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Friday, October 23rd, 1998 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs NuvoMedia, Inc. Announces First Shipment of Its Rocket eBook NuvoMedia Inc. has announced that its Rocket eBook is now available for purchase by consumers. During a launch event at the New York City flagship store of Barnes & Noble, Martin Eberhard, NuvoMedia's Cofounder and CEO also named publishers that will begin to roll out current book titles, as well as news services in electronic format for the Rocket eBook. "This is a momentous day, not just for NuvoMedia but for book lovers everywhere. We have taken a favorite pastime, reading, and brought it into the future," exclaimed Eberhard. "With the overwhelming support of the publishing community, which is supplying a wealth of titles for Rocket eBook readers to enjoy, the promise that electronic books holds is now a reality." Publishers supplying content for the Rocket eBook include Addison Wesley Longman, O'Reilly & Associates, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Penguin Putnam Inc, Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, HarperCollins Publishers, Simon & Schusterrs, Harvard Business Schools Press, St. Martin's Pressl Press, Henry Holt and Company, Inc, Tor Books, Inc., Macmillan Computer Publishing, The Wall Street Journal and McGraw-Hill Publishing. The Rocket eBook is 22-oz. hand-held information appliance can hold at least 4,000 pages (about 10 novels) of text and graphics at a time. Symposium to Explore the Impact of New Technology On Scholarly Publishing The Internet and other forms of electronic publishing pose attractive alternatives, but publishing electronically raises new issues. Next month, a symposium on the UC Berkeley campus will bring together publishers, academic librarians and scholars to discuss these issues and opportunities. ``Publishing information is getting more and more expensive,'' says Jeanne Fong, of the Librarians Association of UC Berkeley and chair of the conference planning committee. ``Because of the new economic realities facing universities, people involved in academic publishing need to create new paradigms for scholarly publishing and communication.'' ``Alternative Models for Scholarly Publishing'' will take place on Friday, November 6, from 8:30 am to 3 pm, at the Krutch Theater, Clark Kerr Campus, 601 Warring Street, Berkeley. The fee for the program is $65 in advance, $75 at the door and $25 for UC faculty, staff and students with identification. University of California President Richard C. Atkinson will deliver the opening address. Speakers will discuss issues of ownership and control of documents posted on the Internet, as well as the nature of Internet publishing venues. Seitz to Retire From Golf Digest The New York Times Company Magazine Group, Inc. announced that Nicholas J. Seitz, senior vice president and editor in chief of Golf Digest has announced his retirement. There will be no successor to Mr. Seitz. In making the announcement, Len Forman, president and CEO of The New York Times Company Magazine Group said, "The success of Golf Digest can in large measure be attributed to Nick Seitz. Although Nick will be missed on a day-to-day level, I am happy to report that he will continue to write a monthly column for Golf Digest, remain an active advisor to the editors, and attend regular meetings when not traveling the world." Mr. Seitz, 59, joined Golf Digest in 1967 and quickly became an important voice reporting on the professional tours. He produced dozens of cover stories for the magazine in the late 1960s and 1970s. In 1973, Mr. Seitz became editor of Golf Digest. In 1982, he became editorial director of The New York Times Company Magazine Group. In recent years, Nick was honored with the Linc Werden Award, by the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association, for his career contributions to golf journalism. Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter.  www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
