Day: November 6, 2017

Xbox publishing head talks Xbox exclusives, teases games "in the works"

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Xbox publishing head talks Xbox exclusives, teases games "in the works"

Xbox's Publishing head, Shannon Loftis, has been speaking quite a bit on single-player games, on the Fable franchise and on the too few Xbox One
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The Real Value of “Comp Titles” Is Broader Than You Think

Comp titles, known in the publishing industry interchangeably as “comparative” or …. 5) Even if you're self-publishing, comp titles are useful. You want
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Scholarly Publishers Join Forces to Launch Scientific Society Publisher Alliance (SSPA)

The SSPA seeks to emphasize the value of publishing vital scientific research in scholarly journals managed by working scientists, and edited and
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Clarivate Analytics and Université Paris-Saclay partner to quantify global research impact – 06 Nov …

Tencent Holdings Ltd, a Chinese investment holding company, has reportedly inked a strategic partnership with science publisher Springer Nature in
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Arc System Works America to Publish BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle in the Americas

We've learned the recently established Arc System Works America branch of the Japanese developer is going to handle the publishing duties for
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Longtime gun publisher Paladin Press closing after nearly 50 years

Once described as being a product of the “most dangerous publisher in the world,” the Colorado-based media house and distributor is closing its
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Complaint filed against RSS's publishing house at Sharjah Book Fair

A complaint has been filed against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS's) publishing house, Kurukshetra Prakasan, at one of the world's largest
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'We're told to be grateful we even have readers': pirated ebooks threaten the future of book series

'[Piracy]'s a reality of modern publishing': author Samantha Shannon. … “dropped precipitously”, her publisher decided to cut the print run of the next
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Kobalt Capital raises $600m to buy new music copyrights

Kobalt Capital, the UK fund run by music-publishing company Kobalt, has … He said that Kobalt's database means it can put a value on publishing
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LastPass Named to Tom's Guide Inaugural “Best Tech Values” List 201750 Top Brands Across …

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LastPass Named to Tom's Guide Inaugural “Best Tech Values” List 201750 Top Brands Across …

“After months of research, which included buying and rigorous testing many of Amazon's best sellers, we're confident consumers will feel more secure
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Meet the Leggings Brand Hollywood It Girls Love to Live In

Which is why you can often spot the celeb set in David Lerner best-sellers. The Los-Angeles-based brand is best known for its fashion-forward
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Alison Steadman drops in to primary school to bust spider myths

ACTRESS Alison Steadman has visited Swindon primary school pupils to get them excited about creative writing as she releases her first children's
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Adjunct with 20 years industry experience teaches scriptwriting

Borrego emphasized the importance of students having the ability to have their voices heard through creative writing. “The most important thing is that
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Ebony Fashion Fair: Showcasing Race, Culture And Style

But a decade earlier, the Johnson Publishing Company in Chicago had started to take on issues of race and civil rights with the introduction of Ebony
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Grand Strand Gift & Resort Merchandise Show

Perfectly timed so you can plan and buy during the off-season, attending buyers will find the best selection of established lines, top sellers and
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Books, books and more books donated to Kearny Library through grant from Kids Need to Read

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Books, books and more books donated to Kearny Library through grant from Kids Need to Read

A representative of Kearny Library stated, “The books are all new and superb quality reading and a great addition to our library and we wish to thank
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People, Etc.

At Casemate Group, Curtis Key has been promoted to vice president digital services and publishing operations; Sam Caggiula becomes US group
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How can I proceed with publishing an e

Hello, I have the manuscript already in e pub format. Who do I submit it to for processing? This is my first time. Who in KDP can I contact to seek advice.
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Women inmates writing program struggles to secure long-term funding

Organizers of a creative writing workshop for women in metro-area jails are worried for the program's future. Neither of the programs' current sites
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President's Keepers: NB Publishers' response to SSA

We act for NB Publishers and Jacques Pauw, the publisher and author of the book “The President's Keeper's'. Our clients have instructed us to
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Pangaea Alliance names AppNexus as tech partner following Rubicon Project fallout

Looking forward, Pangaea will develop a new digital advertising trading platform as part of the Dennis Publishing-led Project Arete, which earlier this
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Queer &: where identities intersect

