Day: April 29, 2017

A Tournament of Words: The way publishers discover authors just changed forever.

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A Tournament of Words: The way publishers discover authors just changed forever.

Social writing platform Prose has announced joining forces with publishing giant … Only time can tell if publishing history just began its next chapter.
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Milwaukee Public Library Calendar of Events May 7-13

Join librarian Ruth Gaba for this creative writing gathering at the M.L. King Branch, 310 W. Locust St., Tuesday, May 9, 4:30-6 p.m. The hands-on
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Weekend Hot Topic, part 1: Who is your favourite games developer?

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Weekend Hot Topic, part 1: Who is your favourite games developer?

Do you get annoyed when people confuse publishers with developers, and are there any creators whose games you'd buy, or at least be interested in,
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International World News Announces Acquisition of Capital 9 News and Global Restructuring

International World News (“International”), a global holding company for national publishing companies, announced today the acquisition of the entire
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W.Va. woman wins $1 million Publisher's Clearing House prize

(WSAZ) – A woman in Fairmont is celebrating after winning $1 million from the Publisher's Clearing House. Martha Fryar wasn't even home when the
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Hoffman Center for the Arts debuts “Online and at the Beach”

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Hoffman Center for the Arts debuts “Online and at the Beach”

The five-week online course culminates in an optional writing retreat weekend in Manzanita the weekend of June 2, a gathering that will allow
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ALC students excel in writing contest

WORTHINGTON — Two Worthington Alternative Learning Center students placed first and second, respectively, in a non-fiction creative writing
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UK ereader sales down as Brits rekindle their love affair with books

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UK ereader sales down as Brits rekindle their love affair with books

[Printed] books provide an opportunity to step away from that,” said Stephen Lotinga, chief executive of the Publishers Association, reports The
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Publishing Your Dissertation

Are you hoping to turn your dissertation into a book? This workshop will discuss some of the issues you should consider before you try to publish your
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Write Team columnist program enters 16th year

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Write Team columnist program enters 16th year

Outside of work, I still love to draw by hand, but also have gotten into creative writing in the last five to 10 years. I have been a part of three Write Teams
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League of Legends Hextech Crafting Loot Box Drop Rates Published in China

These numbers come to us thanks to a new regulation in China that forces publishers to disclose the droprates of lootbox-like systems. It's worth
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Shabbat Humash

Under Mr. Koren's leadership, Koren Publishers Jerusalem went on to produce other exceptional editions of traditional Jewish texts. The Koren Siddur
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April 30, 2017

As World War II begins, Investigator Maisie Dobbs is assigned to find the killer of a man who escaped Belgium as a boy during the Great War. (Harper:
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Texas Observer names Austin Monitor boss as new publisher

The venerable and liberal, Austin-based Texas Observer named Michael Kanin as its new publisher Friday, putting the tattooed chief of a local news
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Pre-Dinner Cocktail By Kerry Hotel Pudong and TTG Travel Trade Publishing

Pre-Dinner Cocktail By Kerry Hotel Pudong and TTG Travel Trade Publishing. This event is only for Buyers and Media (RSVP Required At TTG Booth)
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Free Comic Book Day at Beaverton City Library

Comic book publishers and artists create special books available exclusively at Free Comic Book Day events each year. For the past three years,
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New online publishing interface (comment)

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New online publishing interface (comment)

Friends: Our sister list H-HistBibl has published a link to an article about Manifold, an experimental online publishing platform that will allow scholars to
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Webinar: Simplify image-checking in your publishing workflow

Tue, May 23, 2017 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. Is your publishing workflow stalled by an overwhelming number of image quality discrepancies from
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 1, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's This Fight Is Our Fight debuts at #3 in Hardcover Nonfiction and #5 in the country overall. Warren, formerly a professor at
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With E-books Down, E-tailers Are Still Far From Out

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With E-books Down, E-tailers Are Still Far From Out

Even as unit sales of e-books released by traditional publishers fell 14.7% in 2016 compared to 2015, e-tailers' share of all book sales continued to
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Winner emotional after winning $1 million from Publisher's Clearing House

She didn't know the Publishers Clearing House crew was there to present her with a $1 million check. The presentation was delayed about an hour
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Publishers: No hike in book prices

According to local book publisher Legacy Publishing, any increase in the cost of paper would not affect most publishing houses as many of them had
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