SEMINAR TO EXPLORE OPTIONS IN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING

		CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 28 -- Exploring the
present and future of electronic publishing is the focus of a national
electronic publishing seminar April 10-12 at the Library of Congress
in Washington, D.C.
	The conference will explore the issue of copyright protection
on-line, designing Web sites, marketing and distributing on-line and
the future of commerce.
	Fred Ciporen, vice president and group publisher of Publishers
Weekly, will give the keynote address on "The State of the Industry:
Retailing, Special Markets, Distribution and the Internet."  The
speech will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, at the Library
of Congress at 101 Independence Ave., S.E.
	Co-sponsored by the University of Virginia and the Library of
Congress, the seminar is intended for book, journal and other
publishers who are involved in or considering a move into the fields
of multimedia and/or on-line publishing.
	For registration information, contact Beverly Jane Loo at
(804) 982-5345 or via e-mail, bjl2m@virginia.edu.  
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