The Treasury committee has published the full unredacted report into Royal Bank of Scotland's “disgraceful” treatment of struggling small businesses that came to it for financial assistance in the wake of the banking crisis. The influential group of MPs, chaired by Nicky Morgan, released the report after a
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There have already been nasty price disputes involving book publishers and others over the years, but Amazon's digital domination is now another, separate issue. The dependence on its platform and services allows it to dictate terms and prices to suppliers. Moreover, as Stacey Mitchell of the Institute
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Inspirational speaker Iyanla Vanzant, best known for her life-coach television show “Iyanla: Fix My Life” on the Oprah Winfrey network, will bring her message to Sands Bethlehem Event Center, it was announced Tuesday. Vanzant, who also is a New York Times best-selling author and actress, will bring
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Publishers, particularly coloring and activity, novelty, and book-plus specialists, are facing ever stronger competition from toy companies, a fact that was evident at this year's New York Toy Fair that ran February 17-20 in New York. Arts and crafts suppliers such as Crayola, Faber-Castell, and Leap Year,
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Now that the contract is signed, the preparations will be further intensified, she noted, announcing more meetings with publishers abroad and appearances at literary festivals. “All this will be much easier now.” Slovenia's bid to become a guest of honour of the world's No.1 book fair was endorsed by the
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He was accepted for a MA in Creative Writing, an experience he remembers as “wonderful” and he is especially warm in his praise of award-winning poet Sinead Morrissey who facilitated the writers group. “She was an inspiration and her loss to Queen's University when she moved to England was
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The same slew of familiar names popped up once more on yesterday's best-seller list. Bruno Mars led the pack of musical heavyweights, earning the No. 1 spot for the final gig of his four-night stint at Las Vegas' Park Theater last night. He also picked up the Nos. 4 and 13 spots for fall dates with Cardi B
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