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Context Magazine to Address Technological Change

The premiere issue of Context, a new quarterly business magazine, was unveiled to leading executives nationwide. November 14, 1997

McClatchy Newspapers to Acquire Cowles Media Company

McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. November 14, 1997

IDG Books to Buy MIS Press and M&T Books From Henry Holt

IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. November 13, 1997

John Hartig Named President of The Parenting Group

John Hartig has been named President of The Parenting Group, it was announced today by Jim Nelson, President and CEO of Time Publishing Ventures. November 13, 1997

Lumiere News to Provide Daily Updates on Fashion Related Events

Lumiere magazine, a publication of Triple International Ltd. November 13, 1997

Business Editors to Discuss Coverage of Seattle's Global Giants

The Society of Professional Journalists is presenting "Taking Care of Business," a panel discussion on covering the corporate giants in the Seattle area. November 13, 1997

All Books for Children Announces Holiday Goal

In the spirit of the holidays, nine companies have come together to enable the gift of one million new books to Boys & Girls Clubs of America members. November 12, 1997

Daily Internet Industry News Feed Announced by Online Inc.

Online Inc. November 12, 1997

ZDNet and MSNBC Form Content Exchange Alliance

ZDNet and MSNBC on the Internet jointly announced a content exchange alliance, effective immediately. November 12, 1997

L. Gordon Crovitz Named Vice President of Dow Jones & Company

Dow Jones & Company announced today that L. November 11, 1997

Golden Books Announces Bestselling Debut of Stephen Covey Book

Golden Books Family Entertainment announced today that The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen R. November 11, 1997

Victoria Geibel Named Executive Editor of Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion

Victoria Geibel has been named executive editor of Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion, a publication of Universal-Engelbreit Communications. November 11, 1997

Ziff-Davis and Warner Publisher Services Announce Magazine Distribution Agreement

Ziff-Davis, a Softbank Company, and Warner Publisher Services (WPS), a TimeWarner Company, announced an agreement whereby the entire 13-title line of Ziff-Davis paid-circulation magazines in the U. November 11, 1997

Amazon.com and @Home Network Sign Multi-Year Agreement

Amazon. November 11, 1997

Lonely Planet Travels the Globe with Yahoo!

Lonely Planet, the guidebook publisher of books and information for adventurous, independent travelers, is now providing travel content for Yahoo! Yahoo! Travel combines Lonely Planet's travel information with additional resources and Yahoo!'s navigational expertise to produce a comprehensive, easy-to-use Web guide to the world's most popular and most remote destinations. November 11, 1997

Six New Dummies Daily Email Newsletters Launch

PC World Online and IDG Books Worldwide rolled out six new Dummies Daily titles covering topics from America Online to shopping online. November 10, 1997

Partnership Formed to Publish Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion Magazine

Cox Newspapers, Andrews McMeel Publishing and Mary Engelbreit Publications have announced their partnership to publish Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion. November 10, 1997

Interactive Entertainment Services To Reach $11.6 Billion In 2001

Driven by growing consumer spending, as well as increasing PC penetration rates and Web access, the market for interactive entertainment will reach $11. November 10, 1997

Oxford University Press and Imark Announce Electronic Publishing Agreement

Imark Technologies Inc. November 7, 1997

Christmas Website Has a Humorous Twist

From mixed up gifts to turkeys still frozen solid on the big day, the topic of this new Web site is humorous holiday happenings. November 7, 1997

Stephen King Partners With Simon & Schuster

Jack Romanos, president of the Simon & Schuster Consumer Group, announced today that Scribner, Pocket Books and Simon & Schuster Audio will enter into a publishing venture with Stephen King to publish three books: Bag of Bones, a novel; an untitled collection of short stories; and an untitled non-fiction work on the craft of writing. November 7, 1997

Simon & Schuster Relaunches Joy of Cooking

The all new, all purpose Joy of Cooking has been unveiled in bookstores nation-wide. November 6, 1997

Nickelodeon and Humongous Entertainment To Create CD-ROMs for Blue's Clues

Nickelodeon and Humongous Entertainment have joined forces in an exclusive five-year worldwide deal to develop CD-ROMs based on Blue's Clues. November 6, 1997

WSJ Interactive Reaches Paid Circulation of 150,000 Readers

The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition announced that it has surpassed the 150,000 subscriber milestone, just over a year after beginning to charge for access to its site on the World Wide Web. November 6, 1997

RMS Titanic Announces Publication of Titanic Book

RMS Titanic, Inc. November 5, 1997