Library Lagniappe: Library has resources for Spanish speakers
This night is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. Anyone who is writing a novel, short story, play, screenplay or other work of fiction can come with laptops and write in the company of fellow writers. On Nov. 1, participants began working toward the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by
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The Entrepreneur: Betsy Reavley Freeman, Bloodhound Books
… just £100 in the bank and decided to rely on my experience within the literary world, alongside my husband Fred Freeman's history in sales and marketing, instead of pursuing investors. Our combined skill set and determination has projected Bloodhound Books into the publishing company it is today.
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Sci-Hub domains inactive following court order
Martin Eve, a professor of Literature, Technology and Publishing at Birkbeck, University of London, told The Register: “It could be that such DNS takedowns do prove sufficient for publishers to feel that the barriers to their content are high enough once more and that Sci-Hub is no longer a threat.”.
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The Apopka Voice hits a publishing milestone
We publish immediately when the news is breaking. In that time we have covered breaking news, business openings, and traffic alerts. When the Apopka Fire and Police Departments responded to a fire, crash or crime, we report on it. We gave you the details on City Council meetings, we were there
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Publishing industry vital to quality education in Africa – WIPO
The Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, Francis Gurry, has said a healthy and viable publishing industry is vital to achieving quality education in Africa. Gurry spoke on Wednesday at the ongoing WIPO High-Level Regional Conference in Yaounde, Cameroon. The two-day
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Creative Writing Alumni Reading: Kea Wilson
Kea Wilson is the author of the novel, We Eat Our Own (Scribner/Simon & Schuster). Her short fiction and other writings have appeared in PANK, Diagram, Playboy, Lithub, and others. She received her M.F.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, where she now teaches, and she is also on the
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Video Ad Fraud Botnet Bags Up to $1.3 Million Daily
The “Ads.txt” program lets publishers create a list of advertising exchanges that are authorized to sell advertising for their platforms. Ad buyers should check the list before buying, IAB says. “The adoption of Ads.txt remains slow but hopefully will increase as the incentives to combat ad fraud are very clear
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12 Biggest Facebook Publishers in 2017
When you're spending time on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) you'll encounter loads and loads of posts from various publishers that you've probably become accustomed to over the years, some more trustworthy than others, so we were curious to see which are the 12 biggest Facebook publishers in 2017
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Authors accuse publisher of exploiting writers by banning literary agents
By rejecting all writers without agents, Tyrant Books sparked backlash across the publishing community. Writers, in particular, came forward to explain how their careers benefited from working with an agent. Literary agents navigate the business side of the industry, negotiating contracts and making sure
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Creative Writing Presents – Coffee House 2017
Creative Writing Presents – Coffee House 2017. 12/7/2017 7:00 PM. Go To Calendar. Print. Export. Location. DA Gym. Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. 2445 San Diego Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32207. Phone: 904-346-5620. Careers | Site Map | Web Accessibility. All Content © 2017 Duval Schools.
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HCG's Christmas campaign centres on 'right to read'
At The Bookseller's Children's conference at London's Milton Court on 26th September, Murray Hill urged publishers to âact as agents of social change more than ever beforeâ. In her speech, she said: âEvery child should have the right to read and access to books â irrespective of ethnicity, gender,
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