Day: November 29, 2016

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Best Sellers

That anonymous woman hit and killed by a car in Philly? It was my niece. Nov 26 – 6:22 AM. Trump backer rants on flight to Allentown, video goes viral.
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Politico editor resigns after publishing alt-right leader's home addresses

An award-winning Politico national editor resigned Tuesday after publishing two home addresses of an “alt-right” leader. ADVERTISEMENT.
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After David Walliams, publishers turn to standup comedians for children's stories

David Fickling, of children's specialist publishing house David Fickling Books, said it was not surprising that performers such as Walliams enjoyed
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Book Review|The Story Behind This Week's Best Sellers

Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont who lost the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton, was the only one of this year's top contenders
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 28, 2016

New books by two Fox News hosts claim the top spots on their respective lists. Megyn Kelly's memoir, Settle for More, debuts at #1 in hardcover
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University of Nebraska Press marks 75 years of publishing

By the time Emily Schossberger arrived in Lincoln, there were publishing programs at 31 American universities — six in the Midwest. UNP would be
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Another Cyber Monday, another online sales record

As far as the best sellers on Cyber Monday, Adobe said the top toys were Lego sets, Shopkins, Nerf, Barbie and Little Live Pets, and the five
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Retailers aim to smash four-day weekend sales records

Sales generated from smartphones and other mobile devices alone will top $1 billion for the first time, Adobe said. …. $15 fragrance sets, and cashmere sweaters on sale for $39.99, which were among the retailer's top sellers.
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Nando's moves into content publishing with Adjust Your Set appointment

Nando's moves into content publishing with Adjust Your Set appointment. Nando's has appointed content marketing agency Adjust Your Set, as it
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Politico editor resigns after publishing addresses, threatening alt-right leader on social media

In a display of stunning carelessness, Michael Hirsh, the national editor of Politico, has resigned after publishing two physical addresses for a
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Disrupting the world of science publishing

“We are trying to publish the same way top science publications published 50 years ago,” explains Lawrence Rajendran, founder and CEO of
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Megyn Kelly Memoir Debuts at No. 1 on New York Times Best Sellers List

Megyn Kelly's new memoir has debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Settle for More, which came out last Tuesday, will be No.1 for
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Moravian Book Shop best-sellers: Books about Pennsylvania

Originally published in 1959 and written by one of the seminal figures in American folklife studies, this classic work examines the folk origins of
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What we know so far about how Cyber Monday sales are going

Adobe said that the top-selling gadgets for the early part of Monday included the Sony PS4, Microsoft Xbox, and Samsung 4K televisions. In the toy
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Divine Bounty Milk Thistle Extract Rockets Up Amazon Bestsellers List

Divine Bounty Milk Thistle Extract rockets up the Amazon bestsellers list. While there are many Milk Thistle supplements available in the market, it is
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Best-sellers: Nov. 27

1. Night School: By Lee Child. Jack Reacher, still in the Army, becomes involved in an investigation with elite agents from the FBI and CIA. 2.
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GRB Options 2 Books on Christianity by NYT Best-Selling Author Isbouts of Santa Barbara, CA

He has published widely on the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, including two best-sellers: The Biblical World, published by National
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Maria Rodale On The Future Of An Organic Lifestyle, Publishing09:38

(Courtesy Maria Rodale). Rodale Inc. was founded in 1930, and since then has become one of the largest independent publishers in the country.
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For Apple deals, you're better off at other retailers

Although Apple isn't offering the greatest of deals, some of its products are on the list of best-sellers early on during the shopping holiday. According to
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The latest craze among Indian readers

These stories have helped transform publishing in a nation of 1.3bn people with improving literacy rates and—in contrast to long-term trends in the
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ComCom way outside its remit in NZME/Fairfax merger rejection, say submissions

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ComCom way outside its remit in NZME/Fairfax merger rejection, say submissions

The publishers say “the (Commerce Act) does not enable the commission to consider any factor it considers to be a detriment and take it into account”.
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The Challenges Facing Publishers in the Digital Age

Axel Springer SE Chief Executive Officer Mathias Doepfner has ventured further online than most publishing executives, transforming the company
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These Spire Small Sats Aspire To Become A First … Cygnus Was Raised To A New Altitude

All that recently went to the International Space Station wasn't just supplies for the astronauts. Four 'passengers' were released above the ISS making
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Legacy Publishers Dominate Adweek's Annual Print Hot List

