Day: March 26, 2018

Third Editions Sets Out To Reach New Stretched Kickstarter Goal

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Third Editions Sets Out To Reach New Stretched Kickstarter Goal

Currently, the publishing company, Third Editions, is seeking to reach $123,000 which will include the translation of The Work of Taro Yoko: From Drakengard to NieR: Automata. You can still expect more novels to be included if the Kickstarter surpasses the goal, though there are only ten days left to
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Trump's Publisher Pal Puts Saudi Propaganda Magazine in US Supermarkets

“Publishing this Special Interest Publication was a business decision made by AMI. AMI timed this special issue to coincide and capitalize on the news coverage surrounding the Crown Prince's arrival and reports that he would meet with President Trump and visit U.S. Executives,” a statement provided to
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Author Roland Smith Spins Tales in Northbrook

Popular young adult writer Roland Smith has penned nearly 50 fiction and non-fiction books over the course of his prolific career. A biologist and zookeeper for 20 years before devoting himself to full-time writing, Smith specializes in books about animals and adventure, and he is perhaps best known for
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First Ever Hampton Roads Transgender Day of Visibility this April

and space will be provided for our Instructors to lead or engage the public in small group activities such as face painting, nail designs, photography, and creative writing. The sky is the limit! Prospective volunteers and artists are encouraged to message Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia on
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Facebook rolls out News Feed local content algorithm globally

We'll consider a publisher as local to multiple cities if the people in those cities are more likely than the people outside of those cities to read articles from the publisher's domain. By expanding the scope of what may be considered local to people, we're including other cities that people may care about
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Best-selling author Andrea Wulf to visit Agnes Scott

Author and historian Andrea Wulf will visit Agness Scott to read from her best-selling book, “The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World.” The reading will take place Tuesday, March 27 at 7 p.m. in Campbell Hall, Frances Bailey Graves Auditorium, 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, GA
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How to make money off the treasures you find during spring cleaning

Decluttering has become a bit of a trend, thanks to best-selling books like Marie Kondo's “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” which has now inspired a Netflix NFLX, +6.45% original series . So when an item in your home doesn't spark joy, it's time to give it up… and maybe even sell it. Here's what
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Bengaluru's flourishing comic art scene

Later during my college years, I had the chance to intern with Kokaachi, an independent publishing house based in Kochi. Later, I turned my attention to self-published silent comics through zines, webcomics and so on. For my final year, I spent some time working on a few ways in which artists like
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Northwestern English professor wins cinematic short story competition

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Northwestern English professor wins cinematic short story competition

… for ReLit and BMO Winterset awards; and many other pieces of short fiction and creative nonfiction. His second novel is in progress. Martin earned a doctorate in English language and literature at Memorial University of Newfoundland, a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Toronto,
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Westdale bookstore Bryan Prince closing its doors

This is not about the death of the physical book or independent bookselling. There will always be books printed and those who love to devour their pages. And there will always be independent bookstores fighting to shine a light on the wonderful treasure trove of books published each season that might
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Darrell Epp sees Hamilton through a poet's eyes

“There's an old cliché in Creative Writing 101 that the more specific you get, the more universal you get,” he said. “Anton Checkov might be describing the life of a shoemaker in a blizzard, and you can't relate to that experience — but you can relate to experiencing the passage of time, and wishing that
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How Luke & Beth Laird Took Their Creative Nation Publishing House Into the Management World

Since 2011, Laird and his wife Beth Laird have partnered up to steer the artistic wheel behind Creative Nation, one of the most successful publishing companies in town with rights to compositions from writers such as Laird, Barry Dean and Natalie Hemby. But Creative Nation is much more than simply a
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Nova moves into youth publishing with mobile-only site

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Nova moves into youth publishing with mobile-only site

Nova Entertainment is entering into the competitive youth publishing space with its first mobile-only offering, Goat. Goat is targeted toward millennial consumers and will only be available via mobile, with no desktop site. The new site finds itself in a similar vein to that of Junkee and Pedestrian TV, offering
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Publisher 'alarmed' by emails after rejecting Gerald Stanley book pitch

