Day: October 19, 2017

Australia is failing to crack the Asian market, publishers told

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Australia is failing to crack the Asian market, publishers told

Roshni Mahtani, CEO and founder of Asian parenting website Tickled Media, told Australian publishers at yesterday's Mumbrella Publish conference
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Facebook details Instant Article subscription program as test launch nears

By enabling publishers to sell subscriptions against their Instant Articles, Facebook hopes to keep publishers from pulling back on its proprietary article
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A sneak peek at the British Library's Harry Potter exhibition

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A sneak peek at the British Library's Harry Potter exhibition

… Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, her annotated sketch of Hogwarts and the synopsis of the first book she sent out to publishers (pictured right).
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Indians play final home game against Vikings

“They ran the gauntlet of their schedule early, and they have been rolling up wins lately,” said Elko coach Luke Sellers. “They are pretty darn good,
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Facebook to launch news subscription feature, some big names opt out

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Thursday it has signed up 10 news publishers including the Washington Post and The Economist to take part
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Creative Writing: Associate/Full Professor

Creative Writing: Associate/Full Professor – Creative Writing in Arts & Humanities with The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Apply Today.
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Daily rewind: Trading alcohol for training, a Davenport man is hit with robbery charges, and United …

Buy Now. Buchanan Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Lauren Hawley discusses a creative writing project with students Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017.
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Most Underrated Book Award 2017 shortlist announced

Now in its sixth year, the Most Underrated Book Award 'celebrates hidden gems—engaging and creative books across all genres that deserve to
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Film exec: Columbus poised to take Hollywood dreams to next level

That gives you training across all platforms of media because they have to take a writing course, they have to take video production, they have to take
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Fairfax mulls removing ad inventory from third party exchanges, reveals boss Chris Janz

Fairfax Media is investigating moving away from third party ad exchanges to give it greater control of its inventory, the boss of the publisher's metro
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Facebook Gives Publishers Paywall for Instant Articles

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Facebook Gives Publishers Paywall for Instant Articles

On Thursday, the social network announced its latest remedy for publishers that while able to tap into large audiences on Facebook, are afraid to give
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NMPA Chief David Israelite on Music Licensing Issues: 'The Value of the Song Is More Important …

The National Music Publishers Assn., the Digital Media Assn. and various songwriter groups are negotiating legislation that they hope will solve the
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Michael Jansen: Literature's finest

In 1980, he took his MA degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia where his tutors included well established authors Angela Carter and
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Farrah Abraham: Hilarious, Delusional LinkedIn Profile Revealed!

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Farrah Abraham: Hilarious, Delusional LinkedIn Profile Revealed!

“I once couldn't finish a book,” she reveals, “and now I made the New York Times Best Sellers List and wrote a memoir, trilogy and children's book.
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VS Angel Sara Sampaio To Sue Men's Mag For Publishing Nude Pic W/O Consent

The Harvey Weinstein allegations have prompted other industries to shine a light into their own workplaces for instances of unacceptable sexual
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NHS grad publishes first novel

She decided to self-publish through her company, Mile High Publishing. She learned about book review companies, and how to bring her novel to
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Victoria's Secret Model Sara Sampaio Accuses French Magazine of Publishing Nude Cover …

… Instagram Thursday, alleging French publication Lui Magazine of pressuring her to pose nude on-set and publishing the images without her consent
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Meet the Plymouth woman whose crime novel is about a serial killer at loose in her home city

Louise is among only the second cohort of UEA's new crime writing masters' course, and is now running a one-day workshop in Plymouth, passing on
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Facebook Testing News Subscriptions, But Not on iOS

Facebook on Thursday announced it's testing a news subscription tool designed to help publishers make some coin off their content. Over the next few
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Alex And Alex Explain God's Gender Binary In Anti-Trans Children's Book

“I Don't Have to Choose,” by Ellie Klipp, is published by WestBow Press, a Christian self-publishing operation used by Harper Collins to “discover
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Heartland Fall Forum 2017: Children's Booksellers Celebrate the Ties That Bind

Heartland Fall Forum, the joint trade show of the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association and the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers
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Wizardry meets history at Harry Potter exhibition

A new exhibition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book's publication is offering fans with an interest in magic the chance to view
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In Brief: October 19, 2017

… the publication of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, with Thalia Kids' Book Club at Symphony Space in New York City on October 13.
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Walsh vows U of R Press 'will be a better, smarter publishing company'

Bruce Walsh, director and publisher of the University of Regina Press, says the recent controversy around an Indigenous anthology comes with
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Facebook's news subscription service will debut on Android, not iOS

It's debuting with the following ten publishers: Bild, The Boston Globe, The Economist, Hearst (The Houston Chronicle and The San Francisco
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS – Houston Chronicle

