EXHIBIT 99 (a)




Contact: Amy Flak
                  Kable News Company
                  (212) 705-4639

                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


          KABLE ESTABLISHES NEW DISTRIBUTION COMPANY WITH JOINT VENTURE
                Agreement Designates Kable Distribution Services
           as Exclusive Distribution Partner with SuperStand Magazines

NEW YORK, N.Y., February 8, 2001 - Kable News Company today announced a joint
venture with Houston, Texas-based SuperStand Entertainment Company to create
Magazinet, a state-of-the-art distribution company.

The agreement establishes Magazinet to function as the exclusive direct
distributor to all SuperStand Magazines retail outlets.  Handling product from
all major national and direct distributors, Magazinet will provide complete
inventory for the 3,500 different titles spanning 125 reading categories.
Operations will be headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, and Magazinet will
commence service on April 15, 2001.

"Our stores stock several times the magazine titles found at other stores,
making inventory management no small task," said Gary Schwing, Chief Executive
Officer of SuperStand Entertainment Company. "We are confident that Kable's
expertise as one of the country's oldest national distributors combined with
Magazinet's "state-of-the-art" technological capabilities will provide
SuperStand Magazines with an unparalleled ability to account for and manage
inventory."

"Working with SuperStand Magazines is an exciting opportunity for Kable - and
for the hundreds of magazine publishers seeking a promising alternative to
traditional retail distribution," said Mike Duloc, President and Chief Operating
Officer of Kable News Company, Inc. "We are thrilled to undertake this challenge
and look forward to growing with the SuperStand Magazines chain."

                     About SuperStand Entertainment Company

A privately owned company, SuperStand Entertainment Company currently operates
five stores in Houston, four stores in Dallas, and four stores in the Chicago
area. For more information regarding SuperStand Magazines and upcoming
additional locations, call 713-860-6817 or visit www.superstand.com.

                            About Kable News Company

Kable News Company is one of the largest magazine and periodical circulators in
the world.  The company employs more than 1,000 people nationwide with offices
in Mount Morris, Illinois; New York, New York; Marion, Ohio; and Cerritos,
California. Additional information on the company and its services can be found
online at www.kable.com.