A publishing house won't be intimidated by the hateful emails which have arrived since rejecting a book pitch from Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley, says a spokesperson. “We were somewhat alarmed…Certainly, this is an intimidation tactic to silence opponents,” said David Molenhuis, publicist for
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Sven Larsen joins Marvel as Director, Licensed Publishing

Seems like the news is getting out there, so I'm excited to confirm that as of this Friday I'll be (re)joining Marvel Entertainment as their new Director, Licensed Publishing. Thanks to my new bosses, John Nee and Dan Buckley for the incredible opportunity. Can't wait to work with old friends like Mark
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of Pay-to-Win microtransactions

Pay to win policies have always been a sure-fire way to ruin the game experience for most of your player base and yet developers and publishers keep doing it. It may be profitable in the short term, but should and will they ever stop? First of all, in order to understand the pay to win basics, we need a
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Banker & Tradesman parent sells off business divisions, cuts staff

The company behind the real estate trade publication Banker & Tradesman plans to sell off two of its business units and lay off nearly half its staff. The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman, said it will sell off its custom publishing and events businesses to Connecticut-based American
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130 Artists Unite to Complete Chicagoan's Graphic Novel

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130 Artists Unite to Complete Chicagoan's Graphic Novel

An example of how Ed Siemienkowicz drew himself in various self-published comics. (Courtesy of F*cking Forty). While “F*cking Forty” is nearly complete, it's only part of Siemienkowicz's story. He had planned on creating a sequel about how cancer saved his life, detailing how his friends and the comic
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Finland's Hatch plans Netflix-style streaming for mobile games

Spotify makes its debut on the New York stock market next week in a listing that could value the business at $20 billion, but it took the company years to persuade music publishers of the attraction of streaming services over single music purchases. More than 100 game developers and publishers are
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Here's what we're looking for in letters to the editor

When choosing letters for The Pilot's opinion page and the opinion channel on PilotOnline.com, our first step is to take a look at the issues that are driving people to write to us. The primary purpose of the letters we publish is to reflect readers' interests. For the past month, the subjects of greatest concern
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Fort Collins HR firm publishing comic book to combat workplace harassment

FORT COLLINS — A Fort Collins HR company is looking to update the industry's sexual harassment training by putting it in comic book form. SimplyHR is publishing “Define the Line,” a comic book that goes through workplace harassment scenarios, illustrated by local artist Moriah Hummer.
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Rabbits, run: Two books about Mike Pence's bunny Marlon Bundo top bestseller lists

Both books have proved so popular that the publishers are racing to keep them in stock. The “Last Week Tonight” book, published by Chronicle, has more than 400,000 copies in print, the Associated Press reports, while the Pences' book, published by Regnery, has more than 100,000 in print.
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New York Media's publisher says Apple News is in 'really early days', sees potential in platform

It's really early days with Apple. They've been receptive and forthcoming, and they're trying to prove they will be flexible with ad models. After the news of Apple picking up digital magazine service, Texture earlier this month, it may not be too long before we see the next evolution of Apple's publishing
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Next Einstein Forum Launches Scientific African, an Open Access Multi-disciplinary Journal to …

A unique partnership between the Next Einstein Forum (NEF), an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), and Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, will see the creation of a new pan-African, peer reviewed, open access publishing
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GateHouse Media, parent of T&G, acquiring Gardner News

The Gardner News, which has been one of the oldest family-owned newspapers in New England, began publishing in 1869. Alberta S. Bell is president and publisher of the newspaper. “I admire how The Gardner News has stuck to a winning formula. What a tremendous service this daily newspaper
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WattPad is looking to break into China

WattPad is one of the largest self-publishing platforms in the world and the company has a total monthly audience of over 60 million people who spend more than 15 billion minutes a month using the platform. According to the company 90% of its traffic is from mobile, with the average user spending
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Lottery to fund TV history of gay Brighton

