FROST: You've worked both in the “corporate” world of comics with the big publishers, but you're also a pioneer in self-publishing. In your experience with the latter, how has the process changed in the last several years? Has there been more opportunity to explore bigger and bolder stories? Do you see
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Lisa has many other projects in the works, including the launch of two new companies, The Colossal Nerve, Inc. and The Ron Miller Songbook Publishing Company, LLC. “Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show” begins its annual Broadway tour this fall and is slated to continue performances at numerous
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The focus of Kidd's research is 18th-century North America, particularly the history of evangelicalism. He has published 12 books, writes for the Evangelical History blog at “The Gospel Coalition” and also regularly contributes to WORLD Magazine, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and other
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In an incredible feat of perseverance, Meyer ended up not only self-publishing his own book, “Pearls of the Blue Mountains of Australia,” but somehow managed to put out a follow-up edition called “Jewels of Mountains and Snowlines of New Zealand.” Steve Oxenham of Scoop News in New Zealand
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First-graders participate in Little Buddies, where they read, write and draw. Tail Blazers, for second-graders, incorporates creative writing and one-on-one time with the Dog Teams. The curriculum for third-graders, Poetry Pals, features group reading activities, poetry discussions and poetry writing in
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ElfQuest found a tribe in the days before crowdfunding, before webcomics, and before the rise of all-access digital platforms. And it managed to adapt new methods in order to reach readers over a swath of publishing history very few properties can boast. As such, it represents the power of like-minded
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Publishers reap most of their revenue from online advertising, and that means 2018 could be an even leaner time than the last several years have been. More readers are using ad blocking software, and Google is preparing to begin blocking ads in its Chrome browser. Already struggling to keep the
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A 4-year old Sri-Lankan boy living in Seychelles has set a new Guinness World Record for being the youngest author to ever publish a book. Thanuwana Serasinghe, born to a Sri Lankan couple residing in Seychelles, told SNA that he just wanted to let the kids know about what kind of food they are
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If the four-letter acronym “GDPR” isn't on your radar yet, then now might be a good time to start panicking. For some, current uncertainty around its implementation is the least of their worries. Europe's General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into effect May 25, will require publishers to obtain
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Dexter Ave. and Capitol Bldg. from Court Square and Montgomery St., Montgomery, c. 1929. (Keystone View Company, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division). Historic Capitol Hill, Montgomery, c. 1906. (Detroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division).
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BSR: Your website says Alterna Comics has been publishing comics since 2006. Can you go into more detail as to how it all started? How many titles does Alterna Comics publish now? PS: Alterna started as a self-publishing alias and turned into a company within a year. We started small(er) of course.
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Felt is the oldest known fabric made by humans, and there is evidence that it has existed for thousands of years. St. Clement is given credit for accidentally discovering felt when he wrapped wool around his feet and later discovered that the wool had become a solid piece of fabric. Felt has been used
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Porous crystalline dipeptides absorb, reversibly from the gas phase, a series of volatile fluorinated ethers in use as anesthetics. Their vapor pressure was considerably reduced, with favorable guest capture and release. Variable channel sizes were customized for selective sorption and pressure
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“I am deeply gratified that the fourteen volumes growing out of the UCLA conferences and published in English under my editorship by Mazda Publishers in the United States are now being made available in Turkish by Aras Publishers in Istanbul. I regard this as a significant and hopefully positive
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The historic 7 Mile House, an award-winning restaurant, sports bar, and live music venue in the San Francisco Bay Area is celebrating 160 years of business (for the second time), since opening their doors in 1858. Along with the anniversary celebration, owner Vanessa Garcia is self-publishing the first
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Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) have announced a new publishing partnership … deal, Taylor & Francis Group will publish three journals on behalf of the association: The American Mathematical Monthly, College Mathematics Journal, and
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Rival comic book publishers Marvel and DC have continued to amaze fans all over, but it's no secret that the former has been more successful in terms of its transition to the big screen. No stranger to working with DC through the critically acclaimed “Batman” trilogy, renowned director and screenwriter
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