Day: July 14, 2017

Interview with Matthew Myers, Founder and CEO at Tidal Labs

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Interview with Matthew Myers, Founder and CEO at Tidal Labs

We worked with magazine titles, like Lucky Magazine, and book publishers, like Random House. In the last five years it's been the brands who have
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Fiona Barton: 'Writing is not just about putting words on a page'

With the first book, no one knows you are writing so you bumble along at your own pace, letting the … And, of course, she gets Mr. Darcy in the end.
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BOOK REVIEW: Digging in to Canadian culture

Getting it published was not easy in a Canadian book publishing world that plays favourites and looks out for its patrons. Long-time Council of
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The Reason Publishers Rejected A Wrinkle in Time Is the Same Reason That Ava DuVernay Is …

Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time was rejected by 26 different publishers when she first began shopping the book around in the early '60s.
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Keep 'Radical' Book Publisher Out Of Buena Park Mansion, Some Neighbors Say

UPTOWN — A left-leaning book publisher wants to move into a historic mansion in Buena Park, but some neighbors aren't thrilled about their politics.
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Charlottetown publisher releases bilingual book about Mi'kmaq's PEI creation story

Charlottetown-based Acorn Press has just published its first bilingual book in English and Mi'kmaq. Minegoo tells the Mi'kmaq creation story of P.E.I. in
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Can Milo Yiannopoulos Win His Lawsuit Against S&S?

And S&S reverted all rights in the work to Milo, who self-published the book on July 4. The key question of suit, however, which also lies at the heart of
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World's Shortest Book

Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, has acquired world rights to The Faith of Donald J. Trump: A Spiritual Biography for
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Meridian Community College bridge program helps students cross over to college

The course includes segments focusing on grammar and writing, with students working on topic sentences and paragraph development — and then
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Laura Harper Wins Award from DCEDC Entrepreneurial Training Program

The course culminates with each of the participants writing a comprehensive business plan. “Laura wrote an incredible, well-articulated, thorough plan
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Production Editor/Manager

… Lane Books is looking to fill the position of Production Editor/Manager. … Approve text and cover/jacket materials before printing, ensuring quality is
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The First Edition of the Brooklyn Dirty Book Fair

Luckily for us, there seems to be a publication for every niche, desire, and obsession — and the book fairs are catching up. This year marks the first for
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Holocaust education through a civics lens

We came together as the Maitland curriculum writing team for the middle school subcommittee of the Florida … The civics course is a natural fit for the middle school subcommittee for both substantive and strategic reasons.
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A Guardian of Good Usage and Grammar

Garner's Modern English Usage is the fourth edition of a book that was … and find out what choices publishers have made over the last 250 years.
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Top 5 Vendors in the Global AR in Education Market 2017-2021: Technavio

GAMOOZ is an AR book publisher that helps book publishers convert an ordinary book into an interactive AR book. It enables this feature through the
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UTRGV students find new confidence, cultures, in London study abroad trip

Gomez was one of 16 UTRGV students who was in London from May 19 to May 30 for an Introduction to Creative Writing course (ENGL 3351) taught
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Community service included in Rhodes course

The Intetho ZoBomi philosophy course gets students to mentor children … children can continue to hone their English writing and speaking abilities.
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Milo Yiannopoulos pushes back against reports of low book sales as 'fake news'

“Outlets that report to BookScan, including Amazon, reported a total of 18,268 copies sold in the book's first week,” Publishers Weekly notes.
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Source Digital Partners with F2 Technologies

Source Digital has the right combination of content monetization and self-publishing tools for unlocking opportunities for brand and product placement,
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Convert existing course to video based elearning course including script writing

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Convert existing course to video based elearning course including script writing

Looking for a freelancer to help turn an existing 4-day workshop based course in Strategy and Operating Model Design into an elearning equivalent
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BookishFellow unveils a brand new self publishing service

BookishFellow, an American based ebook publishing company that supports new and aspiring authors by offering high-quality ebook publishing
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BadLand Games Publishing launched, 2 new games coming

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BadLand Games Publishing launched, 2 new games coming

Spanish publisher BadLand Games has announced the foundation of BadLand Games Publishing, a venture which can “officially expand on working
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Publisher/SCN pilot from Kudos