A TV documentary will chart Brighton's gay history with the help of National Lottery funding. Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP … resource of visual history. “We have been promoting events in Brighton since 1978 and publishing magazines since 1982 and filming professionally throughout this century and before.
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Independent booksellers upset about rollout of John Oliver book

“There's no excuse for how poor the initial communication was, nor for how slow the distribution has been in our channel,” Harvard Book Store buyer Rachel Cass told Publishers Weekly. “I worry that this type of thing does long term damage to our industry as a whole. If there were customers who called
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Libya General Association of Culture decries attack on Arab Publishing House

The Libyan General Association of Culture (GAC) of the Presidential Council in Tripoli has denounced the attack on the Arab Publishing House in the capital. GAC said Monday in a statement that the cultural sites are for all Libyans and it is a duty to protect them across the country, urging the attackers to
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Early newspapers in Effingham County

His partners in the Effingham Publishing Company were Philip Wiwi of Montrose and F.W. Loy of Effingham. It was described as a “neat, six-column quarto which was well edited.” It went out of business in 1904. Charles A. Worman and G.H. Tegenkamp established the Teutopolis Press in Teutopolis.
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Book Review

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… to be able to roam for hours alongside the River Idle and was aware that the course of that river had been altered in the past. And in Sheffield there's evidence of how people have used the rivers differently over centuries.” Like many before him, Hutchinson finds the steel city a supportive place to write.
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Egypt's cartoonists ease tensions as elections kick off

Despite the government's systemic efforts to stifle freedom of expression, satire continues to thrive thanks to social media and some daring publishers. “There are scores of illustrators online, dozens of Facebook pages and portfolios of young artists on graphic design sites. Book publishers are
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Music For All Promotes Ambriz

Ambriz joined the organization in May 2017 as administrative assistant/receptionist. She graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations with minors in flute performance, creative writing and Spanish. Ambriz is a proud alumna of Pike High School. While attending Pike, she
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Facebook's Latest News Feed Update helps Local Publishers

What this means is that people will see more local news from the local publishers on their Facebook news feed from now on, all over the world. The expansion of this update to people in all countries, in all language, is because Facebook thinks that the local news can help the local readers understand
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Digital Publishing market Potential Growth, Share, Demand and Analysis of Key Players- Research …

Global Digital Publishing Market outlook provides information to the user to analyze the future based demand and predicts the accurate implementations. The Global Digital Publishing Market Report contains data that is collected from various primary and secondary resources. The data collected was
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NPD: Licensed titles comprise 28% of US kids book sales

The success of licensed books falls in line with an overall print-based sales surge in children's publishing. US kids print book sales have grown faster than the total print book market in recent years, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.3% since 2013 (compared to 2.8% in the overall print book
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'Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite' Rumors: Marvel Demanded to Have Its Characters Showcased as …

Since Capcom lost the rights to the Marvel characters in 2012 and Disney decided to self-publish video games, it seemed impossible for Capcom and … However, the closure of Disney's console publishing division allowed Capcom to reacquire the license, and the rekindled partnership gave birth to
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Ale-8-One introduces new mini bottles

Ale-8-One has introduced a seven-ounce miniature glass bottle of its trademark beverage in local stores, for customers who want a smaller serving size of the popular soda. The Ale-8 Minis are stocked in select Kroger stores in Ale-8's core market, which includes the. ALE_8_7oz_Carrier-5.jpg. cities of
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Balli Kaur Jaswal, author of Reese Witherspoon's March book pick, talks Erotic Stories for Punjabi …

The tome follows the daughter of Indian immigrants from the Sikh community living in West London (a.k.a. the fancy part) as she takes a job teaching creative writing at the local community center. Her students are a group of widows who accidentally happen upon an erotic novel — as word spreads
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A Collaborative Poem and Multiple Events: WeHo Celebrates National Poetry Month

