Unicast said last week that several Internet publishers, including www.weather.com and www.forbes.com, would be joining those accepting the video commercials.

They are backing a single standard that will allow Internet publishers to broadcast streams of digital information to users of personal computers.

Advertisers acknowledge that Internet publishers play a far more active role in bringing qualified buyers to their doorstep than other media.

There was a stir when I blew the whistle on an Internet publisher who wasn't paying royalties, but generally response has been positive.

Moreover, this year has given Internet publishers cause for optimism about 2004.

But breakfast remains a relative secret, the restaurant unhurried and filled with people who live or work in the neighborhood, many of them Internet publishers.

If this novel does not find a regular publisher, it well may go to one of these Internet publishers.

Unlike traditional publishers, Internet publishers don't incur the cost of printing books until a book is ordered.

A variety of writers use Internet publishers.