Earlier today, Adweek announced its annual Hot List, featuring editors' picks for the year's top magazines, television and digital media. Both Adweek's
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Does hormonal contraception alleviate premenstrual symptoms? Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic …

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals in
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GEE Rugby On The Sea… And In The Air… Follow The Bouncing Ball

Sailing the high seas or flying the skies doesn't mean you can't keep up with your fave rugby team. You can whoop and holler (in a polite manner) as
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VSAT & Broadband To Pump In $133.7 Billion In 2015 to 2025 Service Revenues

NSR's VSAT and Broadband Satellite Markets 15th Edition report, just released, forecasts the global installed base for fixed VSATs to increase by 12.2
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TV-like programming struggles to find a home on Facebook Live

Facebook Live is thought of as a rough-and-ready video outlet, but some publishers are bringing TV-quality, serialized live videos there. Joe Media
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Assistant to the President & Publisher

Penguin Random House Canada is looking for an Assistant to provide administrative and everyday support to the President & Publisher. This is a
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Stakeholders Discuss Importance of ISBN, ISSN

The Gambia National Library Services Authority (GNLSA) on Thursday met with stakeholders in the writing and publishing industry to discuss on the
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PERPETUUM MEDIA ENABLES APPLAND TO OFFER FREE-To…

At Perpetuum Media, we open up new opportunities for developers and publishers, extend brand reach and generate incremental revenue by
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Shadowy publisher of Canadian medical journals retracts 'steaming pile of dung'

Even the bad apples in the publishing business don't like to be caught committing fraud so shameless that one person called it a “steaming pile of
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S&S Children's Hires Jason Wells, Expands Publicity and Marketing

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division has named Jason Wells to the newly created role of v-p of marketing and publicity, effective
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Brazil's EchoStar 23 To Launch In The New Year… And Report About SpaceX Explosion

January 8 or 9 the EchoStar 23 tri-band telecommunications satellite for Brazil is expected to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy
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Allen named publisher of Sedalia Democrat

Shane Allen has been named the publisher of the Sedalia Democrat effective immediately, as announced Monday by Civitas Media LLC, the
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Indulging In Something Creative Could Help You Improve Your Emotional Health, Says A New Study

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Indulging In Something Creative Could Help You Improve Your Emotional Health, Says A New Study

They found that the most common examples reported were songwriting, creative writing (poetry, short fiction), knitting and crochet, making new recipes
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Next Monday: A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jhumpa Lahiri

She is currently a professor of creative writing at Princeton University in the Lewis Center for the Art's Program in Creative Writing. Register for “A
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Google AdSense Publishers React To Fake News Ban

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Google AdSense Publishers React To Fake News Ban

That being said, Google told the New York Times that they are going to crack down on AdSense publishers who distribute fake news. Google's Andrea
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Publishers to speak at Women in Food event

Five publishing professionals are set to participate in a panel event promoting women in the food industry next week. The panel events cover a broad
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Pitbull's publishers sued over Timber

William Underwood has filed a lawsuit against Pitbull's publishing company claiming his 2013 hit, featuring Kesha, copies the guitar riff from Weak at
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Orbital ATK's Cygnus A Performance Artist In Space… No Trapeze Necessary For These Space …

Sometimes life is a real challenge, but lessons are learned from mishaps. Looking back on the year 2016 Orbital ATK has much to smile about.
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Adblock again beats publishers' Adblock-blocking attempts

Adblock Plus is celebrating, but publishers are scratching their heads, after German courts ruled blocking online advertisements is legal. All claims
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'It can't be optimized': Agency buyers see comScore's value diminishing

It's a tale as old as digital media: Publishers don't like comScore traffic metrics. Most of the time, comScore traffic is lower than publishers' own internal
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Major society chemistry publishers jointly commit to integration with ORCID

The commitment by these two global chemistry publishers to undertake new workflow integration with technology infrastructure provided by ORCID,
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From the publisher

A little over a year ago, I visited La Rodadora, a children's museum in Juárez that opened in 2013. La Rodadora is a first-class facility and a real gem
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AMP's long game

Publishers are reporting up to 15 percent of total mobile traffic going to AMP. The speed and scale of AMP's growth is unprecedented for a new web
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'The underbelly of the internet': How content ad networks fund fake news

Publishers install these native ad widgets with a simple snippet of code, typically after an approval process, and when readers click on paid links in the
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Citi analyst David Kaynes starts coverage on online media, publishers