She received a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College, where she also taught. She has published three poetry collections (Ren Hen Press): “Air Kissing on Mars” (2010), “Slice of Moon” (2013) and “Last Train to the Missing Planet” (2016) and her poems are included in several anthologies.
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Now, Facebook users to see more news from local sources in their News Feeds

With this update, Facebook is helping local publishers — who cover multiple and nearby cities — reach audiences in those areas. “We'll consider a publisher as local to multiple cities if the people in those areas are more likely, than the people outside of those cities, to read articles from the publisher's
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Newton County young writers go on to state competition

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Newton County young writers go on to state competition

“Writing is important across all disciplines, but as a former English teacher, I value its power in the creative realm,” said Benjamin Roundtree, the system's director of elementary schools, in a press release. “Our winners from Newton County Schools demonstrate that creative writing is indeed a craft, and
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Canadian newsprint is not the enemy — tariffs are

Consumers of newsprint — from newspaper and book publishers to telephone-directory manufacturers — tend to buy newsprint in their region, close to their printing operations. The printers who typically utilize Canadian newsprint are those in the Northeast and Midwest, where there are currently no
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Fone Store Launches UK-Based Shop Offering the Best in Used iPhones iPads, iPods & Apple …

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Fone Store Launches UK-Based Shop Offering the Best in Used iPhones iPads, iPods & Apple …

According to the Fone Store, some best-sellers currently include highlights like the Apple iPhone 6, Apple iPhone 6S, the Apple iPad 2, and many more. The stock is updated constantly, with more products added as products are sold. All online orders generally arrive in the UK within 48 hours delivered
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Meredith Corp. Shuffles Sales Structure Amid Ongoing Time Inc. Integration

The changes essentially undo the 2016 overhaul of Time Inc.'s sales structure, which eliminated publishers and placed more emphasis on category- or industry-based sales teams rather than those in charge of individual titles. Meredith veteran Doug Olson, who was promoted to president and GM of the
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Facebook & Publishers: Frenemies Forever?

With Facebook changing their algorithm and newsfeed, publishers' relationship with the platform is becoming murkier than ever before. Clearly, the way ads and content are distributed by publishers needs to change. But how? David Kashak, CEO and Founder of Connatix, explores the challenges and
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Top 10 List: These are the best-selling all-electric vehicles in America

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Top 10 List: These are the best-selling all-electric vehicles in America

As a result, owning a honest-to-goodness EV today is almost as easy as buying a Toyota Camry. The simple fact that there are seven attainable best-sellers to choose from shows progress toward a future of efficient and eco-friendly alternatives, designed to withstand the expectations of today's drivers.
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Indian Publishers Yank Children's Book That Claimed Hitler Was A Great Leader

The publishers of an Indian children's book that included Adolf Hitler on a list of “amazing leaders” have yanked the title from sale, following an outcry sparked by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, The Guardian reports. The book “Leaders,” which had been listed on its publisher's website under the title
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As Disney's "Frozen" hits Broadway, the merch and accessories are hot as ever

What's up with Frozen? It's been five years since the film's theatrical release warmed the hearts of little girls everywhere (and just about everyone else), and when it comes to continued sales and spin-offs, there's no sign of a spring thaw. The franchise is all over Disney's theme parks, there's a Frozen on
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Dermstore's Skin-Care Event Sale Is Offering 20 Percent Off Your Favorite Brands

Or you could try Tula Skincare, which combines antioxidant-rich superfoods with real probiotics to introduce healthy bacteria that restores your skin's balance. One of their best-sellers is the Hydrating Day and Night cream, which nourishes skin and supports the bacterial ecosystem for an even, glowing
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Sales Assistant

Workman Publishing is seeking a detailed-oriented sales assistant with a can-do attitude to join its fast-paced National Accounts sales team. Reporting to the Executive Director of Sales and the National Account Manager, this is an exciting opportunity to learn and manage a wide array of important and
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Bates, UMF presenting author Ottessa Moshfegh

