Penton Media Acquires Hillgate Communications Ltd.

Penton Media, Inc. February 22, 2001

HarperCollins Announces Global Ebook Publishing Program

HarperCollins Publishers announced the launch of a global ebook publishing program. February 22, 2001

Future Network Closes Magazines and Cuts Jobs

The Future Network plc, an international publisher of specialist magazines and the parent company of U. February 22, 2001

Sesame Street's Elmo Trilogy to Debut in Ebook Format

Sesame Workshop, a not-for-profit educational organization, and Random House Children's Books are teaming up to offer parents and children titles from Sesame Workshop's library in Microsoft Reader format. February 22, 2001

A&E Television Networks Acquires Genealogy.com

A&E Television Networks (AETN), a joint venture of The Hearst Corporation, ABC, Inc. February 22, 2001

Transaction World Magazine Launches

Transaction World, Inc. February 15, 2001

Away.com and Primedia Launch HistoricTraveler.com

Away. February 15, 2001

Warner Bros. Launches Harry Potter Website

Warner Bros. February 15, 2001

HarperCollins Signs Book Deal With Michael Crichton

HarperCollins Publishers announced that it has signed a two book deal with bestselling author Michael Crichton. February 15, 2001

Franklin Ships EBookMan Device

Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. February 15, 2001

Yack Shifts to a Licensing/Syndication Model

Yack, an online events guide, is moving away from the business-to-consumer model to focus on syndication and licensing of its online event guides. February 12, 2001

Vivendi Universal Publishing Launches Education.com

Vivendi Universal Publishing, which has 22,000 staff members worldwide, launched its international education portal, Education. February 12, 2001

Ocean Drive Announces Ocean Drive En Espanol

Jerry Powers, publisher of South Florida's glossy lifestyle magazine, Ocean Drive, and Emilio Estefan, Jr. February 12, 2001

Google Acquires Deja.com's Usenet Discussion Service

Google Inc. February 12, 2001

Scholastic To Be U.S. Publisher of Barney Books

Scholastic, a publisher and distributor of children's books, announced that it has signed a deal with Lyrick Studios, a family entertainment company and the creator of Barney the dinosaur, to be the publisher of Barney books in the United States. February 9, 2001

New York Times Syndicate Selects ScreamingMedia For Content Delivery

The New York Times Syndicate has signed an agreement with ScreamingMedia Inc. February 9, 2001

StartSpot Mediaworks Launches HeadlineSpot.com

StartSpot Mediaworks has announced the launch of HeadlineSpot. February 9, 2001

Lightning and Didio Announce eAudiobook Alliance

Lightning Source Inc. February 9, 2001

Belo Launches English-Language Newspaper in Mexico

Belo launched its first international publication in Mexico on January 8, 2001. February 9, 2001

1stBooks Reports Increase in Title Submissions

Robert McCormack, COO of 1stBooks Library, a publisher of print-on-demand books and ebooks, announced that the company accepted more than 600 title submissions in January, 2001. February 9, 2001

iVillage and Women.com to Merge

iVillage Inc. February 7, 2001

Decanter.com and Wine.com Team Up

Decanter. February 7, 2001

Atomic Dog Acquires CourseWise's Textbook Program

Atomic Dog Publishing, Inc. February 7, 2001

Amazon.com Launches Honor Payment System

Amazon. February 7, 2001

Crain Communications Expands Operations to Mexico

Crain Communications Inc. February 2, 2001