Day: January 28, 2018

BMI Snowball rocked and rolled at the Shop Studio

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BMI Snowball rocked and rolled at the Shop Studio

Actress, producer, singer and writer Rita Wilson closed the Snowball to a packed house. Among the audience members was her supportive husband Tom Hanks. Celebrating more than 77 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, BMI is a global leader in music rights
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'Only a few books on diversity for kids'

This is especially true of children's book genre. Educating people about diversity is a very interesting challenge. Kids are so open to new ideas, exploring new worlds and learning about people who don't look like them per se but are very much like them. Are you planning to publish in the Indian market?
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China to publish 5K electronic Egyptian books

The House of Wisdom has previously signed a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian General Authority for Books to acquire the publishing rights of the authority's electronic books. Under this official agreement, which will last for two years, the House of Wisdom will put 5,000 electronic books
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Call for applications to 18th Iyas La Salle nat'l writers' workshop

This year, it will be held on April 15–21 at the Balay Kalinungan, University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City. IYAS is supported by the University of St. La Salle (USLS), DLSU Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC), the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and the Institute
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Adobe Experience Cloud

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Cairo International Book Fair 2017 opens with a busy calendar | Monday 29 Jan Timetable

The fair runs until 10 February at the Fair Grounds in Nasr City, and features offerings from 848 publishers from 27 countries. There are 178 more publishers than last year, but eight fewer countries represented in total. This year's guest of honour is Algeria and the person of the year is Abdel-Rahman
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Flavortown: On meals TV, Boulder County eating places seize highlight

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Flavortown: On meals TV, Boulder County eating places seize highlight

Dishes featured on the show — the Buddha Basil pizza, the Cowboy Reuben sandwich, and the Texas Onion Straw burger — remain some of the restaurants top-sellers. President Barrack Obama's signature on the wall at The Sink on Wednesday on University Hill in Boulder. (). Mark Heinritz, The Sink's
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Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery provides a single source for the reader to keep abreast of developments in the most rapidly advancing subspecialty within neurosurgery. Technological advances.
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Facebook Unfriended the News Media

Over the past several years, news publishers have made huge investments in their Facebook audiences. And … played the (albeit unintentional) role of the printing press for many digital publishers, distributing their original content to a wider audience and driving traffic and clicks to publishers' websites.
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Local historian John Cotterall and his fascinating publications

Last week we told you how John Cotterall, the local history author, came to live in the Southport area from smoggy Manchester, and brought his story up to when he became a retired district education officer. So, let's now take a little look at all 10 of the historian's local publications (despite our
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Gibson's Bookstore makes award list

CONCORD – Gibson's Bookstore has made the short list for Publishers Weekly's 2018 Bookstore of the Year. The award honors outstanding … Publishers Weekly said the finalists “are representative of the diverse stores that have contributed to today's indie bookstore revival. Many have deep roots in a
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Could Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS) See a Reversal After Breaking All Highs?

More interesting news about Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) were released by: Businesswire.com and their article: “Barnes & Noble Announces Barnes & Noble Pressâ„¢, an Enhanced Self-Publishing …” published on January 24, 2018 as well as 247Wallst.com's news article titled: “Barnes & Noble
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Valley Life: AWC Authors' Faire right around the corner

If you're an avid reader and want to know how writers write — or if you're a writer and want to know what publishers want — attend the upcoming Alamo Women's Club Authors' Faire to hear authors share their stories or sign up for the San Francisco Writers Conference to learn more about the craft.
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Mardi Gras in Mobile a family affair

It is a hip Southern town, with a large creative writing community and interesting characters. Writers, artists and visitors alike congregate at the Bienville Books on Dauphin Street. The city is a melting pot of people, flavors, cultures, and traditions becoming one voice to lead the party at Mardi Gras.
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Wild Words reach the streets of Nottingham city centre as part of a striking creative campaign

The Nottingham for Nature campaign has been developed through a series of creative sessions incorporating street art, creative writing and poetry. Speaking about the campaign, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust's Head of Communications Erin McDaid said: “This is a really ambitious campaign for us.
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Loveland city councilors and staff lay plans for upcoming year

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Loveland city councilors and staff lay plans for upcoming year

The nine councilors and about 20 members of city staff sequestered themselves in a meeting room Saturday at the offices of The Group Publishing Inc., 1515 Cascade Ave., to conduct the annual council retreat and plan for the upcoming year. Councilors and staff discussed several issues, including
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Novel's character grapples with early dementia

Houston author Evan Moore has penned a sensitive, literate novel dealing with early onset dementia. Where Late the Sweet Bird Sings (Moonshine Cove Publishing, $13.99 paperback) tells the story of a 60-year-old weekly newspaper publisher who lives with his college-age son on the family's Texas
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Black to the Future: What The Root Will Be Writing About in 2028

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Black to the Future: What The Root Will Be Writing About in 2028

In a changing media landscape, The Root emerged as a platform for the new voices of black America—a politically savvy, witty and, of course, unapologetically black generation of writers and thought leaders who provided a counternarrative to the one-sided, negative portrayals shown in mainstream
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Small batch baker plans Ashland storefront

“What I've always wanted it to be is like a community dream and just someplace where everyone feels comfortable and where it feels like the best parts of Ashland that I've come to know,” she said. “We're starting as small as possible to get it off the ground and then hoping to grow with the love and
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Xi's book on governance republished amid worldwide demand