Citigroup has ranked Carsales its top pick among online media and publishers and slapped a price target on the digital car classifieds and services
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'A classic commons problem': Publishers are going notifications crazy

Publishers have quickly realized the power of mobile notifications in drawing people back to content, so naturally they're at risk of overdoing it.
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Assistant Professor of English – Creative Writing (Poetry & Non-Fiction), Tenure-Track

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Assistant Professor of English – Creative Writing (Poetry & Non-Fiction), Tenure-Track

The Department of English at Washington College seeks candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor appointment with specialization in creative
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A 'brilliant poet' and student, she had a bright future until it was tragically cut short

Her death rocked the English department, where she was in her third year in the Master of Fine Arts creative writing program and was on track to
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Chicago creative writing supplement essays

Professional Academic Help. Starting at $7.99 per pageOrder is too expensive? Split your payment apart – Chicago creative writing supplement
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See ASFA celebration of new book by Alabama author Jeanie Thompson

Guests were ushered into the Creative Writing Lecture Hall to hear Thompson's latest work. Following the poignant and thoughtful reading, they
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Endowed Chairs: Stepping Stones to Higher Levels of Research

“The Tomás Rivera Endowed Chair in Creative Writing was like opening a door as big as the sky.” — Juan Felipe Herrera, U.S. Poet Laureate,
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The Limit Does Not Exist: Meet An Educator Transforming STEM To STEAM

So teachers like Nadji get to be creative in how they integrate physics, … incorporating creative writing quizzes to demonstrate understanding; and
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2016 Manchester Writing Competition Winners

The competition is “designed to encourage new work and seek out the best creative writing from across the world.” The winning story was by D.W.
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Author to Talk About Publishing Experiences

NaNoWriMo is a fun approach to creative writing. On Nov. 1, participants began working toward the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 p.m.
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Is the pen still mightier? The pros and cons of loose leaf vs. laptop

Writing on paper has a long list of benefits that have largely been forgotten in the age … Andy Harper, a part-time teacher and short-story writer, said he hasn't … said Jan Haag, a professional creative writer and chair of the journalism
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Postgraduate Studentship in Literature, Drama and Creative Writing

Start Date: September 2017. The School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing is pleased to announce the availability of 1 Home/EU MA funded
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World-Renowned Author To Appear at UMF Storyfest

Forna is currently Lannan Visiting Chair of Poetics at Georgetown University and Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University in Somerset,
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iO Chicago lets creative fiction run the show

“It's good to network with people your age who are interested in the same thing [as you],” Schwark said, who graduated with a creative writing degree
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Being Creative Can Boost Wellbeing in Young Adults

The most common examples of creativity were songwriting, creative writing (such as poetry or short fiction), knitting and crocheting, art (painting,
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UC Riverside poet featured on PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour is featuring Allison Hedge Coke, distinguished professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside, and her poem
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English professor Miller transitions to new stage in career after 53 years at WKU

The annual event celebrates creative writing in Kentucky and has brought nationally renowned writers such as Sally Bingham, Silas House and Ed
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What's on author Chitra Divakaruni's nightstand?

Books are lifeblood to Chitra Divakaruni. She teaches graduate students in the University of Houston's prestigious creative writing program. She's also
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Langdon Street Press Takes Readers on an Intriguing Journey into The Beauty of the Fall

Rich is a poet, a songwriter and musician, a creative writing teacher, and the author of three novels, The Color of Home, The Big Wide Calm, and The
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19 Literary Non-Profits To Donate To This Giving Tuesday

It's one of the largest LGBTQ literary organizations in the world, supporting LGBTQ writers and their creative projects, and affirming the lives of
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Will scrapping creative A-levels rob students of the subjects they love?

Communication and Culture, Archaeology, and Creative Writing are some of the subjects that will no longer be offered to sixth-form students.
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Publishers Bet Big on 'Special Editions'

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Publishers Bet Big on 'Special Editions'

Traditionally, special interest publications — known within the industry as SIPs — have been dominated by “bookazines,” book-like magazines about
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Spring bluebooking on the horizon

Creative writing and journalism classes in the English Department have a similar timeline with applications due the first week of December.
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Ministry unveils state-issued history textbook

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Ministry unveils state-issued history textbook

They accuse the new state-authored history books of undermining the … The government had criticized some privately published history textbooks for
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Teaching students how to write with soul (essay)

