The Knot Inks Deal With Chronicle Books

The Knot, an online wedding resource, has announced the signing of a two-book deal with Chronicle Books. November 15, 2000

IDG Books Announces Name Change to Hungry Minds

IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. November 15, 2000

Amazon.com Launches Ebooks Store

Online retailer Amazon. November 15, 2000

Tumblebooks Launches Children's Electronic Book Format

TumbleBooks Inc, a division of children's books publisher Tumbleweed Press Ltd, has announced the launch of a new children's electronic book format. November 10, 2000

Purdue Press to Start Ebook Only Monograph Program

Beginning in January 2001, Purdue University Press will begin to accept monographs for publication in its new e-only monograph imprint, Digital-I books. November 10, 2000

Ralph Lauren Launches Polo.com

Ralph Lauren Media has announced the launch of Polo. November 10, 2000

MightyWords Tightens Submissions Policy, Terminates Contracts

MightyWords, a publisher and seller of electronic content, has announced that it will be switching its focus to more professional and business oriented content and moving away from self-published content. November 10, 2000

Lycos and Random House Launch Ebook Marketplace

Terra Lycos S. November 10, 2000

Reader's Digest Licenses Healthwise Content

Healthwise, Incorporated, a nonprofit provider of consumer health information resources for the past 25 years, has announced that it will license online content to the new Reader's Digest Health website. November 10, 2000

Electronic Literature Organization Announces $10,000 Awards Competition

The Electronic Literature Organization, a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote and facilitate the writing, reading, and publishing of literature designed for the electronic media, will award two $10,000 prizes for electronic fiction and poetry in the first annual Electronic Literature Awards competition sponsored by ZDNet. November 10, 2000

Clippen.com To Launch Web Content Management Tool

Founded in January 2000, Clippen. November 10, 2000

Adam.com Teams with Brooks/Cole Publishing

adam. November 10, 2000

Sports Trend and SGB Magazines Merge

Sports Trend and SGB magazines have merged to provide one combined resource for the sporting goods industry. November 9, 2000

Pfingsten Publishing Acquires Spectrum Business Communications

Pfingsten Publishing, L. November 9, 2000

GSociety Inc. Acquires QTMagazine.com

GSociety, an entertainment network of companies targeting gay and lesbian consumers, has announced the acquisition of QTMagazine, an online gay and lesbian travel magazine. November 9, 2000

College Newspapers Partner for Online Advertising and Ecommerce Dollars

Nearly 100 campus newspapers are partnering with a California-based company, CampusEngine. November 9, 2000

Viacom to Acquire BET Holdings

Viacom Inc. November 3, 2000

Reciprocal, Random House To Sell Ebook Classics

Reciprocal, Inc. November 3, 2000

Online Journalism Award Finalists Announced

The finalists for the inaugural Online Journalism Awards (OJAs) have been announced by the Online News Association (ONA) and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. November 3, 2000

McMurry Acquires Copy Editor Newsletter

McMurry Newsletters, the division of the McMurry family of companies that publishes business-to-business subscription newsletters, has announced it has acquired the assets of New York-based Copy Editor newsletter. November 3, 2000

DrKoop.com Acquires DrDrew.com Assets

drkoop. November 3, 2000

Stealth Press Announces New Publishing Model

Stealth Press has announced its first group of titles and an ambitious publishing agenda after more than a year of preparation. November 2, 2000

Oprah Winfrey Signs Contract to Continue Her Talk Show

Oprah Winfrey has re-signed with King World Productions to continue her Emmy-winning series, The Oprah Winfrey Show, through the 2003-2004 television season. November 2, 2000

Mibrary to Present Award for Ebook Innovation

At ePubExp in New York City, Mibrary, a web-based application for organizing and managing electronic books and other digital content, has announced that it will present the company's first annual award recognizing the largest contributor to the advancement and popularization of electronic books. November 2, 2000

iUniverse.com and Publishers Group West Sign Agreement

Publishers Group West, Inc. November 2, 2000