Day: March 22, 2017

Indie publisher Influx launches Kickstarter to raise £15k

No Comments
Indie publisher Influx launches Kickstarter to raise £15k

Supported by industry figures including author and editorial director Max Porter and author and campaigner Nikesh Shukla, the publisher intends to
See Original Article

ICMP and ECSA support US music community in CRB proceedings

American songwriters and publishers have received the support of the International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) and the European
See Original Article

Creativity often found Flip Side writer

In the 1980s, she commuted to Kansas State University from her home in Axtell to study creative writing and literature, and she authored a poetry book,
See Original Article

Public celebration of life planned for Laguna activist, philanthropist and publisher Vernon Spitaleri …

The family of Laguna Beach resident Vernon Spitaleri, an influential businessman, newspaper publisher and philanthropist, will hold a public
See Original Article

Categories: Uncategorized

Publishing To See Continued Declines In Ad Revs

No Comments
Publishing To See Continued Declines In Ad Revs

Moody's predicts ad revenue will fall faster than publishers can cut costs and boost digital ad sales. “Technology-driven shifts in consumer reading
See Original Article

Sonobi to Work with Facebook on Latest Header Bidding Integration

Header bidding provides publishers with a holistic view of demand, enabling greater yield without sacrificing user experience. Facebook and Sonobi
See Original Article

Aljazeera Plus is fifth top digital publisher globally

Aljazeera Plus (AJ+) has been named one of the top digital publishers by Tubular Labs, a company that tracks all video content cross-platform,
See Original Article

Adult Book Sales Fell, Kids Books Rose in October

Sales of adult trade books fell 13.1% in October compared to October 2015, while sales in the children's/young adult segment rose 1.9%, according to
See Original Article

Creative Writing Seminar

All are welcome to attend this seminar hosted by the Kellogg College Centre for Creative Writing. The Seminar Convenor is Dr Clare Morgan, Director
See Original Article

A Message from the Publishers

This Sunday, hundreds of LGBT people will shop, dance, eat, drink and be merry at the 7th Annual Ultimate LGBT Wedding &Anniversary Expo at
See Original Article

My Economy of Language

But when it comes to my own writing, creativity and imagination have become somewhat terrifying concepts. It wasn't always this way—freshman year,
See Original Article

COLUMN: Creativity may be missing link in disparity between readers, writers

Growing up, I always wanted to be a writer. I pictured myself as a famous author of fiction, maybe even as famous as J.K. Rowling or Stephen King.
See Original Article

STM Publishing

ProQuest has announced a partnership with Rittenhouse Book Distributors so libraries can order ebooks from the R2 Digital platform via the OASIS
See Original Article

Categories: Uncategorized

How creative writing makes you a better person

No Comments
How creative writing makes you a better person

Twenty years ago, I founded GrubStreet, a tiny grass-roots organization that has grown into the largest creative writing centers in the country. We teach
See Original Article

UMF invites young writers to one-of-a-kind Longfellow workshop, July 16-22 | Inside UMF

It is sponsored by the UMF Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program—the only BFA in Creative Writing program in the state of Maine and one
See Original Article

Herald-Journal introduces new food columnist

My studies in creative writing and journalism gave me the confidence to jump head on into that ocean, sink or swim I was going to do it. My motto
See Original Article

Self-Publishing and the Rise of the Indie Publisher

This change is even evident at public libraries; many now offer electronic copies of books. The publishing world used to be controlled by the big
See Original Article

DMACC's celebration of the literacy arts

Phan is a 2017 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in Creative Writing. His poems have been published in The New Yorker, Poetry, Best
See Original Article

Award-winning author to speak at Hibiscus luncheon

Award-winning author to speak at Hibiscus luncheon … School District and is working toward a second master's degree in English and creative writing.
See Original Article

Facebook adopts header bidding to make its ad network more competitive with Google's

By Facebook adopting header bidding, publishers will get a better look at … aggregate ad slots or plane seats from a bunch of publishers or airlines.
See Original Article

Creative students from EMSB, LBPSB invited to take part in writing contest

WATCH ABOVE: Creative writing contest for students at the English Montreal School Board and the Lester B. Pearson School Board is underway.
See Original Article

Grandchildren inspire author's creative mind

Oelschig placed first in the Poetry Institute of Canada's adult creative writing … It goes without saying that my grandfather is an incredible author.”.
See Original Article

