Day: March 14, 2017

Media Rights at HarperCollins Publishers

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Media Rights at HarperCollins Publishers

Around half of all movies and television shows are sourced from books. HarperCollins realizes that the search for good written content has never been
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CAA Announces 2017 Overture Award Scholarship Winners

Students are nominated by their schools or private studios to compete in one of six disciplines: Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theater,
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Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of best-selling children's books, touching farewell essay, dies at 51

Amy Krouse Rosenthal, who wrote unconventional memoirs and whimsical children's books that became bestsellers and whose final project was a
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Publisher's Column: Hold newspapers accountable, yes, but see social media spin for what it is

When Langley Mayor Tim Callison sent the South Whidbey Record a $64 bill last week for time a reporter spent interviewing the city attorney in
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NFCC Summer 2017 scholarship application deadline is April 28

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NFCC Summer 2017 scholarship application deadline is April 28

A new semester at North Florida Community College is right around the corner as students gear up for Summer Term of 2017. Alongside the arrival of
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Starbreeze is makin' some moves, now publishing System Shock 3

It's seemingly that influx of Payday cash that has allowed Starbreeze to open a publishing arm of its business. That arm is making some aggressive
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ASCAP promotes Elizabeth Rodda to VP of international affairs

ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) has promoted Elizabeth Rodda to the role of VP, international affairs. Rodda
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Georgetown Becomes Colonial — Reborn at 200: Georgetown's 1951 Bicentenary Celebration

2017 InTowner Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part, including for commercial purposes, without permission is
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MCHS Cowgirls flag football ready to debut

There will be a new game in town at Boot Hill Stadium this spring. The Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowgirls' flag football team is ready to
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ViaTech Publishing Solutions announces Active Reader, featuring a patent pending technology …

DALLAS, March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — E-Reader adoption has slowed due to the cost of file conversions, the lack of compliance functionality and
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Nasdaq-Based Ads Exchange Plans To Bring Wall St. Trading To Digital Media

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Nasdaq-Based Ads Exchange Plans To Bring Wall St. Trading To Digital Media

Since there isn't deal activity to point to, it remains to be seen how publishers will respond to buyers reselling their inventory to advertisers outside the
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Firm debuts with creative writing contest for kids

Its Chief Executive, Mrs. Thelma Ofosu-Asamoah said: “It is an initiative that provides a platform for children with creative writing skills to exhibit their
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Writing workshop gives East Texans a way to express themselves and preserve their legacy for family

It's creative and I can explore worlds.” To spur students' imagination in class, the writing workshop leader, Carey, gives a prompt for them to write a
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Creative Writing Contest winners told

At the announcement of winners of the Junior Woman's Club of Verona creative writing contest are, from left, Verona Board of Education members
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Amburgey shares his songwriting passion with students

Songwriting is not the only opportunity Amburgey has given his students this semester. His Creative Writing students have been writing several types
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Tears and Laughter: The endless art of Alabama writing

I have had the opportunity over the past few months to teach creative writing in Monroeville, and if you teach writing in Monroeville, the natural starting
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Ray Higdon Announces Launch of New Network Marketing Book

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Ray Higdon Announces Launch of New Network Marketing Book

The two, offer network marketing and direct selling instruction and their … remaining on the Best Seller List on Amazon in the top 20 for many years.
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Starbreeze Publishing signs OtherSide Entertainment's System Shock® 3

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (March 14, 2017) Starbreeze AB, an independent creator, publisher and distributor of high quality entertainment products,
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Best places to get pie on Pi Day

“They're all good. One of our biggest sellers here is coconut cream, the other big seller is lemon meringue. It's so hard to predict from day to day, you
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E-Book Piracy Costs Publishers $315 Million in Lost Sales

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E-Book Piracy Costs Publishers $315 Million in Lost Sales

Digimarc commissioned the survey to better understand the nature of e-book piracy, how it impacts revenue, and what publishers can do to prevent it.
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Content Central(Syndigate AB): A marketplace where freelancers and publishers can sell, buy …

The Swedish startup Content Central will soon launch a marketplace where freelancers and publishers can sell, buy, trade and distribute editorial
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1950's Teenager Who Welcomes Nostalgia, What Teen Didn't? Take a History Trip with My Lonely …

The Texas-based publishing company doesn't see authors as clients or just another number on a page, but rather as individual people… people who
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Publish or Perish — and what it means for undergrads

David Smith, an assistant professor with Western's department of biology, says that publishing history can be considered when evaluating job
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Sci-Fi Author Nnedi Okorafor Says Publishers Whitewashed Her Book Cover

She tweeted the cover suggested by the publisher and the revised cover, updated to feature the story's black protagonist, per the author's request.
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Altmetric in the News

Designed to make it easier than ever for publishers to explore and report on the online engagement and academic impact for their own articles, books,
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Must-Read Bios Get 20% off, plus free shipping

