Book Publishing News: 73
This is page 73 of the book publishing news archives.
Harlequin Launches Red Dress Ink (2001-11-30): Harlequin Enterprises Limited has announced the launch of Red Dress Ink, a new line of books that recognizes the importance of the growing number of single women.
Seattle's Impassio Press Launches With Three Titles (2001-11-30): Seattle Writer and editor Olivia Dresher announced the formation of Impassio Press, an independent publisher dedicated to establishing fragmentary writing as a distinct literary genre, especially diaries, journals, notebooks and letters, as well as fiction and poetic prose written in fragment form.
Open eBook Forum Launches Literacy Campaign (2001-11-23): ``Open an eBook.
Palm Signs Agreement With HarperCollins to Distribute PerfectBound Ebooks (2001-11-23): Palm, Inc.
National Geographic Launches Book Club for Kids (2001-11-23): The National Geographic Society has announced the launch of an online book club, National Geographic Book Club for Kids, as part of its new, nonfiction literacy campaign for students in grades 3-6.
Time Magazine Group Revives Life Magazine (2001-11-09): The Time Magazine Group announced the relaunch of Life magazine beginning with two special issues.
Pearson to Publish Ebusiness Book Series With Intel (2001-11-09): Intel Corp.
Simon & Schuster Launches Ebookstore (2001-11-07): Simon & Schuster has announced the grand opening of SimonSaysShop.
Corus Entertainment Acquires Rights to Babar (2001-11-07): Corus Entertainment's Nelvana and The Clifford Ross Company announced Nelvana's acquisition of all proprietary rights to Babar, the popular elephant in children's books.
Random House Launches Children's Ebooks (2001-10-31): Random House Children's Books announced the debut of its ebook publishing program Random View Books.
CliffsNotes Become Ebooks (2001-10-31): Palm, Inc.
Houghton Mifflin Expands Online Textbook Offerings (2001-10-24): The College Division of Houghton Mifflin Company, an educational publisher, and Rovia, Inc.
Barnes & Noble.com Digital Releases First List of Books (2001-10-24): Barnes & Noble.
Franklin Takes Equity Stake in MobiPocket.com (2001-10-19): Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
iUniverse Secures Additional Funding (2001-10-17): iUniverse, a provider of epublishing services, announced that it has secured an additional $18 million in venture capital funding from Warburg Pincus, a private equity investor.
Universal Music Group, Penguin Putnam Launch InsideSessions (2001-10-17): Penguin Putnam Inc.
Frankfurt Ebook Award Winners Announced (2001-10-12): The International eBook Award Foundation (IeBAF) has announced the names of the winners for the 2001 Frankfurt eBook Awards, an award designed to recognize achievements in the emerging ebook industry.
Lynne Cheney to Publish Children's Book About America (2001-10-12): Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, announced plans to publish a book by Lynne Cheney, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and wife of Vice President Dick Cheney.
Amazon Launches Look Inside the Book Feature (2001-10-12): Amazon.
OverDrive Adds PDF Support And MightyWords Content (2001-10-10): OverDrive, Inc.