Book Publishing News: 86

This is page 86 of the book publishing news archives.

Stephen King Happy With Early Download Results (2000-07-26): Stephen King has announced on his website early success with his web-only release of The Plant, a horror novel about a vampire-like plant taking over a publishing company.

Hyperion to Publish New Book by Michael J. Fox (2000-07-26): Hyperion has announced its plans to publish a new book by Michael J.

Dungeons & Dragons Undergoes First Rules Revision in Over a Decade (2000-07-26): Wizards of the Coast Inc.

Harry Potter Fastest-Selling Book in History (2000-07-26): Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.

Stephen King Releases First Installment of The Plant (2000-07-24): Stephen King has made available for download on his website a short three part online book entitled The Plant.

iPublish.com Selects Lightning Source and Reciprocal For Ebook Fulfillment (2000-07-19): iPublish.

St. Martin's Provides Full-Text Versions of Four Titles on Bookface.com (2000-07-19): Bookface and St.

Stephen King Closer to Honor System Ebook Test (2000-07-17): Stephen King is closer to providing the complete details about the upcoming release of his novella entitled The Plant.

Times Books Imprint to Relaunch Through Henry Holt and St. Martin's Press (2000-07-12): The New York Times and Holtzbrinck Publishers, the U.

Latest Harry Potter Book Breaking Sales Records (2000-07-12): Scholastic's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.

WebObits.com, Online Obituary Site, Announces Investors (2000-07-07): WebObits.

Simon & Schuster, Lightning Source Announce Digital Fulfillment Deal (2000-07-07): Simon & Schuster, Inc.

The New York Times Book Review to Debut Children's Bestseller List (2000-07-07): The New York Times Book Review will debut a separate best-seller list for children's books starting July 23.

Xlibris Acquires Online Writing Community (2000-07-05): Xlibris has announced that it has acquired Inkspot, an online writer's community and resource.

Romance Novelists Gather at Washington, D.C., Convention (2000-06-30): Romance Writers of America (RWA) brings the stars of romance fiction and thousands of dollars to fight illiteracy to Washington, D.

Barnes & Noble.com Chooses iUniverse Technology for Publishing Program (2000-06-28): Barnes & Noble.

Barnes & Noble.com Launches BNTV (2000-06-28): Barnes & Noble.

iUniverse.com To Publish IDG Books In Multiple Formats (2000-06-23): iUniverse.

Blair Witch Teen Book Series Announced (2000-06-23): Parachute Publishing, Artisan Entertainment and Random House Children's Books have announced that Parachute Publishing will create an original fiction series inspired by the legend of the Blair Witch.

St. Martin's Reference Division and Macmillan Press UK Combine to Create Palgrave (2000-06-16): The Scholarly & Reference Division of St.