“The theme of this year's Black Press Week is 'Celebrating 191 Years of the Black Press of America: Publishing Truth to Empower,'” according to a press release about the gathering. “Black publishers, media professionals, civil rights leaders and lawmakers from across the country attend the annual
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DotEmu has announced a new publishing label, The Arcade Crew. Their first title is Blazing Chrome, from the Brazilian studio JoyMasher. Featured above, you can view a new trailer for the game, which looks straight out of the 90's in terms of its sheer nostalgia and awesomeness factor. Here's a
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If a library book contains libel, the book publisher gets sued, not the library. … Publishers, such as newspapers, are liable for libel. … In Section 230, Congress proclaimed, “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by
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The brand now hopes to grow its presence in the British market with select best-sellers, while also honing its strategy in Europe. Prices range from RRP £250 – £2,000. In 2017, annual production reached 85,000 watches, with distribution through 3,000 points of sale across 50 countries. Comment
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MORE's highly anticipated upcoming book is reportedly enacting strict security procedures to avoid leaks before its publication next month. Flatiron Books is going to extreme measures to prevent copies of “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership” from getting out before April 18, according to
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Wylie also will speak and sign copies of her book at 6 p.m. Monday, March 19 at the Claremore Public Library in an event organized by the Friends of the Claremore Library. Wylie's recently-published first novel, “The Revelation Key,” has received international attention in a magazine read by newspaper
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“I could not find a publisher for the book because all publishing houses said my book was too controversial. I had to self-publish and on the eve of my first launch they stole all our books; all 2 000 copies were stolen. At the time, I was also living in my car for safety. I later moved to a safe house and I got
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Lee, along with her book, wanted to “raise awareness that the world is bigger than we think” and help them “visualise their futures”. Rise of the Boy King, and the forthcoming series, were self-published with a Xlibris, a company based in Indiana, United States, with the novels being printed in Australia.
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“[Our co-writer] Nicolette Hayford and I were taking notes as fast as we possibly could,” Ashley recalls. “And [Jesse]'s like, 'Well, anyway, I guess we're not writing today.' And I was like, 'No, no, no! Listen to this.” She recalls that she then started sing, “Here's to the breakups that didn't break us,” and adds,
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Apple and pear ciders are the best sellers among all the fruit ciders, nevertheless consumers are now open to taste various fruit flavors & different combination. Apple cider will dominate the market, however pear ciders will be highest growing segment during the forecasted period. Furthermore, sparkling
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U.S. publishers and commercial printers have strongly objected to tariffs on uncoated groundwood paper, which is also widely used in book publishing. News Media Alliance, the organization that represents most American newspapers, has said tariffs will lead to job losses and likely cause some smaller
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I regularly hear peers complain about the trend to online education, lamenting how much easier it is to teach face-to-face. Many feel it is too hard to teach technology online and provide instant feedback on writing. Of course it's easier to teach face-to-face. But that's not the point. If we accept that to be the
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Shakespeare & Co. combines the richly-stocked stacks of the brick-and-mortar bookstore (with an old-fashioned, laid-back, browse-the-stacks feeling) with in-store print-on-demand technology. The Espresso Book Machine can print copies of around 7 million public-domain titles, or self-published books
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A second publisher-side advocate has come out against the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)'s proposed consent framework. Jason Kint is the CEO of Digital Content Next, a New York City-based trade association of about 70 premium publishers in the US and Europe, including The New York Times,
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MORE than 100 people attended the launch of an anthology of short stories written by new writers from across west Cheshire. Charlie Lea, the workshop leader, gave a short speech to the writers, friends, family and the public before some of the new authors read extracts from their stories. He said: “It
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He worked with agent Al Zuckerman—who has represented best-selling authors as varied as Ken Follett and Michael Lewis—and the original 100-page manuscript caused a stir in publishing houses across Manhattan. Titled From the Big Bang to Black Holes: A Short History of Time, it sold to Bantam
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Ditko also began contributing to small independent publishers, where he created Mr. A, a hero reflecting the influence of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. Since the 1960s, Ditko has declined most interviews, stating that it is his work he offers readers, not his personality. He continues to work,
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She began volunteering for the radio station, joined the Mum's the Word writing group, started work on a new book – and set up a new, independent publishing company called Vision Maker Press. “The more I read, the more I realised stories can teach others in such a way it inspires them,” she said.
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It's time to take a look at the sales distribution charts of Image and the other independent publishers for February. Standard disclaimers: The numbers are based on the Diamond sales charts as estimated by the very reliable John Jackson Miller. These charts are pretty accurate for U.S. Direct Market
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“Things Unseen” is the creation of published author, Bruce Warren Heydt. Bruce has spent twenty-three years in the trade and consumer magazine publishing business. He was first employed by The Chilton Company in Radnor, Pennsylvania then by Primedia Special Interest Publications in Harrisburg,
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