The first publishers to participate in this pioneering approach to managing and understanding usage via SCNs include the American Thoracic Society,
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Nigeria: BBF Partners EU, Kaduna Govt, Africultures On 3 Million Euro Literacy Project in the North

Owing to its passion and commitment to enhance literacy among young Nigerians particularly in the North, Book Buzz Foundation (BBF), has joined
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Thomas Rabe bolsters Bertelsmann for digital marathon

The deal cements Bertelsmann's status as the dominant force in global publishing — but seems somewhat at odds with its digital-first strategy.
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Letters from the Ali'i: 1820-1887: Lyman hosting presentation about historic correspondence

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Letters from the Ali'i: 1820-1887: Lyman hosting presentation about historic correspondence

Letters from the Ali'i: 1820-1887: Lyman hosting presentation about historic … In no way do they represent the view of Oahu Publishing Inc. or this
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BadLand expands publishing and development operations

BadLand Games is a distribution business in Spain, which has expanded into publishing and worked on titles such as Velocity 2X, BOOR and The
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Splice News media trends: China blocks VPNs, The Economist tries Quora and what is going on …

He's looking for a provision to allow publishers to negotiate collectively against the giants. The Alliance is however made up mainly of print publishers;
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Beetle-mania grips primary school

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Beetle-mania grips primary school

The older years were able to attend creative writing workshops with M.G and the opportunity to get some first-hand experience and tips from one of the
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Gooseberry girl

It was in the creative writing period that Rosa got to know Mary better. The topic was —My Aim. Monica finished her composition first. “My father is a
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Class Act theater project changes lives of war-affected teenagers

All of the participants came to Kyiv on June 20 and spent 10 days writing scripts, and attending various workshops on creative writing. The cost of
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OPINION, Tim Bass: GenX headlines are not the problem

Tim Bass, a former newspaper reporter, is coordinator of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina
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99 problems like it

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99 problems like it

As I write this, the number one Kindle title is He Said/She Said by Hodder writer Erin Kelly, priced by the publisher at 99p, having enjoyed solid sales
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Battle Scars From The Viewability Front Lines

On the publisher side, despite a painful transition period, viewability has had significant upside. It's an opportunity for publishers that have adapted
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American book publishing record.

American book publishing record. Other Title: BPR 1960-May 1985. ABPR June 1985-; Publication: New York, Bowker. Format/Description: Journal/
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Dundee University podcasts: Literary greats

Today the university's creative writing programme is run by esteemed … Rosamunde Pilcher, author of many romantic novels and works of fiction,
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IndieGo Publishing New Book Release: 'The Greensboro Blockhouse Project: an Historical and …

IndieGo Publishing New Book Release: 'The Greensboro Blockhouse Project: an Historical and Archaeological IndieGo Publishing is proud to
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BadLand Games launches BadLand Games Publishing as its new international publishing division …

July 14, 2017 – Spanish video game distributor and publisher BadLand Games, announces today the foundation of BadLand Games Publishing.
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Badland Games opens new publishing division

Spanish video game distributor and publisher Badland Games has launched its very own publishing division for indie games, Badland Games
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Alternative Book Publishing

The rising price of academic books have led some authors to explore alternative ways of publishing. This talk will look at the experiences of authors
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Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812—theatre review by Shauna Evans

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Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812—theatre review by Shauna Evans

(Note: Shauna Evans is guest writing Beth's Books this week. Evans …. Public School District, specialized in teaching Creative Writing and Journalism.
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How Wonder Woman Will Change Writing, Forever

Creative writing means developing original characters, fleshing them out, and giving them unique personalities and histories. Being a middle-class,
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Students bring stories to life in cartoonist workshop

Epling said the workshop is a combination of visual arts and creative writing. “I provide a workshop for students of all levels,” Epling said. “We do a
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"Getting creative increases happiness – try it!"

