There's some irony here, given that Google's aim is partly to convince people to turn off their own ad-blocking software. These popular browser add-ons deprive publishers (and Google) of revenue by preventing ads from displaying. Google vice president Rahul Roy-Chowdhury wrote in a blog post that
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In 2018, self-publishing is an industry. Although many authors quit their day jobs to write, some are giving up to return to employment. Self-publishing has become challenging. The reasons self-publishing is more difficult include not only the immense number of ebooks published each month, but also the
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Popular Short Fiction Ebook Writing Class Returns To Help Self-Publishing Authors. Feb. 14, 2018 / PRZen / ADELAIDE, Australia — Angela Booth is again offering the writing class: “Story Power: Write and Sell Short Fiction — Short Stories, Serials, and Series”. This will be the only time that this popular
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Mark Scott AO has been appointed chair of the Sydney Writers' Festival (SWF) board, beginning on 15 February. Scott, who joined the SWF board in July 2016, is replacing chair and long-term board member Deena Shiff, who has been chair for the past six years. Over Shiff's tenure as chair, SWF grew
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Preliminary estimates from the US Census Bureau indicate bookstore sales in the US dropped 3.6% in 2017 compared to 2016, reports Publishers Weekly. Sales in 2017 are estimated at $10.73 billion (A$13.55 billion), down from $11.14 billion (A$14.07 billion) the year before. Sales slumped in the
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