Best-selling Books Week Ending 10/15/17. HARDCOVER FICTION. 1. “Orgin” by Dan Brown (Doubleday). 2. “Fairytale” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte).
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Facebook Tests Subscriptions For Instant Articles

As expected, Facebook plans to begin testing a news subscription service over the next few weeks. Publishing partners include The Boston Globe,
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Facebook to test news subscription service in partnership with news publishers

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Facebook to test news subscription service in partnership with news publishers

Facebook said on Thursday it has signed up 10 news publishers including the Washington Post and The Economist to take part in a trial that gives its
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TABLE-Dan Brown's 'Origin' thriller steady atop US fiction bestsellers (PSON)

Oct 19 (Reuters) – Dan Brown's mystery thriller “Origin,” the latest saga starring fictional Harvard symbology professor Robert Langdon, held steady on
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Get ready for Créole Day Festival 2017

Danni Blechner – founder and Book Journey Mentor at Conscious Dreams Publishing – will show you how to self-publish a book when you have a
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Smithers Rapra Publishing releases smart rubbers research

SHROPSHIRE, England—Smithers Rapra Publishing released Smart Rubbers: Synthesis and Applications, a book providing an overview of smart
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Bakery and coffee shop get it all right

That could be a good sign or a bad sign, I thought to myself. After one … I ordered one of the best sellers, a salted caramel truffle ($3.69 for the small).
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Prime Minister criticizes media for publishing fabricated news

Oct 19, Colombo: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the responsible media should not highlight false and fabricated news misleading the
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Malik Yoba to visit Trinidad for COCO Dance Festival

He lectures in Creative Writing and Literature at Birbeck College, London and at the University of Liverpool where he is the Colm Toibin Fellow in
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Sampson Focuses on Refugees Through Holocaust Lens

I was searching for someone to help, but many of the survivors have already written their memoirs, as self-publishing has become so accessible.
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A timely voice from Secwepemc

He has earned degrees in education and creative writing, written eight books of poetry and been nominated for awards including the Canadian
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Local Authors: They Wrote Their Books

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Local Authors: They Wrote Their Books

Maybe you know her as your teacher at Calvert Library, where her memoir and creative writing classes have encouraged many a story out of its
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Sweet Briar College announces details on its centers of excellence

Brown has taught creative writing for many years, including at Hollins University, where she was Distinguished Visiting Professor of Creative Writing.
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'It takes as long as it takes': And other writing advice given to, and by, the legendary John McPhee

It is, after all, a writing manual – not the sort of book that normally reaches an … You don't make up facts in creative nonfiction, but as McPhee notes,
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Publishers May Have to 'Volunteer' in Fight Against Annoying Ads

It might be in a publisher's best interest to “volunteer” for the Coalition for Better Ads' fight against annoying advertisments. Late last week, three major
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Facebook in push to help publishers sell subscriptions

Facebook is testing a new way to help publishers sell subscriptions with partners including The Economist and The Washington Post, as news
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LOCAL: Deloris Jones nominated for Women of Distinction Award

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LOCAL: Deloris Jones nominated for Women of Distinction Award

Deloris Jones, a resident of Madison County, has been nominated for the Women of Distinction Award. Nominated alongside multiple college
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Town of Greenville: Greenville Town Council Seat finally vacated

It took several months and the legal advice and opinions of several attorneys and judges, but members of the Greenville Town Council who had been
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Orlando chooses Susan Lilley as its first poet laureate

The three finalists for what Mayor Buddy Dyer described as “official storyteller” – Lilley; Terry Ann Thaxton, a creative writing professor at the University
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The Double Edged Sword

Much has been made recently of the “opioid epidemic” sweeping the nation. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Opioids are a class of
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Facebook is testing subscriptions for Instant Articles on Android

Publishers participating in the test include Bild, The Boston Globe, The Economist, Hearst-owned properties The Houston Chronicle and The San
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From the sunny side… A glimpse at the future

Not everyone knows this, but I can be a sentimental type on occasion. Those with whom I work will probably be quick to categorize me as the “cynical”
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Author Joseph Dionisio to hold book signing Saturday

Author Joseph Dionisio will hold a book signing at Home Plate Cafe from 8 … Dionisio taught English, creative writing, and journalism for 28 years at
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Poetry and murder at Readers and Writers festival

Appearing on stage with her long-time friend, Tusiata Avia is also a poet, performer and children's book writer. She teaches creative writing and
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Destination: SNHU Homecoming 2017

SNHUHomecoming2017AlumniSignBody Jacqueline Braswell '16 earned her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and English online, with a perfect
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Pearson issues apology for publishing racist theories about treating pain in nursing textbook

On Thursday, Pearson, an education publishing company, apologized for publishing a nursing textbook section that contained racist material about
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Skittles tops Halloween candy preference in NJ

