Day: July 12, 2017

Bar soaps get love from millennials raised on the liquid stuff

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Bar soaps get love from millennials raised on the liquid stuff

… she said, noting that the best-sellers are natural organic Gounjae soaps selling for $14 to $19 and wrapped in traditional Korean paper called hanji.
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Pearson Cuts Stake In Penguin — WSJ

BERLIN — Bertelsmann SE is raising its stake in publisher Penguin Random House to 75%, tightening the German media company's control over one
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When It Comes to Sci-Fi, Seattle Is Spoiled

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When It Comes to Sci-Fi, Seattle Is Spoiled

They were part of the annual intensive writing course presented by local sci-fi writing program Clarion West, and I was part of a panel to talk about
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Facebook and Google can dictate terms to publishers – yet competition law stops them combining …

Google has an effective monopoly over search advertising, and Facebook dominates social media, meaning the pair can dictate terms to publishers.
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Book sales expected to smash £2 billion barrier – but e-books less popular

The study suggests Brits still prefer print, with sales of physical books … “E-book publishers have to convince the most interested readers of the value
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Self-publishing Revolution

Elm Hill is a self-publishing imprint that offers authors a never-been-done-before experience.
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Libby DeCamp, the thoughtful rambler

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Libby DeCamp, the thoughtful rambler

Do you feel like you are a performer or is it more about the writing? … a music listener for so long, and an admirer of folk music and creative writing.
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Matt Haig: Nothing makes you think about time like depression

Most pressingly, the Brighton-based author's new book How To Stop Time, … His creative writing is often based in familiar worlds with a surreal twist,
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European Parliament keen to throw news publishers a bone

On Tuesday two committees – Culture and Education (CULT) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) – voted to approve a new Press Publishers
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Upholding Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics

Chris Graf Director, Research Integrity & Publishing Ethics, Wiley Why is what we do in peer review important? What we do in.
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People think these activated charcoal fish and chips look like poop

It's an observation doesn't faze the café's owner, Ly Nguyen, who said it's one of their best sellers. “At first it was hurtful, however it has become one of
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Rolfe wins 2017 Mary Gilmore Award

Aden Rolfe has won the 2017 Mary Gilmore Award for his poetry collection False Nostalgia (Giramondo). The award was presented by the Association
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MEPs back change in copyright law which news publisher say will help them take on Google

According to the European Publishers Council this move would mean that tech companies like Google would be unable to copy and index newspaper
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Internship

FEP is an independent, non-commercial umbrella association of book publishers associations in the European Union. FEP represents 28 national
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Murder Types self-publishing prints and book letter F / Flecha

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Murder Types self-publishing prints and book letter F / Flecha

Print Letter F / Flecha ” Ötzi estaba de paso en aquellas montañas. Un ciervo se cruzó en su camino, al mismo tiempo que le atravesó la flecha que
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Battle over selfies taken by macaque monkey back to court

PETA sued Slater and his San Francisco-based self-publishing company Blurb, which published a book called “Wildlife Personalities” that includes
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Apple News could introduce micropayments

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Apple News could introduce micropayments

Publishers could soon have new ways to monetize their content and fight back against ad blockers – at least if Apple News has anything to do with it.
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'Record' sales on Amazon Prime Day

The Echo, a voice-activated speaker and digital assistant, is becoming the best-selling item in the U.S. Other hot sellers include Fire tablets, a smaller
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Author DJ Cotten's new book “Once Upon a Time on Rikers Island” is a cautionary tale aimed at …

Recent release “Once Upon a Time on Rikers Island” from Page Publishing author … Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, D.J. Cotten's … of eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping,
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Author Kenny Pandey's New Book “Other Side of Paradise” is An Enchanting Story about a Nepali …

Recent release “Other Side of Paradise” from Page Publishing author … of eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping,
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Think You're Great At Texting & Walking? You're Probably Wrong

The test subjects took twice as long to traverse the course while writing a message and 67% longer when reading one. Talking on the phone slowed
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VA Trafton's New Book "Giggle a Little Giggle" Is a Colorful and Vividly Illustrated Journey into the …

