David Perry lives his life as a full-time pharmacist, but in every second of his free time he manages to write and publish books. The Isle of Wight resident has self-published two books, “Second Chance” and “The Cyclops Conspiracy.” His newest novel, “The Cyclops Revenge” will be available for
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VAST (Video Ad Serving Template), a specification released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), provides a common protocol that enables ad servers to use a single ad response format across multiple publishers and video players. The first version of VAST released in 2008 enables the scalable
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Mattel Inc, one of the world's largest toymakers, has announced a partnership with Chinese game developer NetEase Inc to establish a new publishing and development venture, as the traditional toy brand seeks its transformation in the booming mobile gaming industry. The joint venture, Mattel163, will
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Author Maxine Beneba Clarke will present a fortnightly books segment on a new ABC program hosted by journalist and commentator Stan Grant. The 45-minute program, Matter of Fact, will constitute a 'deep dive' into a major news story, and will feature regular sections covering the economy,
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1-rated self-publishing company according to Top Consumer Reviews, is inviting authors to share their experiences during the company's 7th Annual “Show Us Your Love” social media event and video contest. The competition, which takes place each year around Valentine's Day, comes with the perfect
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DOSS CELEBRATED—Courier Editor and Publisher Rod Doss receives the 2018 NNPA Lifetime Achievement Award, Jan. 26, in Las Vegas. Pictured are Dorothy Leavell, left, chair of the NNPA; Marilyn Harvey, middle, sister of Rod Doss; Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., NNPA president, and Hiram Jackson,
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Three of her books have been New York Times and Los Angeles Times Best Sellers and she has produced numerous books of poetry, memoirs, and books for children. Among other accomplishments, Giovanni was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, appeared frequently on the
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Editor's note: This story has been updated to include comments from the publisher, the three journalists mentioned in the original story and two former colleagues. Jeffrey Good, executive editor of Newspapers of New England's Pioneer Valley Newspaper group, said he's been fired for advocating equal
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Heath has a passion for weather and says as a kid he would get excited about all kinds of weather. “I love to storm chase when I can, and when gas prices are much lower. I love to read. I have always loved creative writing. I have written the first draft of a novel in which I hope to get published one day.
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Earlier this month, Facebook announced that it would be changing its newsfeed to favor posts from family and friends over that of publishers, and that sent the stock down more than 5% at one point and has caused publishers to do some serious thinking about how they will adapt to the changes.
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A preliminary report indicates The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) had another record year in 2017, with total revenues of more than $350 million CAD ($284.5 million USD). But, despite a 6.4 percent increase over 2016, the performing right's organization's
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The beloved children's book on which the show is based was published in 1939, three years after Casa Manana opened during the Texas Centennial. … When Richard suffered an incapacitating stroke in 1934, Florence shopped the book to publishers, making changes suggested by editors, according
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… comes from Ryan's 2016 commencement address to the Harvard education graduates that went viral. In the spring of 2017, he published it as a book, “Wait, What? And Life's Other Essential Questions,” at the urging of a HarperCollins editor, and it quickly made the New York Times Best-Sellers list.
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Respect and credibility of a newspaper is irreplaceable. Sometimes it never can be restored no matter what steps might be taken in terms of apology by the publisher … in hopes of putting the pieces back together. When I think back through the history … of this great newspaper … I realize how fragile
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The Carmel Plan Commission is considering a new hotel with more than 67,000 square feet of space at 12845 Old Meridian Street. But members of the Carmel VFW Post 10003 have raised concerns about what the new building might mean for their meeting place. VFW members have expressed
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For Johnson Publishing Co.'s Jet and Ebony magazines, he covered the Deep South, often conspicuously carrying a Bible, so some would-be hostile White officials would think he was a pastor. His biggest story, and one that is emblazoned in our collective consciousness among the horrors which befell
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My students need this desktop because we do our research and publishing on computers and would love to be able to upgrade the desktop in our classroom. My students are 9 and 10 year old authors from New York City. They are unlimited in their talents and dreams. They make me laugh with their
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Last summer, DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee was asked the question of why the company doesn't have a similar service to Marvel Unlimited. … Or, and this is where the big money is for comic book publishers these days, they sell a lot more trade paperbacks (or digital copies of what would be a trade
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“This proposal would impose dramatically increased costs on local newspapers, and could put many of them out of business,” said Diane Kennedy, president of the New York News Publishers Association. And the potential impact is not limited to newspapers. Contract printer Quad Graphics, which has a
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“A lot of my writing process is thinking, and not typing,” admits playwright Lauren Gunderson, of San Francisco. “What that means is that I tend to work on several projects at once, crossing from one to the other, back-and-forth in my mind, comparing and considering how this one could go and what the
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A few hours after accepting his powerlessness, his book was accepted by the last publisher to whom he had applied. The third story centered around NPR book reviewer Alan Cheuse who gave him a terrible review. Butler had already written six critically acclaimed books, which he said means “they got
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Publishers and brands have worried about Facebook's announced changes because they could impact their ability to reach audiences on the social network. Facebook has said publicly that it wants to encourage “meaningful” interactions and discourage the kind of experience where people scroll
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Matejka, a professor at Indiana University, is the author of four collections of poetry and the winner of several awards throughout his career, like the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts grant. Matejka started off by introducing his book, “Mixology,” which won the 2008 National Poetry Series,
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The Osage Nation Museum (ONM) and Osage Artist Ruby Hansen Murray will be conducting a Creative Writing Workshop from 5-7 p.m. Thursday. This workshop is free and open to the public. Using guided writing prompts, workshop participants will develop stories or poems inspired by the paintings
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“Of course, from one side, it improves their writing skills. On the other side, it helps them as they are in a conflict situation, to be able to relate to the social, political, economic plights they are living in.” While the main goal of the program is to improve writing skills, a less direct goal is also to develop future
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I think I'm a better playwright, a more sensitive playwright because I was a drama critic.” In 1998, he moved to New York to pursue creative writing, and while he continued as a journalist, his side work picked up steam, and his network of theater artists expanded. “Alabama Story” dates back to May 2000,
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The acquisition puts Meredith at the front of the nation's publishing pack with a combined audience of some 200 million consumers. Its digital audience of 170 million unique visitors now rivals the nation's top media companies, putting it behind only Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon sites.
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