Newsstand

HarperCollins Makes Equity Investment in Digital Publisher NewsStand

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 12, 2007 - 8:20am.
New York - HarperCollins Publishers announced on Friday that it has made an undisclosed equity investment in NewsStand, a provider of digital book publishing services.

CBS SportsLine Fantasy Baseball Magazine Hits Newsstands

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 15, 2006 - 9:06am.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - CBS SportsLine, the online sports news arm of CBS Digital Media, announced on Wednesday that its CBS SportsLine Fantasy Baseball magazine is now available at newsstands. The magazine offers draft cheat sheets, in-depth player profiles and position rankings for use with CBS SportsLine's fantasy baseball leagues, which this year include a free, basic league that includes live-scoring features.

Digital Newspaper Distributor NewsStand Raises $7.2 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2004 - 7:52am.
Austin, Texas -- NewsStand, a provider of distribution for digital "exact replica" versions of newspapers, magazines and other print media, announced that it has raised $7.2 million in a recent round of financing. Adams Capital led the investment round; Noro-Moseley Partners, SSM Ventures and The New York Times Company also participated. Austin-based NewsStand currently delivers over 100 digital versions of print publications to customers in 120 countries. "NewsStand will use proceeds from the new round of funding to expand marketing and sales initiatives that will increase its market penetration worldwide and will continue to perfect its digital reading experience through Web and print integration," said NewsStand president and CEO Kit Webster.