A “riveting”* international cloak-and-dagger epic ranging from the Spanish Civil War to the liberation of Western Europe, wartime China, the Red Scare
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Charlie Daniels, Country-Rocker, to Publish Memoir

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Charlie Daniels, Country-Rocker, to Publish Memoir

It will be published by W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, in hardcover, eBook and audiobook on Oct. 24. The book is available for
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App Annie Announces Annual List of "Top 52" Highest Earning Publishers of 2016 for iOS and …

“App Annie's Top 52 Publishers list is regarded as a measurement standard for global success in the mobile market,” comments Bertrand Schmitt,
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A New Comic Distribution Company Sets Up In Seattle – Emerald Comics Distribution

2015-01-30-13-49-18 Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, and plenty of other comic book publishers have exclusive distribution deals in the direct
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'System Shock 3' (ALL) Signed By Starbreeze Publishing

They truly get games and gamers, and have been able to translate that understanding into a robust publishing business, and build thriving gaming
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System Shock 3 will be published by Starbreeze

Thereafter, it looks like the revenue share between developer and publisher will be 50/50. Release is a fair way off, however. System Shock 3 is still in
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New Report on Digital Transformation in Publishing Reveals Sluggish Progress: Only 25 Percent of …

An in-depth study analyzing digital transformation in the publishing industry and released today found that 25 percent of publishers see themselves as
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Keystone Games: When Software Publishing & Developing Meets Philanthropy

Video games are a source of joy for many of us, and now more than ever, they are slowly evolving into a form of entertainment that is both inclusive
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Brian Cardoza Shares 'The Unexpected Victim'

Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Brian Cardoza's uplifting message in “The Unexpected Victim” is about a human phoenix; one
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London Book Fair 2017: Quotables from the Quantum Conference

London Book Fair director Jacks Thomas interviews Bloomsbury founder Nigel Newton and Dominque Raccah, publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks.
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Starbreeze to publish System Shock 3

Starbreeze Publishing has signed an agreement with OtherSide Entertainment to publish System Shock 3, the company announced. Starbreeze will
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London Book Fair 2017: For Publishers, Business Is Booming, but Brexit Means Uncertainty

For the second year in a row, Thomas noted, publishers headed to London with fairly strong sales in the U.K. (and the U.S.), with literature in
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Hashed Email Subscriber Data Can Generate Revenue

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Hashed Email Subscriber Data Can Generate Revenue

A new startup helps publishers build revenue with their hashed email subscriber data, illustrating how email marketing is not the only way brands can
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Facebook Lets Publishers Place More Ads In Instant Articles

Publisher partnerships with Facebook have proven to be something of a roller coaster — promising developments alternate with setbacks amid
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Research Reports Initiated on Publishing Stocks Torstar, Transcontinental, Postmedia Network …

Shares of the Company, which engages in print, flexible packaging, publishing, and digital media operations in Canada and the US, are trading at PE
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Commerce Signals and LiveRamp Enable Omnichannel Sales Measurement

Commerce Signals, a platform that connects advertisers and publishers to aggregate insights from transaction data, today announced a partnership
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Revcontent Launches Industry-First Publisher Referral Program to Reward Partners & Media Brands

Revcontent is excited to announce the launch of the first publisher referral program for content recommendation. Revcontent partners will have the
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Volkswagen considering publishing real-world fuel economy figures

Volkswagen is considering following PSA Peugeot-Citroen's lead in publishing real-world fuel economy on its vehicles, the company's boss has
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Publishers Clearing House scam is back

Local residents are now receiving phone scam calls involv-ing Publishers Clearing House (PCH).PCH says scammers often make the calls posing as
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RSuite Adds Integrated Edit and Publish Modules to its Enterprise Information Management Solution

RSI Content Solutions announces the release of RSuite Edit and RSuite Publish which enable RSuite customers to further enhance their ability to
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Elsevier announces publication of five new microtechnology and nanotechnology titles – 14 Mar 2017

STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of Functionalized Nanomaterials for the Management of Microbial Infection: A Strategy to
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London Book Fair 2017: Cory Doctorow Unveils His Latest Publishing Experiment—Fair Trade E …

Walkaway has traditional publishers, and it will have a traditional e-book edition. But I'm going to sell that e-book in a nontraditional way. I'm launching
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Minimalist web publishing platforms

Check out txt.fyi, a toy “publishing platform” I made. I put that phrase in quotes because it's designed to be as lightweight as possible: you type in text
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Ad Exchange Launches, Aims To Transform Ad Inventory Into Standardized Securities

The NYIAX said it will enable publishers and advertisers to buy, sell, and retrade future premium advertising inventory as guaranteed contracts.
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Joan Sharp Joins Rand McNally as Vice President of Publishing and Education

