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Tuesday, January 19, 1999 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs January Issue of The Internet Writing JournalTM Now Online This month's issue of the The Internet Writing JournalTM (IWJ) features interviews with bestselling mystery novelist Janet Evanovich (Four To Score, St. Martin's Press, 1998), author of the Stephanie Plum mystery series and Chantelle Bentley, the Editor of the 19999 Poet's Market (Writer's Digest Books, 1998). Articles include: "Be Your Own Editor - Part I" by British crime author Alex Keegan, "Are We There Yet" by award-winning journalist and novelist Martin J. Smith whose last book, Shadow Image (Jove, 1998) was nominated for an Anthony Award and "Internet Research Resources for Science Fiction Writers" by Greg Knollenberg. The IWJ can be found online at: http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/. The IWJ also provides a large book review section each month. Some of the book reviews this month include: Fantasy/SF: Stardust (Spike, 1999) the stunning new fantasy from Neil Gaimon, the bestselling author of Nevermore, the 25th Anniversary Hardcover Edition of the fantasy classic, The Princess Bride by William Goldman (Ballantine, 1998), which contains an excerpt of the long-awaited sequel, Buttercup's Baby; Mystery: Bait by C.J. Songer (Scribner, 1998), Malice in Miniature by Jeanne M. Dams (Walker, 1998), Canine Crimes edited by Jeffrey Marks, an anthology of mysteries that no dog lover should miss (Ballantine, 1999), Nonfiction: What Would Jefferson Say? by Garrett Ward Sheldon (Perigee, 1998), a fascinating look at what Thomas Jefferson had to say about many of our modern problems and, in romance, Her Norman Conqueror by Malia Martin (Avon, 1998) and The Last Highlander by Claire Cross (Jove, 1998). Archives of book reviews from The IWJ are also online and can be found at: www.writerswrite.com/books/. Providence Journal and Infonautics Launch projo.com News Archive The Providence Journal, an A.H. Belo company, and Infonautics, Inc. have announced the launch of The Providence Journal Archives on the newspaper's website. The comprehensive archive provides paid access to more than 1 million news and feature stories dating back to 1983. Searches are free and users are able to review an abstract of each article before it is purchased. Articles are added to the archive approximately 72 hours after publication. Archive users can conduct either natural-language or Boolean searches and can run advanced searches by newspaper section, author or date range. Multiple pricing plans are available, including pay-per-article, multi-article passes, an annual subscription, and special rates for libraries, schools, non-profit organization and corporations. "With the Providence Journal Archives, Infonautics has helped us to offer our customers a product robust enough for the professional researcher, yet with an ease-of-use that the average consumer will appreciate," said John Granatino, director of electronic publishing at the Providence Journal. McGraw-Hill Companies Names Henry Hirschberg to Head Publishing Group The McGraw-Hill Companies today named Henry Hirschberg group president, Higher Education, Professional and International Publishing, where he will help lead the publishing group's growth agenda. "We are delighted to have an executive of Henry's caliber and track record join The McGraw-Hill Companies," said Harold McGraw III, president and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies. "He further strengthens our industry-leading team in educational and professional publishing." "We're seeing tremendous demand for educational and professional learning materials as markets globalize and the need for educated workforces and business information grows rapidly," said Jack Witmer, president of The McGraw-Hill Companies' Educational and Professional Publishing segment. "Market conditions are favorable for our products worldwide, and Henry adds strength as we build business around the world." Hirschberg brings more than 25 years of editorial and international publishing experience to his position. Most recently, he was president of the Higher Education Group for Pearson plc's education division. Prior to Pearson's recent acquisition of Simon & Schuster, Hirschberg held various positions at Simon & Schuster, including senior vice president, president of the Higher Education group, and president of the International Publishing Group. Formerly, he was managing director of Prentice Hall's U.K. operations and executive editor, where he managed editorial responsibility for computer and business books. Hirschberg began his career as a sales representative at P rentice Hall in Europe in 1972. Superhero Creator Launches Stan Lee Media Inc. Stan Lee, whose classic superhero creations, The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk and Silver Surfer have entertained three generations of fans, has formed a new company, Stan Lee Media Inc. to harness the power and global outreach of the Internet to create a new world of superheroes. The first venture for the newly formed company is StanLee.net. StanLee.net will become a "virtual clubhouse" for 10-20 year-olds interested in interacting with creative leaders of the genre and each other. The branded, niche, hub will offer free web pages, email, games, the ability to buy, sell and trade comics and digital trading cards and related merchandise. The site will offer the opportunity to share stories, new characters and artwork and to participate in Stan's creative process. "I am very excited about using the power of the Internet to build a global community of young comic book enthusiasts