Day: January 24, 2018

Did news publishers make a mistake by putting content online for free?

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Did news publishers make a mistake by putting content online for free?

The New York Times is a success story of digital publishing, but it only began offering digital subscriptions in March 2011. Peer newspaper The Washington Post, which recently announced its second straight year of profitability, only started phasing in paid online subscriptions in June 2013.
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Naspers unit buys anti-piracy firm

Irdeto, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Naspers, has acquired anti-piracy specialist Denuvo, which works with videogame giants such as Electronic Arts and UbiSoft. Denuvo provides technology and services for game publishers and platforms, independent software vendors, e-publishers and video publishers.
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East Brunswick creative arts workshop explores the work of Emily Dickinson

The aim of the event was to create a fun workshop that engaged participants in discussion, choreography and creative writing kindled by Dickinson's firm belief that “the possible's slow fuse is lit by the imagination, said Benaroya, who has taught poetry in the schools for Writers Theatre of NJ and NJPAC,
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Local Sounds Presents: Veda

Furthermore, her lyrics come to her incredibly naturally, given her background in poetry and creative writing. “Whatever is on my mind, the words will just sort of come out,” Veda said. “So it definitely feels like the music starts, and then I start writing the words. Day after day, it all comes together.” Veda is a
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CSU reacts: Does CSU emphasize grades over learning?

Autumn Raethka is a freshman English major, with an emphasis in creative writing. She called the intellectual ambiance on campus, “very relaxed.” “A lot of room for exploring,” Raethka said. “There is a lot of encouragement to go outside class.” While Raethka thinks grades are important, she also said
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Opinion sharing tool Opinary raises €3 million to strengthen its presence in the United States

The startup has offices in New York and Berlin and will use the capital to strengthen their presence in the United States by deepening their relations with publishers, brands, and agencies. The fresh capital will also help develop the tools and technology further. With this new setup, Opinary aims to reach
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Start-Up Enables Academics to Start Their Own Journals

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Start-Up Enables Academics to Start Their Own Journals

A nonprofit publishing platform called Flockademic launched yesterday. Its aim: to put academics in charge of scholarly publishing. The free platform, started in the Netherlands by software engineer Vincent Tunru, enables academics to start their own preprint journal “in a matter of minutes.” Academics
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Global Digital Publishing Market 2017 – Adobe, Aquafadas, Yudu, Magplus, Quark, Pagesuite …

The competitive framework study Global Digital Publishing Market is an in-depth study that covers all the aspects of the industry. The research report delivers key insights verified by key industry participants. These include market-leading participants, key clients and consumers, and product types and
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News UK agrees to join AOP board

The body, which represents digital publishing companies, already included newspaper publishers Telegraph Media Group and Guardian Media Group among its members. However, the recruitment of The Sun and The Times-publisher News UK will boost the AOP's ability to promote its drive to improve
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Illinois Ancestors: Researcher surprised by black ancestry

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Illinois Ancestors: Researcher surprised by black ancestry

(The website of the publisher, Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., includes hundreds of the surnames mentioned in the book. Visit http://tinyurl.com/2cnvs8 to read about the book and the surnames it includes.) Owens' article also includes mention of Alexander Hamilton, whose mother may have
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2018 Stanley Drama Awards

A member of the Dramatists Guild, the Playwrights Center in Minneapolis and the Ninth Floor in NYC, Marshall earned a B.A. from Kean University and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst after studying playwriting at Hunter University. As an associate professor at
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What Can Lawyers Teach Our Students About Writing?

In the first of a series of blogs, we're going to look today at the power of impassioned opening statements as a means to teach students more creative and persuasive approaches to writing introductions and thesis statements. The question a student is trying to answer or circumstance they are trying to
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5 strategies that set 'genius' digital marketers apart from the pack

He added, they also do well because they are willing to pay for top positioning. On Amazon, the company owns 45% of the products in the pasta and noodles category on Amazon's Best Sellers list, ensuring it is always on screen during a search. Similarly, it has strong SEO spend on mobile so that it
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A college dare leads AC native to budding writing career

