MAJOR TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION, ONLINE AND RELATED PROPERTY AQUISITIONS, FIRST QUARTER, 2000.

                       MAJOR TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL
                      PUBLICATION, ONLINE AND RELATED
                        PROPERTY AQUISITIONS, FIRST
                               QUARTER, 2000
                    (arranged alphabetically by buyer)
Publication/Property                Buyer
Accents Publications Service        Bernan Assoc./Lanham, MD
BevAcess.com                        Beverage Media/New York
Modern Tire Dealer                  Bobit Publ./Torrance, CA
  Auto Trim & Restyling News
  Truck Accessory News
Accent                              Bus. Journals/Norwalk, CT
Packaging Strategies NL             Bus. News /Des Plaines, IL
   Healthcare Packaging NL
Children's Service Report NL        Bus. Publ./Silver Sprg, MD
School Technology Report NL         Bus. Publ./Silver Sprg, MD
Casual Living                       Cahners Business/New York
CMD Group                           Cahners Business/New York
  R.S. Means
  Associated Construction
  Publications, including 17
  magazines
  Construction Market Data
  Manufacturers'Survey Associates
LA411 Publishing Co.                Cahners Business/New York
MarketCast Inc.                     Cahners Business/New York
Maturing Marketplace NL             CD Publ./Silver Spring, MD
DBT Online                          ChoicePoint/Alpharetta, GA
Restaurant Tech. conference         Edgell Comm./Randolph, NJ
Int. Desalination and Water         Faversham House Group/
         Reuse Quarterly                Surrey, U.K.
Delay Letter NL                     F.D. Goss/Ogdensburg, NY
Direct Response Specialist NL       F.D. Goss/Ogdensburg, NY
Brushware Magazine                  Fiengold, Norm/New York
lawmarketing.com                    Findlaw/Mountain View, CA
Applause Books                      Hal Leonard/Milw., WI
Southern Lumberman                  Hatton-Brown/Mont., AL
Mitchell International              Hellman & Fried./Clev., OH
Hollywood Creative Directory        IFILM/L.A., CA
Mutual Fund Review                  Investment.com/Van., BC
Fund Counsel                        Investment.com/Van., BC
Controller's Tax Letter NL          IOMA/New York
    California Payroll Compliance
    NL and 10 other newsletters and
    filing services
Prairie Star                        Lee Enterprises/Daven., IA
Bus. Info Product division          Lexis-Nexis/Dayton, OH
Pet Business                        Macfadden Comm./New York
Pizza Today                         Macfadden Comm./New York
Just the Facts NL                   Manisses Comm./Prov., RI
Curtin & Pease/PENECO               Marino Family Ventures/
                                       Cleveland, OH
U.S. Newswire                       Medialink Worldwide/N.Y.
Third Circuit Digest NL             M. Lee Smith/Brentwood, TN
   Fourth Circuit Digest NL
   Sixth Circuit Digest NL
   Kentucky Appellate Review NL
IT Events Ltd.                      101comm./Chatsworth, CA
   seven computer/IT shows and
   related tech conferences
EBCO                                pennNet/San Mateo, CA
Global Logistics Partners           pennNet/San Mateo, CA
Bakery-Net.com                      Penton Media/Cleveland, OH
Publication/Property                Seller
Accents Publications Service        management/Silver Spring, MD
BevAcess.com                        management/New York
Modern Tire Dealer                  Bill Comm./New York
  Auto Trim & Restyling News
  Truck Accessory News
Accent                              Advanstar Comm./Cleve., OH
Packaging Strategies NL             PSI/West Chester, PA
   Healthcare Packaging NL
Children's Service Report NL        Mainsses Comm./Prov., RI
School Technology Report NL         CD Publ./Silver Spring, MD
Casual Living                       Bolger Publ./Minn., MN
CMD Living                          management/Atlanta, GA
  R.S. Means
  Associated Construction
  Publications, including 17
  magazines
  Construction Market Data
  Manufacturers'Survey Associates
LA411 Publishing Co.                management/L.A., CA
MarketCast Inc.                     management/New York
Maturing Marketplace NL             Bus. Publ./Silver Spring, MD
DBT Online                          Stockholders/Boca Raton, FL
