Trends
AOL Casts Its Fate With Ads
BusinessWeek
HarperCollins Steps Up Its Presence on the Internet with Browsable Books
The New York Times*
Google, AP disclose news payment deal
AP via Yahoo! News
Microsoft launches Live Spaces
PC Magazine
Younger Generation Embracing Technology Like Never Before: Pick Social Networks over TV Networks
TechWeb
Publishers Try to Sell Words With Moving Pictures
The New York Times*
HuffingtonPost Closes Funding; Announcement Coming Soon
paidContent.org
Justice Department approves sale of Mercury News to MediaNews
The Mercury News

Best Practices
Creating ebooks with open source tools
News Forge
BI's new power users rely on advanced search
ComputerWorld

Deals, Partnerships & Sales
iAmplify and HarperCollins Partner on Syndication Platform with Free and Paid Audio and Video Content
BusinessWire
RISI acquires ‘The Seybold Report’ from CMP Technology
BtoB Online
Google, Real extend pact
Reuters via CNET News