FROM THE PUBLISHER: Why your local newspaper is vital

When I came to Green Valley three years ago, my initial impressions of the newspaper and its role were absolutely correct: we are the only media
See Original Article

Categories: Uncategorized

Small Press Profile: AdventureKEEN

No Comments
Small Press Profile: AdventureKEEN

“We're unlike most book publishers in that we have authors who are experts in their respective fields — hiking, camping, birding — rather than an MFA
See Original Article

New report on the current state of the OA publishing market evaluates the range of policy options …

Research Consulting, within the scope of the OpenAIRE Work Package dealing with the FP7 Post Grant Open Access Pilot (WP5), was commissioned
See Original Article

Categories: Uncategorized

Sting Operation Reveals Science's Insane Fake News Problem

No Comments
Sting Operation Reveals Science's Insane Fake News Problem

This sting operation was the first systematic analysis on editorial roles in science publishing, adding concrete evidence to a problem past stings have
See Original Article

Predatory journals recruit fake editor

The open-access movement, although noble in its intent, has been an unwitting host to these parasitic publishers. Bogus journals can imitate
See Original Article

Facebook made an unprecedented move to partner with ad tech companies — including Amazon …

Header bidding is a bit of a wonky tech hack, but it has become hugely popular among online publishers in recent years as they look to lessen their
See Original Article

Facebook Launches Header Bidding, Turns To Partners For the Tech

Rather, publishers working with one of Facebook's partners can flip a switch for access to Audience Network demand through their existing wrapper
See Original Article

How celebrity deals are shutting children's authors out of their own trade

Though publishers are notoriously cagey about money, industry sources say the advances paid to celebrities are considerably higher than the
See Original Article

'March' Led Sales Rise at IDW Publishing

Publishing revenue at IDW Media rose 19% in its first quarter ended January 31, 2017, over the comparable period a year ago. Publishing revenue in
See Original Article

Facebook Just Changed the Mobile Web Landscape With Header Bidding

The social media power said Wednesday that it's bringing advertiser demand from its Audience Network to mobile web publishers that use header
See Original Article

Facebook launches header bidding to create a 'safer environment' for programmatic

Facebook has put its backing to header bidding, an advanced programmatic bidding technique that is said to be more profitable for publishers and
See Original Article

Calls for Digital Accreditation Miss the Point

However, in the first two months of 2017, several leading marketers have publicly called for digital publishers to be more accountable for the ads they
See Original Article

Scientists outwit predatory publishers by tricking them into appointing a fake editor

Has there ever been a more impressive academic than Dr Anna O. Szust? The prolific polymath has been appointed editor at almost 50 academic
See Original Article

Science sting exposes how corrupt some journal publishers are

But another sting against predatory publishers could pack a real punch — and it hasn't yet been done, at least not in a systematic way. Three years
See Original Article

“Paging Dr. Fraud”: The Fake Publishers That Are Ruining Science

Editors play a vital role in the world of science publishing, checking the methodology of authors and managing the peer-review process; they are the
See Original Article

ASCAP Enterprises Announces Relaunch of Administration Services Business as SONGWIZE

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – March 22, 2017) – ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, announces the relaunch of
See Original Article

Vuukle ties up with Google to help combat online trolls and hate mongers

User engagement platform Vuukle has tied up with Google to help develop a method for publishers to better combat online trolls and derogatory and
See Original Article

Native Advertising Pioneer, MGID, Launches Spanish Dashboard to Accommodate Rapid Growth …

“We're very excited about the traction we're seeing in the Latin American market, and realized that in order to give those advertisers and publishers the
See Original Article

​Jeff Kagan: Amazon Introduces Kindle Paperback

Amazon (AMZN) continues to up the ante on the booming self-publishing trend with their Kindle self-published eBooks by adding the paperback.
See Original Article

In A First, Facebook Rolls Out Header Bidding Through Partner Program

“This happened because publishers realized money was being taken out of their pockets and they were the big loser in the equation,” he said.
See Original Article

Sci-fi author John Scalzi on the future of publishing: 'I aspire to be a cockroach'

Sci-fi author John Scalzi on the future of publishing: 'I aspire to be a …. With concerns about publishers dying off, it's intriguing that Tor is making this
See Original Article

Shining the light on out-stream video grey areas

But the extent of its growth is dependent on there being adequate inventory for marketers to purchase – hence why publishers are increasingly
See Original Article

Facebook rolls out header bidding after partnering with five adtech players

Facebook has announced its entry into header bidding with a partner-first approach that will open its Audience Network to web publishers working
See Original Article

