Global Sources launches 'Garments & Textiles' and 'Fashion Accessories' magazines.

Global Sources (Singapore), a b2b media company that produces properties designed to facilitate global trade with a focus on China and Asian markets, has ceased publication of 'Asian Sources Fashion, Accessories & Supplies' and has launched 'Asian Sources Garments & Textiles' and 'Asian Sources Fashion Accessories' magazines and their accompanying web sites. An annual subscription costs $170 delivered via air courier or $70 via surface mail. Both new titles will be produced monthly.

'Garments & Textiles' provides the latest in-depth information on new garment and textile products and suppliers worldwide, with a focus on manufacturers in China and India. It carries updates on specific issues and opportunities affecting sourcing across the entire industry. Product and supplier advertisements comprise over 70% of magazine content. Covering garments, textiles and trimmings, editorial includes information on new products, supplier capability, analysis of pricing, production capacity, research and development spending, and manufacturing processes.

It also includes sourcing reports from mainland China with analyses of supplier output capacities, QC controls and pricing strategies and updates on the latest supply trends and product developments in Asia, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, India and Singapore.

Editorial for 'Fashion Accessories' covers bags and footwear, beauty and cosmetics, and watches and jewelry. It includes in-depth sourcing reports from mainland China with analyses of supplier output capacities, QC controls and pricing strategies, as well as updates on the latest supply trends and product developments in Asia, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, India and Singapore.

Global Sources produces six other 'Asian Sources' monthly magazines including 'Computer Products,' 'Electronics,' 'Gifts & Home Products,' 'Telecom Products,' 'Electronic Components' and 'Hardwares.' The company also delivers content through a network of nine vertical marketplaces and 13 geographic web sites, CDs, private catalogs, China Sourcing Fairs and technical events.

JOHN WILEY & SONS ACQUIRES BOOK/SOFTWARE PUBLISHER

John Wiley & Sons (Hoboken, NJ) has signed an agreement to acquire Sybex Inc. (Alameda, CA), a publisher of books and software. Terms of the purchase, expected to close at the end of the month, were not disclosed.

Sybex Inc. was established in 1976 in Berkeley (CA) and Paris, France and currently maintains affiliate offices in the UK and distributes books throughout the world. It is the nation's largest independent computer book publisher, producing computer books for novices to experts. The company's first title was 'Microprocessors,' an immediate bestseller. Books produced range from the 'Mastering' series, used to address popular computer topics, to books that service the needs of highly specialized groups. The company publishes about 100 new titles a year and has a backlist of approximately 450 titles in the graphics, digital photography, operating systems, programming and gaming categories.

Sybex is also a leader in certification study guides for IT professionals and offers a complete solution for people preparing for the leading certification exams, including A+, CCNA, MCSA, MCSE, and PMP. The company produces 'Jump Start,' a series in core technologies for beginners, 'Sybex Study Guides,' which supply exam preparation and 'Virtual Labs Simulation Software' for more experienced certification candidates. Sybex also has relationships with a number of technology companies, including Microsoft, Alias and Juniper. Sybex had 2004 revenues of over $10 million.