Profile Pursuit are launching Crunch Magazine. December 7, 2001
Warner Music Group to Acquire Word Entertainment1
Warner Music Group (WMG) and Gaylord Entertainment announced that WMG has agreed to acquire Gaylord Entertainment's Word Entertainment division. November 30, 2001
Harlequin Launches Red Dress Ink
Harlequin Enterprises Limited has announced the launch of Red Dress Ink, a new line of books that recognizes the importance of the growing number of single women. November 30, 2001
Pressplay To License Billboard Music Charts
Pressplay, an online music company, announced a licensing agreement with Billboard, which will feature Billboard's weekly music chart data dating back to 1955 on the online music subscription service. November 30, 2001
Las Vegas Sun and In Business Combine Business Editorial Staffs
Michael J. November 30, 2001
Seattle's Impassio Press Launches With Three Titles
Seattle Writer and editor Olivia Dresher announced the formation of Impassio Press, an independent publisher dedicated to establishing fragmentary writing as a distinct literary genre, especially diaries, journals, notebooks and letters, as well as fiction and poetic prose written in fragment form. November 30, 2001
Gator and IAB To Develop New Companion Pop-up Banner
Gator and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) announced that they have tabled their ongoing differences and will cooperatively work together as Gator develops a new version of its Companion Pop-up Banner. November 30, 2001
The Right Start to Purchase FAO Schwarz
The Right Start Inc. November 23, 2001
Palm Signs Agreement With HarperCollins to Distribute PerfectBound Ebooks
Palm, Inc. November 23, 2001
Open eBook Forum Launches Literacy Campaign
``Open an eBook. November 23, 2001
National Geographic Launches Book Club for Kids
The National Geographic Society has announced the launch of an online book club, National Geographic Book Club for Kids, as part of its new, nonfiction literacy campaign for students in grades 3-6. November 23, 2001
Tribune Reduces Executive Compensation, Freezes Salaries
Tribune Company, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, announced 1,400 job cuts in June of this year and is now seeking to find more ways to cut costs but without laying off additional staff. November 17, 2001
Scripps Networks Launches Fine Living Magazine
Fine Living, Scripps Networks' new lifestyle network, is acquiring a 49 percent share of Cachet, a high-end monthly magazine that reaches more than 1. November 17, 2001
Real Cities and Media General Agree to Partner
Knight Ridder Digital, founder of the Real Cities network of city and regional websites, and Media General announced that Media General's TBO. November 17, 2001
Primedia To Sell Bacon's to Observer AB
Primedia Inc. November 17, 2001
Copa Airlines Launches New Magazine
Copa Airlines has launched its new in-flight magazine, Panorama of the Americas, which will appear early in 2002. November 17, 2001
Sandhills Publishing Debuts Computer Power User
Sandhills, the Lincoln, Neb. November 17, 2001
Web Techniques Becomes New Architect Magazine
CMP Media LLC announced that with the March 2002 issue, Web Techniques will become New Architect. November 17, 2001
Time Magazine Group Revives Life Magazine
The Time Magazine Group announced the relaunch of Life magazine beginning with two special issues. November 9, 2001
Pearson to Publish Ebusiness Book Series With Intel
Intel Corp. November 9, 2001
Ziff Davis Ceases Publication of Smart Partner and Interactive Week
Ziff Davis Media Inc. November 7, 2001
Wenner Media Launches Us Report On ABC NewsOne
Wenner Media's Us announced the launch of the ABC NewsOne Us Report, a weekly celebrity/entertainment report produced in conjunction with Us magazine. November 7, 2001
Simon & Schuster Launches Ebookstore
Simon & Schuster has announced the grand opening of SimonSaysShop. November 7, 2001
Disney Acquires The Baby Einstein Company
The Walt Disney Company has acquired The Baby Einstein Company, a creator of media products, toys and books for babies and toddlers, it was announced by Disney President and Chief Operating Officer Robert A. November 7, 2001