My dad is a sign writer so I spent many a rainy weekend afternoon sitting high up on a work … Since then it's always been my private creative outlet.
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How BookTech winner Kadaxis is bringing better data to books

It gave us some great exposure with UK publishers; we made several good connections on the day and also with companies who reached out to us
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A pig's tale

But local artist group and publishing company Stache Publishing has devoted a graphic novel to the dichotomy of pigs and the apocalypse.
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'The Red Wedding' was the hardest to write, says GoT author George RR Martin

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'The Red Wedding' was the hardest to write, says GoT author George RR Martin

The chapter, of course, featured the “Red Wedding” scene where several … Martin bared how the now infamous scene was “the hardest part to write.”.
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Author Emmett L'Or's New Book “A Loaf of Bread” is a Steamy Chronicle of Sexual Escapades Over …

Recent release “A Loaf of Bread” from Page Publishing author Emmett L'Or is an erotic memoir highlighting a lifetime of sexual experiences across
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Murder Types self-publishing prints and book D / Descuartizar

Print Letter D / Descuartizar ” Le habían dicho que era muy descuidada, pero no hacía caso. La trituradora de madera funcionaba perfectamente,
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TSS 033 – Comics, Cons, Ghosts W/ Joey Oliveira

The Story Studio | Self-Publishing, Independent Art, and the Future of Storytelling. Jul 14th 2017. Hawk & Cleaver | A digital story production studio
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What Works in Conservation 2017

Publisher : Open Book Publishers; Serie : OBP collection; Place of publication : Cambridge; Year of publication : 2017; Published on OpenEdition
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Media Sales – Publishing house

Media Sales – Publishing house in Graduate, Sales, Media with GRADUATE FASTTRACK. Apply Today.
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Instapoet Rupi Kaur strikes deal with S&S

Milk and Honey was an originally self-published book of poetry that sold over 15,000 copies in its first run thanks to Kaur's army of social media fans
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Profit First Rises to Top Ten on Business Best Seller List

Profit First, by author Mike Michalowicz, hits #9 on the Worldwide iBook Best Seller list in the Personal & Business Finance category, just behind
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Milo Yiannopoulos inflated the sales figures of “Dangerous” by more than 400 percent

Provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos inflated sale numbers for his new book … He is now suing the publisher for $10 million for “willful and opportunistic”
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Author Matea Corvin's new book “Greed and Conscience” is the epic story of four generations of …

Recent release “Greed and Conscience” from Page Publishing author Matea … Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Matea Corvin's … of eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping,
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Iain Dale: As I reach a significant birthday, I mull writing my autobiography…

The trouble is…how do you write a book like that and be honest without … they suffer because of the cowardice and weakness of the big publishers,
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Local publisher revives lost Northwest classics

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Local publisher revives lost Northwest classics

There's nothing specifically Northwestern about the mission of innovative Seattle-based publishing imprint Pharos Editions, which employs respected
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Andrew McCrea's New Winnipeg Movies – July 14th

McCrea also loves cinema, creative writing, and programming websites and software. Related Posts. Moviegoers Caught In Spider-Man's Web.
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Eight award-winning writers pen eerie tales for English Heritage

But this is the first time that English Heritage has commissioned creative writing and this collection has partly been inspired by our new role as a
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Our Coast's People: Bland Simpson

He finished school, wrote his first novel, “Heart of the Country, A Novel of Southern Music,” and got asked to teach creative writing. Since then, he and
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Facebook Considering Subscriptions for “Instant Articles” Content Delivery Service

Facebook will soon let people subscribe to publications through its Instant Articles, a mobile publishing format that enables new publishers to
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IndieGo Publishing New Book Release: "The Greensboro Blockhouse Project: an Historical and …

IndieGo Publishing is proud to announce the release of its newest published book, “The Greesnboro Blockhouse Project: An Historical and
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Cinepub brings CELA in Romania

CELA, supported by the EU's Creative Europe program, launches in … of the creative writing at Madrid – Escuela de Escritores – for those writers that
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Dear Undergraduate Researchers: Don't Expect Help

If I were to say one thing to my past self, it would be, “don't expect help. … If all else fails, self-publishing websites like ResearchGate or WordPress are
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Brands launch their marketing tactics ahead of the Game of Thrones premier

Popular language learning app Duolingo has launched a web-based High Valyrian language course, with 2,020 learners at the time of writing.
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