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This article reports on the launch of the publishing company Chronicle Press by the newspaper, San Francisco Chronicle, in the U.S. in 2005. Once the owner of Chronicle Books, the San Francisco Chronicle has gotten back into the book business with the launch of Chronicle Press. The press has released two titles by newspaper staffers, The San Francisco Century and Mystical San Francisco. Chronicle Press is run by the paper's deputy editor, Narda Zacchino, who said the publishing effort will focus on packaging the paper's previously published content in book form.

The article offers the author's insights on having a first time work in a small community paper and local publication. The author mentions that moving to a big publication might give the impression of experiencing change. The author adds that having a good working relation with colleagues is important in the publication industry.