He kept at his writing throughout most of elementary all the way into high school where he was able to showcase his first major writing sample for his Creative Writing class during his senior year. His teacher, Ms. Erin Olsen, gave him the skills and motivation to continue his writing into college and
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Nearly 12 lakh books sold at fair

The Chennai Book Fair 2018 that concluded in the city on Monday saw nearly 12 lakh books being sold at a total sales value of nearly Rs. 15 crore. According to The Booksellers' and Publishers' Association of South India (BAPASI), the fair that was held from 10 January to 22 January saw an increase in
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Billy Bob Buttons opens school writing hub

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Billy Bob Buttons opens school writing hub

The children of Whitstone Primary School in Classes 2 and 3 welcomed the author to their morning literacy lessons. He led workshops about creative writing, describing the method and the approach he takes to writing, freely offering advice to eager, aspiring authors, as well as signing copies of his
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Ursula K. Le Guin 1929 – 2018

I see my own publishers in a silly panic of ignorance and greed charging public libraries for an e-book six or seven times more than they charge customers. We just saw a profiteer try to punish a publisher for disobedience and writers threatened by corporate fatwah. And I see a lot of us, the producers,
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Fermentation Favorites

There is no denying it: the days are short and unless you planned for winter growing your garden is all about the root vegetables. Don't let the winter get you down. There are plenty of garden goodies perfect for the changing weather. A major part of Chelsea Green's mission is to inspire you with ideas
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News

01/23/18. Chosen Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, is pleased to announce that they have signed a new two-book contract with New York Times bestselling author Jentezen Franklin. Releasing over the next few years, these two new books will focus on two very timely, and very personal,
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Best-Selling Author Iyanla Vanzant And Mills Entertainment Partner To Create An Interactive Stage …

Iyanla Vanzant, internationally acclaimed Spiritual Life Coach, New York Times Best-Selling Author, and Emmy-winning television personality, has partnered with Mills Entertainment, the leading producer of alternative and branded live entertainment, to bring “Get Over It!: An Evening with Iyanla Vanzant
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Warner Bros. and Amazon Studios Start Filming The Goldfinch

Principal photography begins today on The Goldfinch, Warner Bros. Pictures and Amazon Studios' highly-anticipated film adaptation of Donna Tartt's globally acclaimed best-selling novel, which won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. The drama
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'Elle wasn't just a mag, it was a brand': Lotte Jeffs' transition from deputy editor to creative director

Just two weeks into her job as creative director at Ogilvy & Mather, Jeffs – with her finely honed journalistic perception – has mentally noted the similarities of publishing and advertising. There are the obvious shared traits, such as the importance of good writing, shared ideas and teamwork, but also
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Creative Writing Club Meeting

Creative Writing Club Meeting. When: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Where: Mary F. Shipper Library. Description: Informational Meeting in Room 211 of the Library-all welcome. Seeking new members. Advisors Tom Sydow and Virginia Kline. Contact: Student Involvement
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European Publishers visiting Tbilisi

Leading publishers of European countries are visiting Tbilisi. Italian, German, British, Dutch, Polish and Turkish publishers, authorship rights managers and agents held the first meeting at Writers' House. Representatives of Georgian National Book Center introduced the guests with the literature program
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EU envoy urges China to 'immediately' release Swedish book publisher Gui Minhai

The European Union's ambassador to China urged Beijing on Wednesday to “immediately” release a book publisher after the Swedish citizen was snatched for a second time while accompanied by Swedish diplomats. The case of Hong Kong-based Gui Minhai, 53, has sparked a diplomatic spat
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EU diplomats call for release of seized Hong Kong publisher

The EU ambassador to China has called for the immediate release of Swedish citizen and Hong Kong-based bookseller Gui Minhai. Mr Gui was seized on Saturday while travelling with two Swedish diplomats to seek medical treatment in Beijing. Ambassador Hans Dietmar Schweisgut told reporters at a
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Sweden calls on China to release book publisher detained by police

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Sweden calls on China to release book publisher detained by police

Mr Gui's 2015 abduction reinforced rising fears that Beijing was chipping away at the rule of law in Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous Chinese city that is promised civil liberties such as freedom of speech until 2047. The books Mr Gui and his colleagues sold at their Causeway Bay Bookshop were popular
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Actor's Theatre Finally Finds a Home

