JORDAN'S RETIREMENT CREATES A STIR IN THE PUBLISHING WORLD

          SI will publish a special issue to commemorate Michael
     Jordan's retirement.  The 124-page edition, titled "Michael
     Jordan -- A Tribute...From the Pages of SI," will be
     available on newsstands January 15 (SI). 
          SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE: Jordan's retirement prompted People
     magazine to issue a "split" cover, its second in history. 
     The Midwest will get the January 25 issue with Jordan on the
     cover while the rest of the U.S. will receive the scheduled
     cover, Prince Edward's engagement (USA TODAY, 1/14). 
          RANDOM HOUSE TO PUSH HALBERSTAM'S BOOK: Random House
     had planned to ship out David Halberstam's new book,
     "Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made,"
     on February 1.  But the company will push up distribution
     and it will arrive in Chicago-area stores this weekend and
     be released nationwide by next week (USA TODAY, 1/15).