Book Publishing News: 74

This is page 74 of the book publishing news archives.

O'Reilly and Pearson Launch Safari Books Online (2001-10-04): O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Chalkboard Network and CMP Books Announce Partnership (2001-10-04): The Chalkboard Network, a provider of online training courses, and CMP Books, a provider of engineering books, have signed an agreement to jointly develop a co-branded series of books and related online courses.

HarperCollins Launches Fourth Estate in the U.S. (2001-10-04): HarperCollins Publishers has announced that it will launch the Fourth Estate imprint in the U.

Microsoft Announces Publishing Tools for Ebook Reader (2001-09-28): Microsoft Corp.

Epublishers Organize Relief Fund (2001-09-19): A group of electronic publishers have joined together to raise funds for those in need because of the terrorist attacks.

Barnes & Noble Digital Launches With Dean Koontz Ebook (2001-09-13): Barnes & Noble.

Lou Dobbs to Author Business Narrative for Doubleday (2001-09-13): Lou Dobbs, the anchor and managing editor of CNN's financial news program Lou Dobbs Moneyline, has signed with Doubleday to publish a book on his experience and from his perspective as a preeminent television business journalist.

WHSmith.co.uk Launches Ebookstore (2001-09-07): WHSmith.

Yahoo Launches Ebooks Category (2001-09-07): Yahoo! announced that it has signed agreements with four major publishing houses to launch an ebook destination.

Scholastic Launches Books Featuring Butt-Ugly Martians (2001-09-05): Scholastic, a children's publishing and media company, announced that it will launch a series of books featuring Butt-Ugly Martians, a comedy television series in the U.

Rand McNally 2002 Road Atlas is Internet Ready (2001-09-05): Rand McNally has unveiled its new 2002 Road Atlas, which allows users to access travel information and custom road trip planning on the company's website.

OpenMind and Seven Bridges Press Form Alliance (2001-09-05): OpenMind Publishing Group, a collaborative publishing service, and Seven Bridges Press LLC/Chatham House Publishers, an employee-owned publishing house, announced a strategic alliance.

J.K. Rowling Wins Hugo Award (2001-09-05): jk-rowling-wins-hugo

Reed Elsevier Sells R.R. Bowker (2001-09-05): R.

Unpublished Works of Louis L'Amour Available Online (2001-08-31): The Louis L'Amour Estate is making Louis L'Amour's ``papers'' available to readers according to Beau L'Amour, son of the legendary western writer.

Stephen King Offers Free Online Prologue to Dark Towers 5 (2001-08-29): Stephen King, the prolific bestselling horror and suspense novelist, has posted a prologue to the fifth book of his Dark Towers series on his website.

BigWords.com Returns As Textbook Price Comparison Service (2001-08-29): The BigWords.

Internet Pirates Target Top Authors (2001-08-24): Publishers and authors have been concerned that the illegal delivery of books over the Internet would occur in the future.

Penguin Announces Ebook Publishing Plans (2001-08-24): Penguin announced that it is launching an ebook publishing program in September with a list of over 200 titles from the Penguin catalogue.

Open Ebook Forum Releases Updated Specification (2001-08-23): The Open eBook Forum has released an updated version of the Open eBook Publication Structure Specification.