Sotheby's International Realty Debuts Newsstand Magazine

Sotheby's International Realty (SIR) has introduced its first newsstand magazine, Sotheby's International Realty Domain. October 16, 1998

Liberty Group Publishing Expands in Illinois

Liberty has acquired Press Publications, a group of 38 weekly and bi-weekly community newspapers serving Chicago's west and southwestern suburbs, based in Elmhurst, Ill. October 16, 1998

Teen-Net.Com to Launch Web Guide For Teens

Teen-Net. October 16, 1998

Wiley's Technical Insights Acquires Hewin International, Inc.

Patrick Kelly, Vice President and General Manager, Physical Sciences publishing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. October 16, 1998

Bestselling Author Stephen J. Cannell and Writers Write Announce Online Writing Seminar

Writers Write and Stephen J. October 16, 1998

Green Travel Network Launches Online Adventure Planning Service

The Green Travel Network has teamed up with Conservation International to create a service for planning the ecotour or adventure vacation, Adventure Finder. October 15, 1998

Texas Monthly Purchases Texas Business Magazine

Michael R. October 15, 1998

Yuckiest Site on the Internet to Provide Content for Netscape Kids Channel

Yucky. October 15, 1998

Amazon.com Enters European Book Market

Leading online retailer Amazon. October 15, 1998

Ziff-Davis Names Peter Longo Publisher of PC Week

Ziff-Davis has announced the appointment of Peter Longo as Publisher of PC Week. October 15, 1998

Robert DeMarzo Named Publisher of VARBusiness Magazine

Robert C. October 14, 1998

Jim Henson Company Launches BRATS of the Lost Nebula Website

The Jim Henson Company Wednesday announced the launch of a "telefusion" website to accompany BRATS of the Lost Nebula, a new action-adventure sci-fi series from Jim Henson Television and Decode Entertainment in association with Wandering Monkey Entertainment. October 14, 1998

Leonard Forman Named President and CEO of The New York Times Company Magazine Group

The New York Times Company announced that Leonard P. October 13, 1998

New Request Magazine Feature Offers Music Expertise

Request, a monthly music magazine, has introduced a "100 reviews" feature that will appear in each issue. October 13, 1998

Grolier Interactive Launches 1999 Reference Suite

Grolier Interactive has announced the availability of a new family reference suite featuring the 1999 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition, the Hammond Atlas of the World CD-ROM, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations Expanded Multimedia Edition Version 2, and the Wall Street Journal Almanac CD-ROM. October 13, 1998

Marks-Ferber Acquires Pennsylvania Newspaper Group

Marks-Ferber Communications, LLC, owners of free circulation shopper publications and neighborhood newspapers, has purchased the Add, Inc. October 12, 1998

Primedia Acquires Miramar Communications

Primedia Inc. October 12, 1998

Broadcast.com Announces Agreement With Forbes

Broadcast. October 12, 1998

HarperBusiness Signs New Book by Guy Kawasaki

HarperBusiness, a division of HarperCollins, will publish a new book by Forbes columnist Guy Kawasaki, the bestselling author of Selling the Dream and How to Drive Your Competition Crazy. October 9, 1998

Gay Entertainment Network Comes Out in Cyberspace

Gay Wired founders (and network executives) Matt Skallerud and Fabrice Tasendo are "coming out" and using the Internet to go directly to a global audience that wants "Queer" entertainment product. October 9, 1998

Microsoft, Publishers and Electronic Book Makers to Develop Ebook Standards

Microsoft Corp. October 8, 1998

Patrice Adcroft Named Editor in Chief of Seventeen Magazine

David Tanzer, president and chief executive officer of Primedia Consumer Magazines, announced that Patrice Adcroft, 44, has been named editor in chief of Seventeen magazine. October 7, 1998

Merriam-Webster Announces Launch of Word Central

Merriam-Webster has announced a new website called Word Central that will provide word information, Word of the Day feature, quizzes and more. October 7, 1998

KidsHealth.org Site Launches Medical Research News Index

KidsHealth. October 6, 1998

Meredith to Close Country America Magazine

Meredith Corporation has today it will close Country America magazine following the release of the holiday issue in late November. October 6, 1998