Idealists who choose teaching writing for a profession can live without … True, he taught creative, and I taught expository; my course was required, and
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Jim Robenalt Author, Lecturer, Lawyer

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Jim Robenalt Author, Lecturer, Lawyer

Robenalt published The Harding Affair: Love and Espionage During the Great War in 2009 under the Palgrave Macmillan Trade publishing company.
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(2nd LD) Gov't unveils draft version of state-authored history textbooks

The textbooks are currently published by eight private publishing companies, while primary schools have a single set of national history textbooks.
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Teachers' union protests against state history book

Unionized teachers called for the government to scrap publishing a state-authored history textbook, Friday, demanding that Education Minister Lee
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Illuminated trail on Royal Mile to showcase famous quotations

… said the Canongate's motto, a quote from Virgil's Aeneid, “encapsulates the beauty in our literary city with such a rich publishing history, this trail is a
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'ABCs of Ferdinand' digs into town's history

The books were all published by Studenttreasures, a company that has published the works of more than 12 million young writers. All three were
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Court orders gov't to disclose guidelines on writing new history textbooks

Currently, history textbooks for secondary schools are published by eight private publishing companies and are subject to government approval for
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Silver screen pioneers the Haggar family highlighted in Pembroke book launch

PEMBROKE & Monkton Local History Society's fledgling publishing company received a significant boost recently with the launch of its second book
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East Meadow resident pens town's first history book

Writing a history book may seem like a dreadful task for many, but not for … to pen “East Meadow,” the town's first history book published on Oct. 17.
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Stan Cohen

He is a major contributor of that work which captures our visual history. Prior to its publication, the authors spent a day with Stan pouring over his
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University Press' Kentucky African-American Encyclopedia honored with state History Award

The Kentucky History Awards recognize outstanding achievements by … The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia is the fifth UPK publication in
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Looking Back: Holand's Coon Prairie history

These biographies were to be published in a book to commemorate the … for the work carried on by Holand and the Coon Prairie history committee.
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Christmas markets by rail and railway publications for rail and history fans from £10 to £450…..

Rail.co.uk has been sent a few items which will be of huge interest to all ranging from under £10 to £450 for those interested in railways and history.
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Cooking Up Books with Workman Publishing's Suzanne Rafer

I've often run into Workman Publishing's editor Suzanne Rafer at the Sag … you've ever had about the fascinating history of Workman Publishing. Well
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9th Canada's History Forum to Focus on Indigenous Histories

The 9th Canada's History Forum, Engaging Authentic Indigenous Histories, … “Canada's history is complex,” said Ry Moran, Director of NCTR. … popular interest in Canadian history, principally through its publishing, education, and
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Gov't reveals guidelines for controversial state-authored history textbooks

The upcoming state-authored history books are planned to replace the current history textbooks that are published by eight private publishing
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Spotlight on Nancy Dalton – Ideally suited for Overhill

Previously, she was working at Hiwassee College and part-time for an area magazine-publishing company; as part of her duties, she spoke frequently
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Illuminated words of Scotland's literary history added to Edinburgh's historic centre

“This encapsulates the beauty in our literary city with such a rich publishing history, this trail is a glimpse at the books and writers our City of Literature
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Anchors To Dusk Publishing Spotlights Real Heroes of the Revolution

… publication spotlight in Anchors To Dusk Publishing's historical preservation … interests lie in the 18th-Century, he also dabbles in Civil War history.
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IOP Publishing partners with Altmetric to improve author services

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IOP Publishing partners with Altmetric to improve author services

IOP Publishing partners with Altmetric to improve author services. Syndicated from http://www.stm-publishing.com/. November 23, 2016.
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Marketing and Publishing Checklists for Writers

Many years ago, when I worked for Writer's Digest, I was the editor in charge of producing a special newsstand-only magazine on self-publishing.
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Will Facebook's $50M Video Gamble With Publishers & Influencers Pay Off?

Since Q4 of 2015, Facebook has paid notable publishers, celebrities, and social media stars over $50 million collectively to create Facebook videos
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University expands online course offerings

In addition, this spring, Professor of English James Egan will be teaching the first non-writing-based online course to be offered during the regular
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SOCAN presents No. 1 Awards for 2016 to music publishers

Canada's major music publishers were honoured for songs that had achieved No. 1 positions on various airplay charts, in a presentation held Nov.
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German Self-Publishing Platform Tredition Goes International

Bolstered by a twofold offering to both authors and publishers, German self-publishing platform Tredition will expand to the US and UK.
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