Restaurant Tech. conference         Rest. Finance/Roseville, MN
Int. Desalination and Water         Lineal Publ./Jupiter, FL
         Reuse Quarterly
Delay Letter NL                     Whitaker Publ./Fanwood, NJ
Direct Response Specialist NL       TRS/Tarpon Springs, FL
Brushware Magazine                  Centaur/Potomac, MD
lawmarketing.com                    management/New Orleans, LA
Applause Books                      management/New York
Southern Lumberman                  Greysmith Publ./Franklin, TN
Mitchell International              Thompson Corp./Toronto, ON
Hollywood Creative Directory        management/L.A., CA
Mutual Fund Review                  MFR, Inc./Toronto, ON
Fund Counsel                        Financial Player/Toronto, ON
Controller's Tax Letter NL          ProPub/Wycoff, NJ
    California Payroll Compliance
    NL and 10 other newsletters and
    filing services
Prairie Star                        Prairie Star/Missoula, MT
Bus. Info Product division          Pearson/London
Pet Business                        Pet Business/Miami, FL
Pizza Today                         Pro-Tech Pub./New Albany, IN
Just the Facts NL                   CPIS/Madison WI
Curtin & Pease/PENECO               Penton Media/Cleveland, OH
U.S. Newswire                       management/Wash., D.C.
Third Circuit Digest NL             Appellate Review/Louis., KY
   Fourth Circuit Digest NL
   Sixth Circuit Digest NL
   Kentucky Appellate Review NL
IT Events Ltd.                      management/London
   seven computer/IT shows and
   related tech conferences
EBCO                                management/Okla. City, OK
Global Logistics Partners           management/Houston, TX
Bakery-Net.com                      Profit.net/Naperville, NY
Mortgage Originator                     Pfingsten Publ./Clev., OH
   seminars and conferences
Digital Media Online                    Primedia/New York
Grolier, Inc.                           Scholastic/New York
Gulf Publishing                         SCF Partners/Houston, TX &
   World Oil                              Battery Ventures/Wellesley, MA
   Pipeline & Gas Industry
   Hydrocarbon Processing, directories,
conferences and Web sites
Private Label News                      Stagnito/Northbrook, IL
Competitive Media Reporting             Taylor Nelson S./London
Daily Deal, The                         TDD, Inc./New York
   Corporate Control Alert NL
Wealth Transfer Planning                Technology Group/Balt., MD
Orion Business Books                    Texere/New York
academic custom publ. div.              Thomson/Stamford, CT
online info. assets                     Thomson Corp./Toronto, ON
Wave Technologies                       Thomson Corp./Toronto, ON
Data Transmission Network               VS&A Comm. Part. III/N.Y.
Professional Selling NL                 Wicks Bus./Fairfield, CT
   Quality Management NL
   Career Confidential NL
KnowledgePoint                          Wolters Kluwer/Amsterdam
Genesis Group, The                      Wolters Kluwer Int. Health
                                           & Science/Philadelphia, PA
Mortgage Originator                     MPG/San Diego, CA
   seminars and conferences
Digital Media Online                    management/Santa Ana, CA
Grolier, Inc.                           management/Danbury, CT
Gulf Publishing                         management/Houston, TX
   World Oil
   Pipeline & Gas Industry
   Hydrocarbon Processing, directories,
conferences and Web sites
Private Label News                      CPI/Doylestown, PA
Competitive Media Reporting             VNU USA/New York
Daily Deal, The                         Amer. Lawyer Media/New York
   Corporate Control Alert NL
Wealth Transfer Planning                RIA Group/New York
Orion Business Books                    management/New York
academic custom publ. div.              Forbes/New York
online info. assets                     Dialog Corp./London
Wave Technologies                       management/St. Louis, MO
Data Transmission Network               management/Omaha, NE
Professional Selling NL                 Aspen Publ./Gaithersburg, MD
   Quality Management NL
   Career Confidential NL
KnowledgePoint                          management/Petaluma, CA
Genesis Group, The                      management/Montclair/NJ