Joyce Guo, Queer & executive director and sophomore English and creative writing major, said she wanted to create a place for people like her with
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From fan fiction to movie adaptation, Anna Todd is riding a new wave of publishing

It has racked up over a billion reads and secured Todd a publishing deal in which she has published eight books already. Now, that story is going to
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Toronto publisher BookThug to drop racially charged name

When Jay MillAr first chose the name BookThug for his Toronto-based indie press, he did so in the context of “late 90s irony,” as he calls it. He was
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Book It: Five Best Literary Events in Denver This Week

University of Colorado Denver's Creative Writing department hosts poet Kevin Prufer, whose 2014 … Jeff Carson gives would-be writers a clue.
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Reading Room: Ladee Hubbard '93

With her husband staying behind to continue teaching at Tulane University, Hubbard enrolled in the master's degree program in creative writing at the
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Novel on Hitler's rise wins France's top book award

Her novel, “Bakhita”, based on another real-life story of a Sudanese slave girl who became a Catholic saint, is already a bestseller. It has won the Fnac
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Startup QFO Labs® Sues Three Major Minnesota Retailers Selling Parrot-branded Drones …

Parrot SA is one of the top two largest sellers of consumer drone products in the world. The lawsuits name approximately a dozen separate
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Startup seeks to 'illuminate' writers' publishing path

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Startup seeks to 'illuminate' writers' publishing path

“The literary agents are pretty much the gatekeepers for any sort of further publishing,” she explained, “but there are maybe 30 million people trying to
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Lawyers Respond To SSA About Zuma Book: 'You Don't Have A Case'

Lawyers for NB Publishers and Jacques Pauw, who wrote 'The President's Keepers', have issued a response to the State Security Agency order that
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Australian sales soar as local car manufacturing ends

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Australian sales soar as local car manufacturing ends

The best selling vehicle last month was the Hyundai i30 (3,983), followed by the Toyota Hilux (3,812), Toyota Corolla (3,088), Ford Ranger (3,074) and
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The uncomfortable secret to creative success is “disequilibrium”

The uncomfortable secret to creative success is “disequilibrium” … research, and they're writing and re-writing what inspired and challenged them.
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Poetry In 2017? You'll Have More Luck On Instagram Than You Will In Waterstones

I've been attending a poetry course for the last two years or so, and have felt and … Realising that the most satisfying part of the project was writing the
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The President's Keepers will not be retracted‚ publisher tells SSA

NB Publishers will not desist from making Jacques Pauw's book The President's Keepers available to the public‚ will not withdraw it from the market
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Zuma book publishers 'will neither withdraw nor redact it'

NB Publishers will not desist from making Jacques Pauw's book, The President's Keepers, available to the public, will not withdraw it from the market
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S/Africa's security agency demands Zuma book withdrawal

NB Publishers, who released Pauw's explosive and bestselling book, “The President's Keepers”, acknowledged they had received the “cease and
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Publishers: Get More Value From Fewer Ads

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Publishers: Get More Value From Fewer Ads

For publishers online, more ads on the page have meant more revenue. And over the years, some have taken this approach quite literally, stuffing
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Teen of the Week: Big Spring senior on a mission to help others

The writing style was too cut and dry. Instead she wants to pursue marketing, figuring that career field would allow her to use creative writing in a way
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Column: No news is not good news

When it comes to customer experience, don't mistake a lack of complaints for good news. It is nice to think that we provide consistently awesome
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Author Howard Gershater's New Book "Tunnel Tree" Is a Memoir of Love, Adventure, and Living …

Recent release “Tunnel Tree” from Page Publishing author Howard Gershater is an autobiographical reflection on a nation in the throes of cataclysmic
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Specialty Technical Publishers (STP)

Specialty Technical Publishers (STP) and Specialty Technical Consultants (STC) Publish New Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Audit Protocol for
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Top Academic Publisher Kowtows To China: Censors Thousands Of Papers, Denies It Is Censorship

One of the world's largest academic publishers was criticized on Wednesday for bowing to pressure from the Chinese government to block access to
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Where's Amy attends ATI Barn Bash

Actors Theatre of Indiana hosted a Barn Bash fundraiser Oct. 28 and Where's Amy was there to capture the entire shindig. The party was at the
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Former Stamford Attorney Trades Law For Lit With Latest Page-Turner