“Having the passion for something and wanting it so bad, I kind of started being blind to the writing on the wall. … “Queens can bring in their MFA creative writing students for master classes with the playwrights on how do you get seen, how do you get published, how do you get your word out there, what
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Pangburn School Board Recognized

They thanked the board for “creating a school that lets them express their wild imaginations and creative writing skills.” A cake was also presented to the Board in appreciation. Stacy Hopkins then gave the financial reports and explained that she is monitoring the funds closely to keep the legal balance
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'Miranda's Station Review' makes a comeback

Miranda's Station Review, a student-run publication, may not be familiar to most who roam University of Arizona campus today. The free publication — a poetry, art and creative writing magazine — landed on campus in fall 1991. Michael Baker, a non-traditional undergrad, was one of the co-founders of
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Lost Civilization M, Fourth Industrial Revolution and Archeology

Imagine it ! In 1965, a Western skull about BC 410 years was discovered in Hwangsuk-ri, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea. In 2005, a British skeleton of Neolithic and Bronze Age was found in the ruins of Jeongseon Auraji in Kangwon province, Korea. Why ? Will Western remains be found in Korea during
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Now & Next: Header Bidding

In the past, a waterfall approach to selling inventory would mean that publishers could only offer impressions to exchanges or SSPs one at a time. If the impression didn't sell at their first choice exchange or SSP, it would go to the second choice, at a discounted price. This often resulted in inventory being
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I Fell Out With The Line Break | An Interview with Jenna Clake

Jenna Clake was born in Staffordshire in 1992. She is studying for a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham, where her research focuses on the Feminine and Feminist Absurd in twenty-first century British and American poetry. Clake's poetry has appeared in Poems in Which, The
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The Audacity of Hope

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The Audacity of Hope

At a time when many publishers in India are moving into digital or mobile publishing, the 48-year-old industry veteran dared to buck the trend. He quit boutique publishing house Aleph Book Company, following a controversy over the withdrawal of American Indologist Wendy Doniger's On Hinduism after
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Zack Snyder's 'Justice League' Concept Footage Shows A Much Different Steppenwolf

The Steppenwolf in Justice League saw a bevy of changes during production, and this new concept footage gives fans a taste of what could have been. Greg Ecklund shared some samples of Previs shots created for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 and Justice League, which included substantial shots
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'The Flash': Who is Prank?

Tonight's episode of The Flash introduced audiences to the new normal for Barry Allen and the rest of Team Flash now that the hero is serving time for murder, but the episode also introduced a character to the Arrowverse that, for Flash fans, just so happens to be a familiar face. Spoilers for tonight's
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China Overtakes US As The Biggest Publisher Of Scientific Articles

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China Overtakes US As The Biggest Publisher Of Scientific Articles

Former Google CEO said that China might soon overtake the US in technology and it was sooner than anyone expected. For the first time in history, China is publishing more scientific articles that the United States and is taking the claim to be the world leader in research and development. China is now
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Publishing of Orion Corporation's Financial Statement Release for 2017 on 7 February 2018

Orion will publish its Financial Statement Release for 2017 on Wednesday, 7 February 2018 approximately at 12.00 noon Finnish time (EET). The release and related presentation material in Finnish and in English will be available on the Group's homepage at www.orion.fi/investors promptly after the
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TriNav Acquires Two New Publishing Titles

A locally based company has just acquired two new publishing titles to its list of offerings. The TriNav Group of Companies, which is headquartered in St. John's, has just acquired Atlantic Boating Magazine and Atlantic Fisherman from Advocate Media Incorporated. Director Trevor Decker says they are
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'Aquaman's Jason Momoa Explains How Zack Snyder Hired Him

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'Aquaman's Jason Momoa Explains How Zack Snyder Hired Him

The rest is history. Momoa became Aquaman and has not looked back since first appearing in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and reprising his role in the ensemble Justice League flick. Still, the best is yet to come for Momoa's aquatic DC Comics hero as his standalone Aquaman movie will arrive
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MCC students excel in college writing contest

First- and second-place honorees received a cash prize, and their entries will be submitted as MCC's entries to the statewide Liberal Arts Network for Development (LAND) Creative Writing Contest, where they will compete with entries from Michigan's 28 community colleges. Contest entries were judged
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Hachette acquires new novel by Hannah Richell

