In 2000, Compupress launched a new branch under the name of
Digital Content (or DigiCon as it came to be known) in order to have an active presence in the area of
web development and on-line services. Through this branch Compupress managed the web sites of its own magazines as well as a number of other web services. Amongst the services DigiCon developed and/or acquired were the following: • On-line games:
The 4th Coming (T4C) • Auction sites: •
e-book publishing: • Content sites: GameWeb, CompuWeb Following the burst of the
dot-com bubble, DigiCon became temporarily dormant, limiting its activity to the maintenance of the company's existing web sites. In 2008 Digital Content launched two new ad-driven content web sites:
Pulp.gr, aiming at the pop-culture aficionado, and
PCMaster.gr, a new and revamped site for the magazine's readers. In 2001, DigiCon launched
e-bookshop.gr an
e-book publishing site. Towards the end of 2015, following the folding of their last technology magazine, the company launched
techzoom.gr soon to be followed by
tour-market.gr, two sites dealing respectively in the technology and tourism industries.
Business and trade magazines In the mid-eighties, the company created a branch named
Business Press through which it published magazines in the business area. Amongst these most prominent were
Information and ''Today's Enterprise'' (), two publications that urged the Greek companies of that period to abandon older concepts and enter the informatics era. Both magazines did quite well for a few years but eventually folded during the early nineties. In 1989, Compupress published
Touristiki Agora (''
), a trade monthly in the area of the Greek tourism industry. Touristiki Agora currently publishes Meet In Greece'' which is the only English-language Conference Guide currently published in Greece. In 2001, the company launched
Food Service, a trade monthly for the Food & Beverage market.
Science magazines In the mid-nineties, Compupress launched
Millennium a science monthly that licensed material from
Discover magazine. It proved financially unviable and folded two years later.
Consumer technology magazines In 2003, the company launched
Digital Living, a monthly magazine licensing material from
Future Publishing's
Digital Home and
Hi-Fi Choice and having a well known movie as a
covermount DVD. Initially the magazine was successful, but in less than two years declining circulation forced it to fold. In November 2005, Compupress launched
Mobile Magazine aimed at the mobile telephone users. By early 2006, the magazine had been incorporated as a supplement to
Computers For All. In November 2005, the company also launched
Play-On! a cross-console monthly for the video-games market which proved to be extremely short-lived.
Puzzle & crossword magazines In the summer of 2005, Compupress launched the first Greek
Sudoku puzzle magazine. Since then it has followed-up with a weekly, two biweeklies, as well as a couple of bimonthlies. In 2007, the company entered the local crossword magazine market launching the weekly
Lytis ('''') which proved to be extremely short-lived. In 2010 Compupress returned to the cross-word market, launching a new weekly crossword magazine, a biweekly, three monthlies and three bimonthlies.
Military history magazines In 2006, Compupress launched
World Military History ('''') entering the -already crowded- Greek military history magazine arena. The initial success of the magazine created a series of special editions carrying DVDs concerning various military subjects. In 2008, responding to declining sales the magazine folded, however the thematic military "monographs" are still being published on a quasi-regular basis.
Fantasy and science fiction During the late nineties, Anubis, the company's book-publishing branch, turned to translating fantasy and science-fiction best-sellers in order to compensate for the declining computer-book sales figures. In the next few years the company gradually shifted its production from computer and business-related titles to fantasy and science-fiction. Amongst the authors that Anubis has introduced to the Greek public are
Frank Herbert (
Dune series),
George R. R. Martin (
A Song of Ice and Fire series),
Terry Brooks (
Shannara series),
Guy Gavriel Kay (
The Fionavar Tapestry,
Tigana,
A Song for Arbonne,
The Lions of Al-Rassan,
The Sarantine Mosaic),
Terry Goodkind (
Sword of Truth series),
Robin Hobb (
The Farseer trilogy,
The Liveship Traders trilogy),
David Gemmell (Drenai and Rigante series),
Joe Abercrombie (
The First Law trilogy). In addition, Anubis has also published more than 80 books of the classic RPG
Dragonlance and
Forgotten Realms series licensed from
Wizards of the Coast, a number of
Warhammer novels licensed from
Black Library, as well as a dozen
Warcraft and
StarCraft novels licensed from
Blizzard Entertainment. In 2002, Compupress launched
CineFan a monthly dedicated to fantasy and science-fiction film fans. This magazine also carried a well known movie from this genre as a DVD covermount. Similar to
Digital Living CineFan was also canceled after a few years. In 2009, the company launched a Greek version of ''
Asimov's Science Fiction'' magazine.
Comics and comics magazines In 2005,
Anubis Comics was created and formed a number of licensing agreements with
DC Comics,
Marvel Comics,
Dark Horse Comics and other major comic book publishers. Consequently, since 2005 Compupress has published a number of well-known comic book series, such as
Batman,
Superman,
Ultimate Spider-Man, several
X-Men titles,
Conan the Barbarian,
Star Wars and
Indiana Jones. In June 2006, Anubis Comics launched
Fantasy Heroes, a monthly magazine dedicated to the fantasy genre, serializing several fantasy series, such as the
Dark Elf Trilogy G.R.R.Martin's
The Hedge Knight, and
Raymond Feist's
Magician. In February 2009 the magazine ceased publication with its 33rd issue, citing the global financial turmoil as one reason for dwindling sales.
Graphic novels Since 2005, Anubis Comics has published a number of previously written
graphic novels, including
Alan Moore's
V for Vendetta and
Watchmen,
Frank Miller's
The Dark Knight Returns, Neil Gaiman's
The Sandman: Endless Nights, G.R.R.Martin's
The Hedge Knight,
Superman: Birthright,
Batman: Hush,
Ultimate Iron Man, as well as a number of classic B&W
Conan the Barbarian graphic novels. In May 2008, Anubis published
1453, its first original Greek graphic novel dealing with the
fall of Constantinople. (Story by
Orestes Manousos - Art by
Nikos Pagonis). The publication coincided with the 555th anniversary of the fall of the
Byzantine Empire.
Manga In 2006, the company formed the
Anubis Manga branch which launched
AkaSuki the first
shōjo manga monthly to be published in Greece, as well as
Manga No Sekai, an introductory edition covering the basics of Japanese manga products and terminology. Anubis Manga licenses titles from
Hakusensha (such as
Berserk and
Fruits Basket),
Kodansha (such as
Love Hina and
Blade of the Immortal),
Shueisha (such as
Naruto and
Bleach), and
Tokyopop (such as
Princess Ai and various
Warcraft and
StarCraft titles).
Kids' Magazines 2009 saw the launching of
Anubis junior, a new branch of the company catering to the children and preteen market through a number of new magazines, some of which were licensed and some were designed by Compupress. The imprint publishes titles such as,
Gormiti,
Transformers, and titles based on licensed toys, superheroes and cartoons, such as
Ben 10,
Bakugan,
Playmobil,
Batman: Brave and the Bold,
Looney Tunes,
Scooby-Doo,
Winx Club and
Patito Feo, an Argentinean teen comedy TV series, as well as other major children's brand names. ==Key titles==