Day: October 6, 2017

How Kazuo Ishiguro became a successful writer

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How Kazuo Ishiguro became a successful writer

Having studied English and philosophy at the University of Kent, Ishiguro completed a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in
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Arts & Extras: Celebrating literature

Matthew Vollmer, an associate professor of creative writing at Virginia Tech, will read from his forthcoming book, “Permanent Exhibit.” In 2016, Vollmer
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Creative writing robots will steal authors' jobs in the near future

Robots have in fact produced entire novels, using advanced algorithms that are only getting better through human appreciation and with our
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Draft2Digital Announces New Author Referral Program

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Draft2Digital Announces New Author Referral Program

Draft2Digital is one of the largest independant self-publishing platforms and they have just launched a new affiliate program that is unlike anything
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You Need Passion To Own Online Publishing Business – Simire

Michael Simire is the founder and chief executive officer of MS & Associates Limited, a consultancy and publishing outfit that is into urban planning,
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ResearchGate: Publishers Take Formal Steps to Force Copyright Compliance

Scholarly collaboration networks (SCNs) are top of mind these days for publishers and academic societies. One such network is ResearchGate. A new
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Susie Nicklin launches publishing arm

MILD group c.e.o. Susie Nicklin is launching a new publishing house to bring together a “conversation-starting” curation of books, called The Indigo
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SPF-086: How to Administer your Advance Readers – with Chris Leippi, Booksprout

This week's highlights include: The challenges Chris faced when sending ARCs to his readers; How Booksprout addresses those challenges; Why
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Inaugural Business Book Awards launched to celebrate new entrepreneurial writing

The inaugural Business Book Awards, celebrating the best UK business book authors and publishers, will be launched at London's Army & Navy Club
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Google is offering publishers monetary incentives to be on Stamp

It's been two months since we published a story about Google's new multimedia publishing platform, Stamp. Now, there is a new development as
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'Strong' year for Faber as sales and profit rise

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'Strong' year for Faber as sales and profit rise

The results are said to be the second best in the company's history. … to “extremely good publishing” and “strong and sustained momentum” across all
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BOOK EVENTS

… as part of the Visiting Writers Forum sponsored by the Creative Writing Program at Ringling College of Art and Design. 7-8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Alfred
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Publishing of Urdu-Chinese dictionary under consideration: Irfan

Adviser to Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage (NH&LH), Irfan Siddiqui on Thursday said an idea to publish a comprehensive
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"Publishing status" checkbox vs. "Save and publish" button confusing behavior

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"Publishing status" checkbox vs. "Save and publish" button confusing behavior

It does not publish / unpublish node when specified option is selected. I've tried disable “Publishing status” checkbox from node form display, but
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Tip of the Week: Try Out Official Publisher Templates

Tip of the Week: Try Out Official Publisher Templates. By Ryan Looney October 05, 2017. Many of our publishing partners provide official templates on
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Becoming an author no short-term cash cow

… writing his new book Fierce Reinvention took two years and then he decided to take on the financial cost of self-publishing it to get it to market in the
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Google's shift levels the playing field for publishers & advertisers

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Google's shift levels the playing field for publishers & advertisers

Furthermore, Google is pledging to enable one-click subscriptions to publishers for readers who have a logged-in Google Account, and, in future,
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Library Offers Event for Independent Authors

Indie Author Day is a day when libraries around the country welcome their local indie authors for educational workshops, networking, and mingling.
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Now Released! Cassandra Huff's Book: The Relationship between Calm Concentration Training …

Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Cassandra Huff's … issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance,
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Coming up: Oct. 6 and later

Writing & Self-Publishing: Saturday, Oct. 7, 1-3 p.m., Edinboro Branch Library, 413 Plum St., Edinboro; or Friday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to noon; Lincoln
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Sandra Henley's “The Everything Bagel with a Side of Milk and Honey” is a summary of biblical …

Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Sandra Henley's study of Scripture contemplates various aspects of history and prophesy found
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The making of Naipaul

While doing a string of interviews, which later came out book form, …. As it happens, the publishers decide to publish the second book, the novel “The
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Editorial: Pivot!

But along with the effects on advertising, we're also massively misunderstanding a pretty critical shift in journalism itself,” Mic's publisher Cory Haik
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Author Babe Boniske's New Book “The Story of Willie Wings” is an Inspiring Story for Young …

Recent release “The Story of Willie Wings” from Page Publishing author Babe … Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Babe Boniske's … logistics like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance,
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Review: Rebel in the Rye fails to catch lightning in a bottle

But Salinger's loving mom (Hope Davis) encourages him to attend creative writing classes at Columbia University. It's there that young Salinger meets
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Publishers and the Vendor Versus Partner Relationship

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Publishers and the Vendor Versus Partner Relationship

Back in the days of the waterfall, publishers selected a supply partner and formed true partnerships. But things are now a bit more complex.
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Pioneer News Group selling media division to Adams Publishing Group

The Pioneer News Group Co. today announced that it is selling its media division assets to family-owned Adams Publishing Group. The sale will
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Belpre author to have book signing Saturday

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Belpre author to have book signing Saturday

She expanded her teaching to include junior college and, in retirement, continues to teach English and creative writing at Ohio Valley University.
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Where Programmatic Is Gaining Ground in Asia-Pacific

eMarketer: Are programmatic trends substantially different in Southeast Asia? Barnes: Publishers in Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore are usually
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Authors Withdraw from Festival at Odds with Museum over Seuss Mural

Located at The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, the mural is a replica from a page in Seuss's first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry
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Beverly Public Library news

In this free workshop, participants will explore the art and craft of writing, using unique creative writing prompts to keep that pen moving. The library is
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Smashwords Hotlist: Weekly indie romance bestsellers and hot preorders

HEA and Smashwords, the world's largest distributor of indie e-books, have teamed up to bring HEA readers the week's bestselling indie romance
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A Supernatural Evening with Jeff Belanger

Belanger is the author of more than a dozen books on the paranormal (published in six languages), including the best sellers: The World's Most
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Understanding Header Bidding

At its core, header bidding is a programmatic tool that allows publishers to offer ad inventory to programmatic buyers first, before consulting their ad
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Why Swedish publisher Nyheter24-Gruppen is creating its own beauty products

Swedish media group Nyheter24-Gruppen has gone a step further than other e-commerce-hungry publishers by building Urban Gloss, its own beauty
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Publisher and circus fan from Dorset, David Jamieson, has died at the age of 68.

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Publisher and circus fan from Dorset, David Jamieson, has died at the age of 68.

He worked for Longman Publishing and circus fanPicture sent in by Roy … He started his own publishing firm Aardvark Publishing and two notable
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With Facebook's focus on video, publishers hear less about Instant Articles

Facebook's obsession with figuring out how to make money from video has some publishers wondering what's happening with its other recent big
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Harvey Weinstein is basically accusing the New York Times of publishing fake news

“We sent the Times the facts and evidence, but they ignored it and rushed to publish. We are preparing the lawsuit now. All proceeds will be donated
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N2 Publishing

With a goal of transforming places people live into places people love, N2 Publishing creates community news publications that help homeowners
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Big Fresno Fair Food

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Big Fresno Fair Food

So many choices, so many good smells drawing you in different directions. … Cookies and cream are one of our best sellers,” said Chris Barbato.
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Without Dylan, I would not be a writer: Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro

A graduate of the University of East Anglia's creative writing course, he wrote The Remains of the Day in four weeks. It won the Man Booker Prize in
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