Backbeat Books: Miller Freeman Changes Name and Tempo.(Brief Article)

MILLER FREEMAN BOOKS of San Francisco celebrates 10 years of music book publishing this season while announcing a name change to Backbeat Books. The new name coincides with the launch of a music supersite by Backbeat's parent company, Music Player Network.

The Web site, Music-Player.com, hopes to be "the premier information resource for musicians and music aficionados." Collaborations with Back-beat, as well as with Guitar Player, Bass Player, Keyboard and other music magazines held by the parent company, are a central part of the site.

Backbeat publisher Matt Kelsey envisions a growing interaction between his newly expanded list, which is upping its annual …