Hachette Australia has acquired Australian and New Zealand rights to Hannah Richell's new novel, The Peacock Summer, in a joint deal with Orion UK. Hachette describes the novel as 'an utterly compelling story of secrets, betrayals and the consequences of a long-ago summer'. Hachette ublisher
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Brief: Self-publishing class to be held at library

K.S. Brooks, award-winning novelist and author of 22 books, will present “Introduction to Self-Publishing” from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Colfax Library. Cost is $9, and early registration is required to avoid cancellation of the class. Individuals can sign up by contacting Community Colleges of Spokane ACT
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Largs Then and Now – a new history book on the town in photographs

Largs Then and Now by Hugh Maxwell is available from Stenlake Publishing and has a range of photos of popular areas in Largs from many moons ago, … It is part of a series of local history books published by Stenlake Publishing over the years, which include old photographs of Fairlie, West Kilbride,
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Manchester United fans send open letter to Henrikh Mkhitaryan after he moves to Arsenal: 'You are …

Why are we writing a letter to you? Because we understand you could have left in another way. And we don't want you to think all the fans wished you to leave. True fans know how to take care of their players. Of course, sometimes football is harsh and things don't always turn out as expected, but we
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The New Publishing Economy: An Optimistic Case For the Industry in 2018

Thanks to the rise of ad blockers on desktop and mobile, the ads-based revenue model that has dominated the media industry over the last decade is showing signs of wear; and this month Facebook dealt publishers a major blow by announcing an overhaul to its news feed algorithm that would
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Readers' Favorite recognizes “Australian Memories” by Ndeye Labadens in its annual international …

We receive submissions from independent authors, small publishers, and publishing giants such as Random House, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, with contestants that range from the first-time, self-published author to New York Times bestsellers like J.A. Jance, James Rollins, and #1
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WPB:After publishing website returns the Apache Default Page

Symptoms After publishing site in Presence Builder website returns the Apache Default page. There is no index.html file in the website…
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Not Every Publisher Can Support A Cascade Journal

In the past, journal growth was mostly horizontal. Publishers were always on the lookout for the next new discipline, sub-discipline, a cross-disciplinary approach based on new methods. If you acted quickly, lined up your editors and launched before your competition, you were likely to secure your place
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Hantsport piano trainer alongside Mozart in U.Ok. composition ebook

The same piece — a jazzy take on the popular children's song — had earlier been picked up in a publication by the Toronto-based Royal Conservatory of Music and was originally published in Maxner's first book. Though she studied composition in university, the demands of teaching piano and caring
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Local author's book receives national award nominations

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Local author's book receives national award nominations

… the ForeWord INDIES Book of the Year Award for adult nonfiction in the travel category. The IPPY Award is presented by the Independent Publisher Book Awards to bring increased recognition to exemplary titles published year. The ForeWord INDIES Book of the Year Awards recognize the best books
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Woof! Baby Animals

Overview. Learning about baby animals is great fun with this brand new Stick and Learn series with over 100 early learning stickers. Learning about baby animals is great fun with this brand new Stick and Learn series. In Woof! Baby Animals, girls and boys age 3 and up will discover a cute baby animal
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Bloomberg joins list of western publishers on Line Messenger

As Digiday noted, the app provides a neat way for a publication to extend its overseas reach quickly and cheaply – it also follows one of the key demands on modern publishers: namely that they be wherever their users want them. In choosing Line, Bloomberg has alighted on an app with tragic origins
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The Lady In The Window's Daniel Mallory wrote in secret

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The Lady In The Window's Daniel Mallory wrote in secret

His debut novel features a depressed heroine, a grisly murder and whip-crack plot twists. But the story of how Oxford-educated author Daniel Mallory, 38, came to write is almost as riveting. For Mallory penned the thriller, which has already been hailed as the successor to best-sellers Gone Girl and Girl
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NCLEX review course

NCLEX review course. Writing Article & Blog Writing. Fixed Price. $200. Budget. $$. Intermediate Level. I am looking for a mix of experience and value. Posted 1 hour ago
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