FamilyCentral Offers Online Gathering Place for Families

At FamilyCentral, a free family hangout on the Web from FamilyWare International, Inc. August 1, 1997

San Francisco Publisher Acquires Newspaper Industry Newsletter

David M. August 1, 1997

Scholastic Signs Deal With Miss Spider Creator

Scholastic Inc. July 31, 1997

Wired Ventures Opens Chicago Office

Wired Ventures announced today the opening of its Chicago office in recognition of explosive growth in Wired's magazine and online revenues and the emergence of the midwest as a white hot new media marketplace. July 30, 1997

John Updike and Amazon Seek 44 Co-Authors for The Greatest Tale Ever Told

Engaging in what he describes as "sticking my head into the mouth of the electronic lion," Pulitzer-Prize winning author John Updike has written the beginning of an original story titled "Murder Makes the Magazine" exclusively for online bookseller Amazon. July 30, 1997

IDG Launches Dummies Daily

Dummies Daily, a new line of daily e-mail newsletters filled with computer and Internet hints, tips and tricks, has ascending to the 100,000 subscriber milestone. July 29, 1997

Knight-Ridder To Trade Boulder Newspaper for Two California Dailies

Knight-Ridder announced that it has reached an agreement with the E. July 28, 1997

Lorraine Ali Tops 1997 Music Journalism Award Winners

The winners of the third annual Music Journalism Awards were announced at a gala event Thursday night at Slim's nightclub in San Francisco. July 28, 1997

Jeffrey Zeldman Launches Site Offering HTML and Design Help

A mixture of services and entertainments fuels Jeffrey Zeldman Presents, the ambitious and award-winning personal site of writer/web designer Zeldman, who was one of the first creative professionals on the web. July 25, 1997

LifeSoft's KidSmart Worldwide Division Launches Website

LifeSoft announced that its new KidSmart Worldwide division started doing business on the Web, offering direct online purchase of children's educational, personal growth and entertaining books, CDs, audio tapes, games, puzzles and more. July 25, 1997

Golden Books To Publish Books Based on Bob Carlisle Hit Song

Golden Books Children's Publishing Group, a division of Golden Books Family Entertainment (NASDAQ: GBFE), announced today that it plans to partner with McSpadden-Smith Music to publish a book based on the chart-topping song, "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle. July 24, 1997

Money Magazine to Launch Subscription-Based Web Site

Time Inc. July 23, 1997

Revnet Launches E-Publisher's Digest

There are currently over 70,000 e-mail discussion lists, e-zines and newsletters on the Internet. July 22, 1997

Tombstone Pizza Launches Slice of Laughs Contest

With the Slice of Laughs Contest, you could spice up one of your favorite party nights with a visit from Tombstone Pizza. July 21, 1997

American Lawyer Media Group Sold by Time Warner

Time Warner Inc. July 21, 1997

New Tom Clancy Novel Packaged With Interactive Game Mini CD

The Berkley Publishing Group today announced that it will release Tom Clancy's new novel, Politika. July 18, 1997

Wired Ventures Announces CEO Search

Following two quarters of strong growth, Wired Ventures Inc. July 18, 1997

New Book Discusses Late-Talking Children

Late-Talking Children by Thomas Sowell (BasicBooks, $23. July 17, 1997

Steven Slon Named New Editor-In-Chief at Success

Success Multimedia Enterprises (SME) today named Steven Slon, former managing editor of Men's Health, as editor-in-chief of Success and Duncan Maxwell Anderson editor-in-chief of Working at Home. July 17, 1997

Olive Garden Awards Grant For Promising Young Writers Program

The Promising Young Writers book recognizes winners of the program which was established to stimulate and recognize eighth grade students' writing talents and to emphasize the importance of writing skills. July 17, 1997

New Scientist Planet Science Links Up with Mars

New Scientist Planet Science, the web site of New Scientist magazine, now has a live audio and video link-up with NASA following Pathfinder's landing on Mars. July 17, 1997

Richard Collins to Head Sales at Golden Books Children's Publishing Group

Golden Books Family Entertainment announced it has named Richard K. July 16, 1997

Vibe Names Danyel Smith Editor-In-Chief

Formerly Editor-At-Large, 1996-1997, and Music Editor at VIBE from 1994-1996, Danyel Smith has been named Editor-in-Chief of VIBE. July 16, 1997

Rock & Dirt Launches Construction Industry Resource

Rock & Dirt has launched a new website Located at rockanddirt. July 16, 1997

Farmers Weekly Interactive Launched

Reed Business Information has launched an interactive version of Farmers Weekly. July 16, 1997