Candystore.com, one of the largest online sellers of bulk candy, stated in its recent findings that the fruity treat from Mars Inc., Skittles, is the top seller
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Prize-winning author George Saunders thanks his Oak Forest roots

U.S. author George Saunders, a native of Oak Forest, speaks after being …. in New York, Saunders landed a creative writing teaching position there.
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National Publisher Services Consolidates Operations

National Publishers Services, a Connecticut-based provider of newsstand sales consulting and marketing solutions, announced this week that it is
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Publishers are caught in the crossfire of the Facebook-Apple fracas

Publishers were supposed to be the winners of Facebook's long-awaited plan to provide a path to sell subscriptions in the social app. But the test was
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BC: 15 best books of the week, October 21

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BC: 15 best books of the week, October 21

You Hold Me Up — Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Danielle Daniel (Orca Book Publishers). 8. Spindrift: A Canadian Book of the Sea — Anita
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January 2018 IDW Publishing Trek Comics

The Comics will include Star Trek: Boldly Go #16, Star Trek: Discovery #4, and Star Trek: New Visions, Vol. 6. In Star Trek: Boldly Go #16, part four of
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Australia's Amazon Book Battle

At Riverbend Books in Brisbane, another independent bookseller well known to publishers and authors, roughly 60 percent of the books are written by
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Dinner and Murder (For Fun) at the Main Street Playhouse

Mystery, dinner and fun are back on the menu at the Main Street Playhouse in Madison as the RATT pact takes the stage once again for their annual
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FUNDRAISER: Do you want to win $10000?

One lucky person could walk away from the Madison County High School (MCHS) vs Suwannee County High School football game on Friday, Oct. 27,
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Odie Arambula, newspaper and humanitarian legend, dies at age 82

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Odie Arambula, newspaper and humanitarian legend, dies at age 82

He also worked part-time at the Laredo Publishing Company, headed by the late William N. Hall Sr., which published several regional weeklies,
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Amarillo By Morning: PBR Launches Own Record Label, Publishing Company

The PBR is launching its own record label, PBR Music, and publishing company, Down in the Well, and “has signed U.S. Army combat veteran Ryan
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You Could Be Entitled to Free Amazon Credits. Here's How to Find Out

People with a U.S. billing address who bought Kindle books from any of these publishers between Apr. 1, 2010, and May 21, 2012 are eligible for the
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11 things to do in Boulder County today, Oct. 19

eBook Publishing: How to Transform Your Manuscript Into a Best Seller A brave-new-world of electronic publishing is out there! Become aware of the
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Veteran receives mortgage-free home

Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families, awarded today a
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2017 Man Booker Prize winner George Saunders: 'Having a panel of judges approve of what you …

It was announced on Tuesday evening that American author George … current day, Saunders reflects that, in creative writing, such concerns need to
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Facebook Won't Add News Subscription Service to iOS App Due to Apple's 30% Cut

Facebook is planning to introduce a feature that will let publishers sell subscriptions to their news sites directly on Facebook, but subscription
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Facebook and 10 Publishers Are Testing Subscriptions Within Instant Articles

The idea of subscriptions in Facebook's Instant Articles has been bandied about for quite some time, and an official test is finally underway. Head of
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Cowboys gameday… Homecoming

This Friday's game is Homecoming game for the Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys in every sense of the word; literally, figuratively,
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A curiously incomplete history of the early years of DRM

That company was called Electronic Publishing Resources, Inc., a firm that used the words “middleware,” “container,” and “encryption” to describe its
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How John Leguizamo Turned Heartbreak Into Broadway History

How John Leguizamo Turned Heartbreak Into Broadway History … John Leguizamo returns to Broadway with his latest play Latin History for Morons …. at a textbook publishing company try to shoehorn it into a history book when they
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Today in History, 20/10

1960 – Penguin Books goes on trial in London, charged with contravening Britain's Obscene Publications Act by publishing DH Lawrence's novel Lady
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Top poets to recite their work at festival in Woodbridge

After several years teaching creative writing at Liverpool John Moores University, Rebecca's poems have appeared in many literary journals and
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​Get Out of Your Rut and Be Creative Right Now: 5 Ideas for Stimulating Creativity at Work

1. Find something creative that you like, and expand your knowledge of it. Do you like to write? Or paint? Have you always wanted to play a musical
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Jeffrey Probst's New Book “Seasons of a Boy” is the Touching Story of the Different Seasons an …

Recent release “Seasons of a Boy” from Page Publishing author Jeffrey Probst is a … Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Jeffrey Probst's … issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance,
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T-shirt tradition

The 2017 design is a retro theme with palm trees and a sun, while classics such as the stamp logo and the fish designs continue to be best-sellers.
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