Categories: Uncategorized

Facebook made an unprecedented move to partner with ad tech companies — including Amazon …

No Comments
Facebook made an unprecedented move to partner with ad tech companies — including Amazon …

Header bidding is a bit of a wonky tech hack, but it has become hugely popular among online publishers in recent years as they look to lessen their
See Original Article

Facebook Launches Header Bidding, Turns To Partners For the Tech

Rather, publishers working with one of Facebook's partners can flip a switch for access to Audience Network demand through their existing wrapper
See Original Article

How celebrity deals are shutting children's authors out of their own trade

Though publishers are notoriously cagey about money, industry sources say the advances paid to celebrities are considerably higher than the
See Original Article

'March' Led Sales Rise at IDW Publishing

Publishing revenue at IDW Media rose 19% in its first quarter ended January 31, 2017, over the comparable period a year ago. Publishing revenue in
See Original Article

Facebook Just Changed the Mobile Web Landscape With Header Bidding

The social media power said Wednesday that it's bringing advertiser demand from its Audience Network to mobile web publishers that use header
See Original Article

Facebook launches header bidding to create a 'safer environment' for programmatic

Facebook has put its backing to header bidding, an advanced programmatic bidding technique that is said to be more profitable for publishers and
See Original Article

Calls for Digital Accreditation Miss the Point

However, in the first two months of 2017, several leading marketers have publicly called for digital publishers to be more accountable for the ads they
See Original Article

Scientists outwit predatory publishers by tricking them into appointing a fake editor

Has there ever been a more impressive academic than Dr Anna O. Szust? The prolific polymath has been appointed editor at almost 50 academic
See Original Article

Science sting exposes how corrupt some journal publishers are

But another sting against predatory publishers could pack a real punch — and it hasn't yet been done, at least not in a systematic way. Three years
See Original Article

“Paging Dr. Fraud”: The Fake Publishers That Are Ruining Science

Editors play a vital role in the world of science publishing, checking the methodology of authors and managing the peer-review process; they are the
See Original Article

ASCAP Enterprises Announces Relaunch of Administration Services Business as SONGWIZE

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – March 22, 2017) – ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, announces the relaunch of
See Original Article

Vuukle ties up with Google to help combat online trolls and hate mongers

User engagement platform Vuukle has tied up with Google to help develop a method for publishers to better combat online trolls and derogatory and
See Original Article

Native Advertising Pioneer, MGID, Launches Spanish Dashboard to Accommodate Rapid Growth …

“We're very excited about the traction we're seeing in the Latin American market, and realized that in order to give those advertisers and publishers the
See Original Article

​Jeff Kagan: Amazon Introduces Kindle Paperback

Amazon (AMZN) continues to up the ante on the booming self-publishing trend with their Kindle self-published eBooks by adding the paperback.
See Original Article

In A First, Facebook Rolls Out Header Bidding Through Partner Program

“This happened because publishers realized money was being taken out of their pockets and they were the big loser in the equation,” he said.
See Original Article

Sci-fi author John Scalzi on the future of publishing: 'I aspire to be a cockroach'

Sci-fi author John Scalzi on the future of publishing: 'I aspire to be a …. With concerns about publishers dying off, it's intriguing that Tor is making this
See Original Article

Shining the light on out-stream video grey areas

But the extent of its growth is dependent on there being adequate inventory for marketers to purchase – hence why publishers are increasingly
See Original Article

Facebook rolls out header bidding after partnering with five adtech players

Facebook has announced its entry into header bidding with a partner-first approach that will open its Audience Network to web publishers working
See Original Article

Categories: Uncategorized

Diamond Becomes Exclusive Worldwide Distributor for AfterShock Comics in English-Speaking …

No Comments
Diamond Becomes Exclusive Worldwide Distributor for AfterShock Comics in English-Speaking …

The agreement includes distribution rights to comic book specialty stores and in book publishing through its sister company, Diamond Book
See Original Article

Muslim Publishers Look to Build Bridges, Counter Cultural Misunderstanding

Books about Islam by Muslim publishers for English-speaking readers constitute a rich niche market, with centuries of classic materials in addition to
See Original Article

UW Professor's First Novel Nominated for National Award

UW Professor Jeff Lockwood's first novel, “Poisoned Justice,” has been named one of three finalists by the Independent Book Publishers Association.
See Original Article

Categories: Uncategorized