Day: June 5, 2017

Israel's Controversial 'Book Law' Is Gone, but Bargains Aren't Back

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Israel's Controversial 'Book Law' Is Gone, but Bargains Aren't Back

Before the Book Law went into effect in February 2014, barring publishers from discounting new titles by more than 20%, Israel's big bookstore chains
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Fighting Duopoly, Publishers See Added Value In Programmatic Marketplaces

Panelists at MediaPost's Publishing Insider Summit today tackled a huge issue for publishers: How to build a successful business against the
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Production Designer

Weldon Owen , an imprint of Bonnier Publishing USA is seeking an original, enthusiastic and out-of-the-box thinking production designer to join our
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The power of writing

It means that writing is the key for the future competitiveness whichever … skill of 65 students were poor insufficient to take the regular writing course.
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Business Affairs / Contracts Assistant

The Contracts Assistant will assist the Director of Business Affairs and two Contracts Associates and provide support to the Business Affairs
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Defying Russia, Montenegro finally joins NATO

Once the Balkan stronghold of pro-Russian sentiments, tiny Montenegro is on Monday silently celebrating its entry into NATO in a historic turn that has
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Keshia Knight Pulliam explains her support of Bill Cosby

Former “Cosby Show” star Keshia Knight Pulliam lent her support to Bill Cosby in court on Monday because “it's what you do.” The actress, who played
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Hearst Buys Connecticut Publishing Group

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Hearst Buys Connecticut Publishing Group

The company has acquired the print and digital assets of 21st Century Media Newspaper LLC, a Connecticut-based media group that includes three
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Salud and Dientes Collaborate

Salud and Dientes Times Publishing Group Inc tpgonlinedaily.com Salud Para La Gente (Salud) and Dientes Community Dental Care have
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Disgruntled former employee kills 5 at Orlando workplace

Five people were shot and killed by a “disgruntled” former employee at a workplace near Orlando, Florida, this morning, three years after the suspect
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London attack victims include Canadian woman, French citizen

The London vehicle and knife attack left seven dead and dozens wounded. Only one of the dead has been identified so far, a Canadian woman who
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Amazon, now Alphabet with shares at $1000

Alphabet's stock is surpassing the $1,000 mark for the first time, less than a week after Amazon reached the same milestone. The parent company of
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Are you ready? Hank Williams Jr. returning to 'MNF'

Hank Williams Jr. is bringing his rowdy friends back to “Monday Night Football” six years after ESPN dropped the country singer for his comments
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The Note: Trump complicates wild week as showdown looms

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY It's a big week in Washington: President Trump is going to try to focus on infrastructure all this week before
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Self-Publishing Tips for Supply Chain Professionals

You can have your writing published, or publish it yourself, through a variety of respected free or low-cost self-publishing platforms. The internet puts
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Buckeyes, Thad Matta parting ways after 13 seasons

Thad Matta will no longer be the men's basketball coach at Ohio State, effective immediately, the university announced Monday. Athletic director Gene
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Michigan State players charged with sexual assault

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Three Michigan State players have been charged with sexual assault for an alleged attack that occurred in January,
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Activists: US-backed Syrian rebels down government warplane

Opposition activists say U.S.-backed Syrian rebels have shot down a government warplane in the southeast, with the fate of the pilot still unknown.
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The pros and cons of privatizing air traffic control

The U.S. air traffic control system, the world's largest and most complex, is in the midst of an era of unsurpassed safety. There has not been a fatal
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'Megan Leavey' star Kate Mara reveals wedding detail

“Megan Leavey” star Kate Mara has revealed one important detail about her upcoming wedding to actor Jamie Bell. “All I can tell you is that my dogs
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Police ID 2 attackers in deadly London terrorist strike

Two of the three attackers involved in the attack on London Bridge and Borough Market on Saturday night have been identified by Metropolitan Police.
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Several deaths in shooting near Orlando: Police

Multiple deaths resulted from a shooting near Orlando, Florida, this morning, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. The scene has been stabilized
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Full coverage: Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez

Unified middleweight world titleholder Gennady Golovkin will defend his belts against former champion Canelo Alvarez on Saturday, Sept. 16.
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London attacker identified as man in recent documentary

Neighbors have identified one of the London Bridge attackers as a man known as “ABZ” who was featured in a recent documentary on the British
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Video gaming's voice actor strike is ending in slow, small drips

That's because even as the strike as a whole continues, the union has been able to peel off a growing number of developers and publishers willing to
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Earth-i Plans on US Expansion, Does a Deal with OGSystems and Continues Work on their EO …

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Earth-i Plans on US Expansion, Does a Deal with OGSystems and Continues Work on their EO …

British satellite company Earth-i has announced that the firm has joined the USGIF (United States GeoSpatial Intelligence Forum) and will be
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India's Successful Launch Despite a "Naughty Boy" That Slowed Their Heavy GSLV-MKIII D1 …

The GSLV Mk III, in the course of its first development flight, delivered the GSAT-19 satellite — the heaviest launched from Indian soil — to a
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Research Information partners with Info International for new conference

Research Information is to host its first one-day conference, in partnership with London Info International. Challenges in the Scholarly Publishing Cycle
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Plans Underway for the Development of Turkey's Own Launch Vehicle

Adnan Tüccar, the SpaceWatch Middle East correspondent for Turkey, has reported that Roketsan, one of that nation's leading company's in the
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Google is the internet's largest ad company. So why is it building an ad blocker?

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Google is the internet's largest ad company. So why is it building an ad blocker?

Google is publishing guidelines to help site owners understand which ads are likely to be blocked. The company hopes that most publishers will drop
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Google's Chrome ad blocker includes funding tool

Google is helping publishers prepare for the release of a native ad-blocking technology to its Chrome browser, which the company officially said will
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Submission open for Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature

As part of the 'Warsha' programme, which supports and inspires a new generation of writers, illustrators, and publishers, an additional AED 300,000
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Time to get involved in free creative writing workshops at Wirral libraries

THE last set of free creative writing courses at Wirral's libraries are set to take place later this month. More than £7,000 was given to the Write Time
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Google's Fast-Loading AMP Content Earns 35% More Engagement than Mobile Web Content

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – June 05, 2017) – Chartbeat, the leading content intelligence platform for publishers, today released an industry-first
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Chrome Adding Ad Blocker Next Year

Google will provide publishers with clear guidelines about the new quality filters. It will offer a tool to publishers that will enable them to find out if their
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WSJ Ends Google Users' Free Ride, Then Fades in Search Results

The Journal's experience could have implications across the news industry, where publishers are relying more on convincing readers to pay for their
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Concord Bicycle Music Buys Imagem Music Group Heralding a Golden Age of Music Publishing

It was announced late last week that Beverly Hills-based Concord Bicycle Music, owned by MassMutual affiliate Barings Alternative Investments, will
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Major Milestone Met by HughesNet

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) recently launched HughesNet Gen5 satellite Internet service has just reached a major milestone in just two
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Sharjah Book Authority paves way for cross-cultural connections

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Sharjah Book Authority paves way for cross-cultural connections

The SBA delegation met with Canadian publishers to discuss cross-translating books in Arabic, French and English as well. The two parties talked
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BookCon 2017: Consumers Flock to Javits to Meet Authors—and Publishers

Sourcebooks marketing manager Valerie Pierce said that this year's BookCon marked the first one where the publisher sold books and other items
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Creative writing at the Merrick Senior Center

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Creative writing at the Merrick Senior Center

The members of the Merrick Senior Center Creative Writing Workshop will present their work on June 7 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Merrick Senior
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Winterfold students got creative at a writing workshop with published author

YEAR six pupils from Winterfold School showed off their creative sides at a writing workshop with published author Annie Muscutt. The event saw the
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Interview: Tania Hershman

You're an acclaimed short story writer, what led you to writing poetry? … You're in big demand as a performer of your work and as a creative writing
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