SKOKIE, Ill., March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Joan Sharp, a highly-respected and dedicated leader in the Publishing industry, has joined Rand
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User Manuals Are Mostly Gone—Which Is Both Good and Bad

To take up the slack, independent publishers began creating their own books. Bookstores had huge computer-book departments. For a while
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Google's Latest Crackdown On Interstitial Ads – Will Publishers Have To Rethink Their Revenue …

The problem is that for publishers this latest penalty is likely to affect their ad revenue. When you consider that over 5.5 billion dollars is spent globally
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App Annie Announces Annual List of „Top 52” Highest Earning Publishers of 2016 for iOS and …

SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — App Annie, the most trusted mobile app data and insights company, is pleased to announce their
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Jyll Jackson Lancaster Shares 'Echos From the Past'

Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Jyll Jackson Lancaster's captivating work mesmerizes the reader through the tricks of the
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Son of detained Iranian politician jailed for publishing letter

The son of a former Iranian presidential candidate who has been under house arrest for six years has been jailed himself for six months for distributing
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Ricoh Event Highlights Evolving Printing and Book Publishing Industries

The event was designed to bring printers, publishers and vendors together to discuss the ever-evolving book publishing industry — including new
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Tronc Licenses Washington Post Publishing Platform

The Tronc Inc. (NASDAQ: TRNC) transformation from a print and digital publishing company to one that is much more digital than print assumes it will
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One Writer Used Statistics to Reveal the Secrets of What Makes Great Writing

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One Writer Used Statistics to Reveal the Secrets of What Makes Great Writing

I think one thing with writing that kind of gets lost is that you can focus on one sentence by an author, especially in creative writing classes, or one
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Chatham author Rieger's new book Paranormal Painless available

Rieger also used names from students in her creative writing class, and a few relatives. The final result was a book she says is a major stepping stone
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AUCC to launch Ama Ata Aidoo Creative Writing Centre

The African University College for Communication, AUCC, has named its new Creative Writing Centre after prominent Ghanaian writer, Prof. Ama Ata
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Hone your creative writing talents

Two exciting and unusual creative writing opportunities are available in Morpeth and Cramlington in a joint project between Active Northumberland
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How to get into writing in Glasgow

Glasgow's famous book festival, Aye Write! is well under way and has a … The city is home to a wealth of creative writing talent as well as one of the
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Ebook sales continue to fall as younger generations drive appetite for print

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Ebook sales continue to fall as younger generations drive appetite for print

In 2015, the Publishers Association found that digital content sales had fallen from £563m in 2014 to £554m, while physical book sales HAD increased
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It's not too late to minimise ad-blocking in South Africa

“Because the ad-blocking numbers are relatively low compared to other countries, this gives South African publishers and advertisers a head-start to
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Plan Commision – Meeting

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Plan Commision – Meeting

THE LAGRANGE COUNTY PLAN COMMISSION WILL MEET IN REGULAR SESSION ON MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2017 AT 7:00 PM. IN THE COUNTY
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Raccah hails publishing's 'golden age of opportunity'

Publishers should make the most of the “golden age of opportunity” the industry is currently in, Dominique Raccah, publisher and c.e.o. of
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China Grabs Top Three Spots In Global Mobile App Ranking

Chinese Internet giants Tencent Holdings Ltd. and NetEase Inc., as well as Tencent-owned Finnish mobile game publisher Supercell Oy, took up the
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All things reading, spelling and creative writing celebrated during annual festival at King's Ely

All things reading, spelling and creative writing were celebrated during an annual festival held at both King's Ely schools. Pictured are the winners of
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Announcing NYIAX, the World's First Advertising Contract Exchange

“NYIAX is a trading platform that brings Wall Street to Madison Avenue through a Nasdaq-powered, seamless global exchange that allows publishers
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Your guide to the publishers and songwriters on Ed Sheeran's ÷

Here, we take a look at the publishing and songwriter breakdown of what has already become one of the biggest album releases of the decade.
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One arrested for under the influence

A deputy from the LaGrange County Sheriff's Department stopped a passenger car around 3:56 a.m. on March 12 on SR 9 near CR 600N for a traffic
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Six digital strategies newspapers should apply this year

For newspaper publishers, striking gold in the digital realm in 2017 means so much more than just a slick new website or improved page views.
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Richard Ciavarra's New Book “True Richard's Journal” is an Introspective Collection of Poetry That …

Recent release “True Richard's Journal” from Page Publishing author Richard Ciavarra is a reflective look at happiness, self-fulfillment, and the role of
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"I shall always remain a writer," says music director Aditya Kripalani

MUMBAI: An FTII graduate, a successful author, musician and a passionate filmmaker, Aditya Kripalani belongs to Mumbai and had a flair for creative
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GeoEdge Releases Security Report on Native Ad Vulnerabilities

More and more publishers have turned to native advertising in a move to counter sagging CPMs. This format, which typically mimics the form and
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