Day: June 14, 2017

As audience development grows, publishers question who should own it

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As audience development grows, publishers question who should own it

Audience development has become core to how publishers scale and make money. But now the question facing publishers is how to ensure it serves
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Expanding perceptions of the Pacific world

Palmerston North creative writing lecturer and writer Tina Makereti has … 'oh well, Maori writing is this thing over here and Pacific writing is this thing
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ASCAP & YouTube Announce Agreement for US Performance Rights

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and YouTube have signed a multi-year agreement, effective immediately, for US
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Bleacher Report gets people to spend 5 minutes on its app each day

For now, Bleacher Report's articles still load from the mobile web, but the publisher is looking into adopting Google AMP for its in-app articles to get
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IDW Publishing confirms release dates and stories for Star Wars Adventures comic

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IDW Publishing confirms release dates and stories for Star Wars Adventures comic

Tuesday, Comic Books Resources exclusively revealed the release dates and storylines of IDW Publishing's first two canon Star Wars comic issues
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BRIEF-Tangel Publishing says dividend payment date on June 20

NEW YORK, June 13 Time Inc said on Tuesday it is eliminating 300 positions, or 4 percent of its workforce, through layoffs and buyouts, according to
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Creative Writing Society Course Offering

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Creative Writing Society Course Offering

Have you ever taken college-level creative writing courses? … Please rank how important the following items are to reaching your writing goals (1 is
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Why Personalization Is Not a “Silver Bullet” for Publishers

Personalization's effectiveness has been artificially inflated, and unfortunately a lot of publishers are buying into the hype.
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Yale Publishing Course to Explore Leadership in Times of Change

The annual Yale Publishing Course is coming up next month, and this year there's something new: a full-on partnership with the Yale School of
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Australia reaches settlement with suing asylum seekers

The Australian government reached a settlement on Wednesday with more than 1,900 asylum seekers who sued over their treatment at an
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CREATIVE Writers NEEDED

We are hiring writers that more creative and motivated to complete our writing projects. We need writers to write contents on different niches, as much
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Colorado Publisher Accused of Stealing Money From Authors

A 48-year-old Colorado woman whose publishing company primarily deals with erotica and romance novels has been accused of stealing more than
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Belmar Arts Center Offering Three-Session Book Publishing Class in July

Beginning on July 12, Belmar Arts Center will host a three-week class, “Introduction to Book Publishing,” offered by longtime author Loren
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Trends Publishing avoids criminal charges following SFO investigation

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Trends Publishing avoids criminal charges following SFO investigation

Callaghan Innovation is defending its Serious Fraud Office complaint about Trends Publishing after the SFO dropped its investigation into the
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Early-bird registration for writers' conference ends June 14

He is a distinguished professor of creative writing at the University of Illinois-Chicago. The public also is invited to a free conference social from 5:30 to
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Lafayette author Gini Graham Scott shares secrets of self-publishing

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Lafayette author Gini Graham Scott shares secrets of self-publishing

Have a story to tell? Want to write a book to help promote your business? Publishing your book is easier than it ever has been. Lafayette author Gini
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Historic shipwreck discovered off Southern California coast

Officials on Tuesday will share the history of the San Francisco-based ship and pay tribute to its crews — including two members who died in the line
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Book publishing workshop helps teach ins and outs of publishing

Cynthia Good is one of two experts on the writing and publishing industry that will present “The Insider's Guide to Writing and Publishing for Young
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Who could fire special counsel Robert Mueller

Speculation is swirling about whether President Donald Trump will remove special counsel Robert Mueller from his post. Mueller, a former FBI director
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SOCAN Powers Forward with Record-Breaking Royalties for Music Creators and Music Publishers

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SOCAN Powers Forward with Record-Breaking Royalties for Music Creators and Music Publishers

We continue to focus on ensuring that more royalties are provided to Canadian songwriters, composers and music publishers and the millions of
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Newspaper's parent company expands

A company with management ties to the Brown County Democrat has … “Civitas is one of the most respected and admired publishing companies
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Timeline of Otto Warmbier's saga in North Korea

The American college student who had been imprisoned in North Korea for more than a year has now been released, but his family revealed Tuesday
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Read Sessions' opening statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee this afternoon as part of the ongoing investigation into Russian
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Revenue flat at Wiley US, down in publishing division

In the US, declines in John Wiley's publishing division offset increases in other categories, reports Publishers Weekly. Total revenue stayed flat at
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BookCon 2017: YA Authors and Fiction on Center Stage

The publishers PW spoke with preferred working BookCon in its two-day format, with van Straaten explaining that it allowed Scholastic “a lot of time to
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YouTube, ASCAP Deal is a Big Win for Publishers and Songwriters

This deal is great news for creators. It's awesome that these two came together without some court ordering one side to do so. The deal is
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Get Schooled In Sketch Comedy At Voodoo Comedy Playhouse

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Get Schooled In Sketch Comedy At Voodoo Comedy Playhouse

The sketch-writing classes are restricted for people who have either already passed Voodoo's improv courses or have otherwise been approved by a
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ASCAP and YouTube strike data and licensing agreement

“The ultimate goal is to ensure that more money goes to the songwriters, composers and publishers whose creative works fuel the digital music
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The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending June 9: Fiction. 1. Camino Island: A Novel by John Grisham, narrated by January LaVoy (Random House
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Chris Colfer, Shawn Levy Tackling 'The Land of Stories' Movie for Fox (Exclusive)

Wish come true: Colfer will not only write the script adapting 'The Wishing Spell,' the first book of the best-selling series, but will direct the movie.
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Dad will love these best-selling gifts from Amazon this Father's Day

Style expert Chassie Post took a deep dive into Amazon's best-sellers list and found a bevy of awesome gifts that will not only wow dad, but also arrive
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AIM Media Midwest acquires Ohio publishing, commercial printing assets from Civitas Media

LIMA — AIM Media Midwest, LLC (“AIM” or the “Company”) announced today that it has acquired the print and online newspaper publishing assets
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This Nashville sports team is one of its league's best-sellers

The Nashville Sounds are one of Minor League Baseball's best-selling teams – in terms of merchandise, that is. The Oakland Athletics affiliate is
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Best-selling author Adriana Trigiani will discuss her latest novel at Cuyahoga County Public Library …

Best-selling author Adriana Trigiani will speak at Cuyahoga County Public Library's Parma-Snow Branch located at 2121 Snow Road, Parma,
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Publisher puts photo collection of Tokyo Gov. Koike on sale ahead of polls, sees high demand

A photo collection of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike went on sale Wednesday in Japan, with its publisher saying the number of first edition copies being
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