This is page 83 of the book publishing news archives.

Survivor Millionaire Richard Hatch Subject of New Expose (2000-10-19): Five-time Emmy winning investigative reporter Peter Lance, who spent the summer collaborating with Survivor millionaire Rich Hatch on his bio only to have a $500,000 deal with St.

HarperCollins Acquires North-American Rights to Novel by Nobel Winner Gao Xingjian (2000-10-19): HarperCollins Publishers has announced that it has purchased the North American rights to Soul Mountain, a novel by Chinese writer Gao Xingjian, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature.

BET.com And HarperCollins To Launch Books Channel (2000-10-19): BET.

Cloudy Mountain Books Partners with RealRead (2000-10-19): RealRead Inc.

Barnes & Noble Announces Free ISP (2000-10-16): Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Wiley Partners With netLibrary and Lightning Source (2000-10-13): Stephen Kippur, Executive Vice President and President, Professional/Trade Publishing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Gemstar-TV Guide Launches Gemstar Ebook (2000-10-13): Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.

Busy Teens Want More Time to Read (2000-10-10): Today's teens are very busy, but they would read more if they had the time, according to a Teen Read Week online survey conducted by the American Library Association (ALA) and Smartgirl.

eNovel.com to Acquire Instant Novelist Site (2000-10-10): eNovel.

Open eBook Forum Announces New Initiatives (2000-10-06): The Open eBook Forum (OeBF), an international trade organization for epublishing, has announced a framework and two initiatives to further accelerate the growth of the epublishing marketplace.

Thomas Nelson Launches Ebook Publishing Program (2000-10-06): Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Fictionwise.com Signs Harlan Ellison for Short Stories (2000-10-06): Fictionwise.

Booker Prize 2000 Shortlist Announced (2000-10-06): The shortlist for the Booker Prize 2000, which is now in its 32nd year, has been announced.

Kiko Partners With Zoobooks Animal Encyclopedias (2000-10-02): Kiko, Inc.

Frankfurt eBook Awards Finalists Announced (2000-10-02): The International eBook Award Foundation has announced the finalists for Frankfurt eBook Awards.

Internet World Appoints Kate Dobson as Publisher (2000-09-29): Penton Media's Internet World magazine has announced the appointment of Kate Dobson to publisher of the Internet title.

Harper Collins Children's Books Launches Narnia Website (2000-09-25): Harper Collins Children's Books has announced the launch of a new website for the popular children's fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia by C.

St. Anthony Publishing Names New Publisher (2000-09-25): St.

Borders Partners with Netkey For In-Store Kiosks (2000-09-25): Borders has announced plans to offer in-store kiosks that allow customers to look at staff-recommended titles, read book reviews, view commentary about new videos and music, learn about upcoming in-store events or print information about a specific title.

Baker & Taylor Selects Digital Content Partners (2000-09-25): Baker & Taylor has announced the selection of two technology partners by Informata.