Another book titled, Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Volume 2, which includes 99 of Xi's speeches, conversations, instructions and letters, was published in November 2017, with major publishing houses from 16 countries signing memorandums with FLP to translate and publish the book, Xinhua
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Letter from the Publisher: A policy change

During the last week of 1993, The Salt Lake Tribune unveiled the first digitally-delivered daily “newspaper” in the Intermountain West, a creation only four months in the making. Johannes Gutenberg would have been proud. Utah Online, as it was then called, was a free electronic bulletin board primitive
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Mondays with Author: Going 'Big' with Jack Getze

From drug store, supermarket, airport, newsstand, and bookstore shelves, sleek covers embodied every discipline or fancy, inviting at least a quick peek. Ads, 'glossies' principal source of revenue, were often as seductive as content. As print giants falter and fall, small publishers are subsumed under the
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US 'deeply concerned' over China detention of Swedish book publisher Gui Minhai

The United States on Saturday expressed deep concern about the case of Hong Kong book publisher Gui Minhai, allegedly snatched by Chinese police while being accompanied by Swedish diplomats. His disappearance has sparked a diplomatic row between Stockholm and Beijing. “We are deeply
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Good publishers copping a bad press from fake news

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Good publishers copping a bad press from fake news

In recent weeks, global powerbrokers have expressed concern about the deleterious effect of a poorly regulated internet on democracy. Public trust in the online media is declining despite the majority of people using the internet for news. There is widespread concern about the proliferation of fake news.
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Dual-credit courses: Instilling a sense of accomplishment

The courses give high school students a jump-start on earning a college certificate, an associate's, or a bachelor's degree. Klamath Community College (KCC) currently offers 87 dual credit courses in 31 high schools in Southern Oregon and Northern California. KCC's dual credit courses are free to
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Chiefs back Rupert Murdoch over Facebook paying fees

Mr Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corporation, publisher of The Australian, has raised the idea of a new way to sustain journalism's long-term future, … “Rupert Murdoch had then stated that Facebook publishers, which it recognises as 'trustworthy', should pay a similar fee as cable companies.
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This is History: 1st Chicago Rolling Bridge, Capone Goes to Prison, Monopoly Debuts, RCA Issues …

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This is History: 1st Chicago Rolling Bridge, Capone Goes to Prison, Monopoly Debuts, RCA Issues …

Dave Plier and Dave Schwan talk about the 1st Chicago rolling lift bridge in 1895, the Knights of Columbus is formed, Al Capone is sent to prison, RCA issues the first ever 45rpm single, Chicago's Daily Defender begins publishing, Mel Brooks' 'Blazing Saddles' debuts and the Bears lose to the Colts in
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100000 copies in 100 days: Meet best-selling author Savi Sharma

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100000 copies in 100 days: Meet best-selling author Savi Sharma

The 24-year-old joined the ranks of best-selling authors in India when her book Everyone Has a Story touched the magical 100,000 number. What's surprising is that Savi Sharma opted to self-publish the book, before it was picked up by publishers, because as she puts it, 'I knew I had a good story to
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Publishing House Activity

Publishing novelties, Written by Marek Verey, Hits: 915. How to Order, Written by Marek Verey, Hits: 940. Scientific Journals (on line), Written by Marek Verey, Hits: 2146. Publishing series, Written by Marek Verey, Hits: 886. Contact, Written by Marek Verey, Hits: 1236
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Podcast Post: What we're listening to this week

A podcast we're especially excited about is Wondery's Launch, a deep dive into the world of book publishing through the eyes of screenwriter John August (Go, Big Fish, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory). As August went about writing his debut novel, to be launched in the real world in less than two
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Gibson's Bookstore in Concord makes the shortlist for the Publishers Weekly Bookstore of the Year

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Gibson's Bookstore in Concord makes the shortlist for the Publishers Weekly Bookstore of the Year

Publishers Weekly said the finalists “are representative of the diverse stores that have contributed to today's indie bookstore revival. Many have deep roots in a specific region, but they have also had a big impact on the book industry well beyond those borders.” The shortlist includes two of the country's
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Copyright Royalty Board gives song writers a 44% hike over 5 years from music streamers

The ratio of what labels are paid by the services versus what publishers are paid has significantly improved, resulting in the most favorable balance in the history of the industry. While an effective ratio of 3.82 to 1 is still not a fair split that we might achieve in a free market, it is the best songwriters have
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Top music publishers 2017

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Top music publishers 2017

For over 60 years, we've been publishing and distributing publications The 10 best music videos of 2017, from Kendrick Lamar to Haim. July 31, 2017 10:49 AM EDT Bruce of several top composers and, for the first time, music VT, LADbible, Tasty and The Daily Mail were some of the most-popular
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Local best sellers

NEWINGTON – These are the best-selling books at the Barnes and Noble store in Newington for the week of Jan. 14 to 20: Hardcover Fiction. 1. The Woman in the Window- A.J. Finn. . 2. City of Endless Night-Douglas Preston. . 3. Origin- Dan Brown. . 4. End Game- David Baldacci. . 5. Little Fires
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Feature: Cuba's Casa de las Americas literary prize spotlights Latin American reality

Argentine writer and journalist Ariel Urquiza said the contest avoids the kind of “mainstream” authors who are in demand by commercial publishing houses. “Here we have other kinds of stories and tales, profound and intelligent. The Casa de las Americas literary award seeks to reward what is different
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