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H&S Media Launches Mary Beth's Teddy Bears and More

H&S Media, the publishers of Mary Beth's Bean Bag World, have announced that the premiere issue of Mary Beth's Teddy Bears & More, will be available on newsstands September 5, 2000 with a cover price of $5. August 23, 2000

Inside.com to Launch Weekly Magazine With The Standard

Powerful Media, Inc. August 23, 2000

HarperCollins Launches Rayo, Hispanic-focused Imprint

HarperCollins Publishers has announced the launch of Rayo, a new imprint that will publish titles for and about Latinos in both English and Spanish. August 23, 2000

GORP.com and Themestream Sign Content Distribution Agreement

GORP. August 23, 2000

Martin Eberhard, Rocket eBook Inventor, Joins AlexLit Board

Alexandria Digital Literature, Inc. August 23, 2000

TeenInk Expands Website

TeenInk, a publisher of teen writing and art, has launched an expanded website, including more than 12,000 original works by teens. August 21, 2000

IWantMedia.com Launches Resource for Media Professionals

I Want Media Inc. August 21, 2000

National Geographic and iExplore Announce Alliance

National Geographic and iExplore, Inc. August 21, 2000

Daniel Radcliffe Selected To Play Harry Potter in Motion Picture

Director Chris Columbus and producer David Heyman have discovered their Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger from the thousands of children who cast their names into the hat to play the roles. August 21, 2000

iPublish.com Taps Bookface.com to Display Titles

iPublish. August 21, 2000

WorkingWoman.com Goes Online

WorkingWoman. August 16, 2000

Martha Stewart Holiday Magazine Launches for Halloween

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. August 16, 2000

Cheryl A. Lucanegro Named Publisher of TheStandard.com

Standard Media International has announced the promotion of Cheryl A. August 16, 2000

New LA Monthly to Launch This October

Publisher Michael Davis is ready to launch his free monthly magazine after three years of planning. August 16, 2000

Web Resource for Court Reporters Launches

WordWave, Inc. August 15, 2000

OverDrive Releases eBook Authoring Tool For Microsoft Reader

OverDrive, Inc. August 15, 2000

Chris-Craft, BHC and UTV to be Acquired by News Corporation

Chris-Craft Industries, BHC Communications and United Television, which together own 10 television stations and other assets, have announced that they had agreed to be acquired by News Corporation and Fox Television Stations. August 15, 2000

Media General to Form Interactive Media Division

Media General has announced that it will create a new corporate division to help the company advance in the increasingly complex information revolution. August 15, 2000

GetConnected.com Introduces Hooked Webzine

GetConnected. August 15, 2000

Writers Sue Content Database Publishers

A class-action lawsuit was filed yesterday in United States District Court on behalf of writers in the United States whose copyrighted works have been sold online. August 15, 2000

IDG Books Acquires Hungry Minds

IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. August 11, 2000

The Industry Standard GROK Debuts

Standard Media International, publisher of the two-year-old Industry Standard magazine, has released the premier issue of The Industry Standard GROK, its special reports publication that focuses on key growth sectors of the Internet Economy. August 11, 2000

Electronic Arts To Create Harry Potter Games

Electronic Arts, an entertainment software company, has announced that it has been awarded the exclusive worldwide interactive rights to develop, publish and distribute computer and video games based on the popular Harry Potter book series. August 11, 2000

Britannica.com To Acquire Educational Technology Firm

Britannica. August 11, 2000

Amazon.com and Toysrus.com Announce Alliance

Amazon. August 11, 2000