“I took one creative writing course at Brown and I took it pass/fail,” the Stamford resident said with a laugh. “As a lawyer you write a lot, but it was not a
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Women unite to promote diversity in energy sector

When Tameka McNair joined the energy sector with Carmel-based MISO 3 1/2 half years ago, she saw a lack of female representation, especially in
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Zionsville retiree pens first full-length novel

During the past 10 years, he attended various writing seminars and published a novella in 2013. “The Trouble with Cass” is a Civil War-era murder
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Sharjah book fair pavilion shut down over copyright violation

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Sharjah book fair pavilion shut down over copyright violation

Through this step, the SBA, which organises SIBF, has reaffirmed that the work of publishers and their intellectual property rights are “sacrosanct”.
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Exclusive Books: 'We're Not Withdrawing Zuma Book'

… not be taking copies of The President's Keepers off its shelves, despite the State Security Agency threatening action against the book's publishers.
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Sponsorship & Exhibition Sales – Publishing Company – £30 – 35K

Sponsorship & Exhibition Sales – Publishing Company – £30 – 35K Our client is one of the most recognisable names in publishing with hundreds of
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A system-on-chip for the RF signal chain

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A system-on-chip for the RF signal chain

Xilinx recently announced delivery of its Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC family, a breakthrough architecture integrating the RF signal chain into an SoC for
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Know about the future of Medical Publishing Market and what makes it a Booming industry …

The report, titled Medical Publishing presents an in-depth study of the Medical Publishing market. Providing a brief history about the market, the report
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Publishing different copies of apps with different data available

We have a use case where we are going to be publishing different data sets to different users, based on filters applied. Our data set includes.
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Amazon Announces Winner of Fourth Annual Literary Award for Independent Spanish-Language …

The winning entry was selected from more than 1,800 submissions from 39 countries that were self-published through Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)
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Hybrid tracking enhances indoors positioning

GPS positioning is not always possible, particularly in shielded environments such as indoors, enclosed park houses, or when a GPS jamming signal
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Mostly Lit brings live show to FutureBook

“Mostly Lit Live: The future of publishing in the age of the podcast” will take place during an extended lunch break at the December 1st conference,
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Wren & Rook to publish Matthew Syed's first children's book

Wren & Rook, the non-fiction imprint of the Hachette Children's Group, is publishing the first children's book by Times journalist and Olympian Matthew
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Thomas brings Burridge in at Clarivate

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Thomas brings Burridge in at Clarivate

Burridge was formerly m.d. of the Open Research Group at Springer Nature while Thomas was the publisher's chief scientific officer. Both left the
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Facebook set to help users transfer money, track breaking news tags

Facebook has developed two new features yet to be tested: 'red envelope', to help users pay money, and a 'breaking news' tag, for publishers and
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Amazon Tops the Digital Advertiser Charts on Desktop and Mobile

Honda 2 Wheelers India too ran a well-sized campaign offering festival savings, going for big reach through large publishers. Flipkart, Oppo Phones
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Government to deny official ads to papers publishing “fake news”

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Government to deny official ads to papers publishing “fake news”

The Indian government has decided to deny official advertisements to publications that indulge in “fake news” and “wrong reporting”, according to
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REAL ESTATE PEOPLE

While earning his bachelor's degree in creative writing from Eckerd College, Balderson worked as an editorial assistant and contributing editor to
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Summer Arts Festival looks back at 2017

The disciplines that tallied up the most hours were visual arts, dance, creative writing, opera/musical theatre, strings and gospel. “There's not one
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Latvijas Gāze, JSC: Dates of publishing of financial accounts

Latvijas Gaze Financial Calendar. Latvijas Gāze, JSC: Dates of publishing of financial accounts. Financial information of 9 month of 2017 will be
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Bradley Dickenson wins state award for his poem about mental health

The mindshare Awards is a poetry and creative writing competition, which is supported by Living Arts, NEAMI Arts, Access2Arts and the Mental Health
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NASA hearing inadvertently explains government waste

The Oklahoman Editorial Board consists of Gary Pierson, President and CEO of The Oklahoma Publishing Company; Christopher P. Reen, president
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