Recent release “Giggle a Little Giggle” from Page Publishing author V.A. Trafton is … Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, V.A. Trafton's … issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance,
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Author Roy Harris's New Book “Riters” Is a Gripping Science Fiction Fantasy Beginning One …

Recent release “Riters” from Page Publishing author Roy Harris is an … of eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping,
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Author Colleen Harris's New Book “Grandpa Died, Grandma Cried” is the Testimony of a Woman …

Recent release “Grandpa Died, Grandma Cried” from Page Publishing author … Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Colleen Harris's … of eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping,
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FlipHTML5 Free eBook Publisher Saw Increase in Demand for Mobile Publishing

FlipHTML5 free eBook publisher makes it easy to publish the mobile friendly eBook and provides the comfortable reading experience for the mobile
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Oshawa author's latest highlights Ontario trails

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Oshawa author's latest highlights Ontario trails

Karcich said he began writing The Legacy of Vanished Trails about two years ago, and this time around, he went the self-publishing route, creating
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Amid Struggles, Knewton Names Former Pearson Exec as New CEO

Kibby has spent much of his career working for major textbook publishers—having served as president of McGraw-Hill's Higher Education Group and
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Walkley-Pascall, Arts Journalism awards finalists announced

As previously reported by Books+Publishing, in May the Walkley Foundation announced it will administer the Pascall Prize for arts criticism, which was
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Established film maker to self-publish kids book online

I have sold three feature screen plays (two of which I directed) that have all gone into production and have had global distribution in over 40 countries
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Prodigy, parents and Penguin

But the Perth-based actor, writer and director would rather avoid the term … And what I found over the course of writing the play is you don't have to
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Politics : Donald Trump Jr. purposefully scooped the New York Times by publishing his own Russia …

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Politics : Donald Trump Jr. purposefully scooped the New York Times by publishing his own Russia …

Politics : Donald Trump Jr. purposefully scooped the New York Times by publishing his own Russia bombshell emails
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Creative writing. Blog writing. Area of US commercial real-estate.

We are looking for a creative area. Need an article in the area of commercial real-estate. If you have previous experience as a real-estate agent or
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Three mums, six kids, and one award-winning self-published book: The story of Little Gems

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Three mums, six kids, and one award-winning self-published book: The story of Little Gems

In Tibet babies are named by a respected elder. In Borneo, turtles are kept out of the birthing room, and the Gusii women of East Africa paint their
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Journalist Henry Akubuiro's intriguing view of the seedy side of Lagos

… chances for young writers to get their manuscripts published traditionally in Nigeria as many writers prefer self-publishing in order not to let their craft
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Be Midwestern—kickstart this punny Euchre spinoff

Seriously, what's more Midwestern than self-publishing a Euchre variant with a pun in the title? I know you Illini aren't as well-versed in the
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Moraga Town Council postpones local Poet Laureate decision

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Moraga Town Council postpones local Poet Laureate decision

The laureate will be appointed for two years, write poetry to celebrate … of the creative writing department being the poetry editor for New York Times.
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Newspapers face steep uphill climb in effort to negotiate with Google, Facebook

The future is also happening to newspaper publishers, and their latest effort to stave off change — a bid for an antitrust exemption — is unlikely to
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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange says he talked to Donald Trump Jr. about publishing emails

Julian Assange says he tried to get Donald Trump Jr. to let him publish his bombshell emails before they were shared for the world to see. “Contacted
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Chris Colfer to share a trip to his 'Land of Stories' book series at Carnegie Library

Those stories are now best-sellers — the sixth and final installment of his “Land of Stories” series will be released this week. The books, which follow
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Granville student has 'Power of the Pen'

In fact, Rodgers' creative writing efforts have earned her numerous awards and recognition in recent statewide “Power of the Pen” writing competitions
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Auckland Libraries celebrate the zine scene

Zines (pronounced like magazines) are self-published, small-circulation works created for self-expression rather than profit. They provide artists and
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