to take the superhero tradition into the new millennium," said Lee, chairman, Stan Lee Media. "In addition to creating new characters who will derive their powers from the Internet, we will be reaching out to a global community of fans." Business 2.0 Names Nicholas Ricci to Publisher Post Nicholas Ricci officially joins Business 2.0 as Publisher, succeeding Rick Espinoza who was promoted to Vice President of Business Development for Imagine's Business and Computing Division. Ricci leaves his post as Director of Corporate Sales for Times Mirror magazines. "Nick's a very well respected figure in the advertising sales and publishing communities. We could always count on his creativity and superior service. He's also a great guy to work with -- trustworthy and always looking out for our Client's best interests," said Ronnie Beason, Senior Partner, Media Director at J. Walter Thompson/West. "In looking to fill this role, we felt we needed a hands-on publisher who would lead from the front, out in the trenches with the team. Nick is that sort of leader: Inspirational, no-nonsense, and battle-tested," said Mark Gross, President of Imagine's Business and Computing Division. Ricci will be based in Imagine's New York office and will spend his first 100 days traveling the country to develop strategic solutions and alliances with Clients and prospects. IDG's InfoWorld Launches InfoJobs InfoWorld, an enterprise computing newsweekly, has launched an online career search engine, InfoJobs, designed for IT professionals. InfoJobs is a targeted, audience-specific electronic recruitment service for IT professionals seeking opportunities for growth and advancement in the technical industry. InfoJobs has thousands of jobs from leading IT companies such as Oracle, Hewlett-Packard and Modis Communications. "The web has caused tremendous growth in the recruitment market," said Stephen Moylan, president and CEO of InfoWorld. "We're excited to be able to offer an online site that provides IT professionals with the information they need to make successful career decisions. In addition, our new site allows vendors and advertisers to reach the most knowledgeable IT professionals in the business. InfoJobs is an exciting new product for our readers and advertisers." Entrepreneur's HomeOffice Changes From Print Magazine To Internet "e-zine" Entrepreneur Media, Inc. announced today that Entrepreneur's HomeOffice will transition from print magazine to Internet "e-zine" beginning March 1, 1999. Keeping with the publication's mission to provide homebased entrepreneurs with ideas to help them expand their businesses, the multi-media publishing company decided that converting the one year-old magazine to a website would better serve the end user's information needs. "Homebased entrepreneurs prefer to access information on the Internet," said Peter Shea, CEO for Entrepreneur Media, Inc. "By putting HomeOffice online, we'll be able to provide more frequent updates, faster access to cutting-edge information and more interactivity. That's what homebased entrepreneurs need and what they've indicated to us that they want." HomeOfficeMag.com will feature original, Web-only articles created by the editors of Entrepreneur that cover such topics as the Internet, home office technology, marketing and more. Select articles and features from other Entrepreneur Media publications such as Entrepreneur Magazine, Entrepreneur's Business Start-Ups and Entrepreneur International will also appear in the e-zine. Content will be updated on a daily, weekly and monthly basis -- allowing more frequent access to information than that which was available from the bi-monthly print publication. American Experience Online Launches Hoover Dam Resource Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, it was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. Hoover Dam, built during the Great Depression, drew men desperate for work to a remote and rugged canyon near Las Vegas. The American Experience Online chronicles their struggles against the heat, choking dust, and perilous heights to build a colossus of concrete that brought electricity and water to millions and transformed the American Southwest. The Hoover Dam website accompanies the broadcast of the one-hour documentary on The American Experience, Monday, January 18, at 9pm on PBS (check local listings). The American Experience Online produces a companion website for every new television broadcast of The American Experience, with information beyond the broadcast including program schedules, teacher's guides, audience feedback, and links to related sites. The American Experience Online also produces WayBack: US History for Kids, a US history webzine targeted to kids ages 9 to 13, first released in November 1998. The next issue, to be released later this month, will provide an interactive look at civil rights throughout American history. Future issues will launch in March, April, and May 1999. New Caribbean Search Engine Launches A new Caribbean resource has launched. CaribSeek, the premier search engine and directory service of the Caribbean islands has announced the availability of its website, a portal of the Caribbean to the world. With CaribSeek, each of the 41 islands has a special directory with a maximum of 20 categories, highlighting what makes the Caribbean unique: accommodations, adventure and recreation, diving, entertainment, finance and investments, lifestyles, shopping, travel and tourism, watersports and much more. CaribSeek also provides some general directory services such as links to e-mail directories, weather services, white and yellow pages in the Caribbean. 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. |