Her next book, “My Year of Rest and Relaxation,” a novel, is due out in July. She lives in Southern California. The Bates talk is part of the Visiting Writers Series and at UMF is sponsored by the University of Maine at Farmington's bachelor of fine arts in creative writing program. The event is free and open
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Baltimore as seen through the eyes of 7-year-olds

Last fall, Houppert's graduate writing course challenged students to compose profiles of the Baltimore 7-year-olds, encouraging them to investigate systemic social issues touching their lives—such as teen pregnancy and the closure of city rec centers. Those articles will ultimately appear on the 7 in the
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Woodworking Network names Harry Urban FDMC publisher

Urban, a woodworking industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in business-to-business publishing, trade shows and conferences, was formerly editor and publisher of Wood & Wood Products, and a senior vice president with Vance Publishing. While traveling extensively throughout North
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Meredith Reorganizes Following Announcement of Intent to Sell Four Time Inc. Titles

As part of the new structure, Meredith moves its brands back to a publisher-led system that will further integrate Time Inc. and Meredith's lifestyle titles. Studio M, Meredith's former branded content creation arm, will be merged into The Foundry, which moved its operations from Brooklyn's Sunset Park to
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Booking Film

… the Evergreen Review, revolutionized the publishing industry has now been told and retold many times, both in personal memoirs and popular histories. [1] Much less has been written about the company's attempt to make similar achievements in film. Indeed, when I began researching my own history
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Warning about Publisher's Clearing House scam

ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) – Georgia's Consumer Protection Unit is warning consumers about a Publisher's Clearing House scam. They have gotten several complaints about them. – Advertisement -. The scammers pose as representatives from Publisher's Clearing House. They promise a big prize, but
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National Accounts Sales Manager-Children's Publishing

The National Accounts Sales Manager role will be responsible for maximizing sales of our titles across LBYR, Jimmy, and all HBG Children's distribution clients at Barnes & Noble. This rep will develop relationships with key stakeholders internally, and at B&N. This National Account Manager will
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Beijing Announces Children's Book Fair

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Beijing Announces Children's Book Fair

In the ITEF program's eighth year, 19 professional fellows will meet with players in the Turkish publishing industry. And BIBF is to open its own dedicated children's book fair in Beijing.
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'No instances' of Alabama Rot in Alyn Waters – publishing of historic map adds to social media …

Despite Facebook being red hot in sharing various warnings and posts referring to information from 'friends of friends', there is thankfully no incidents reported of alabama rot in the locality. Alabama Rot is often fatal to dogs, with owners understandably very concerned when word of possible cases
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Tresona and Orchestras Announce Landmark Industry Agreement covering Custom Arrangements …

For years, the issue of “unlicensed charts” — the lack of obtaining proper licensing to create the orchestration and the lack of paying rental fees or “usage fees” for these charts — has created difficulties in making sure that proper royalties were paid to writers and publishers. Not only does the agreement
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Bixby Library course aimed at aspiring writers

It is not a writing class. Megan Price worked as a news reporter and editor as well as in marketing, design and advertising for more than 35 years. She also is the creator of the “Vermont Wild, Adventures of Fish & Game Wardens” series; find out more at pinemartenpress.com. Price's “Vermont Wild” is a
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HarperCollins launches Christian imprint

Originally self-published, the series follows the story of a dark angel's fall and his efforts to corrupt humanity, and has sold nearly three-quarters of a million copies, according to HarperCollins. Before writing the Chronicles of Brothers, Alec worked in advertising and television production, including
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Former Gravesend resident recieves thanks from Duchess of Cambridge after publishing children's …

Former Gravesend resident recieves thanks from Duchess of Cambridge after publishing children's book. PUBLISHED: 16:30 26 March 2018. Olivia Gantzer. Sue published her children's book in September 2017. Picture: Sue Sibbons. Archant
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Afton Press publisher Patricia McDonald dies after cancer fight

Patricia McDonald and her singer/songwriter daughter, Mary Sue Englund, hosted a gathering at Landmark Center in 2017 to launch “I Am a Woman,” a book based on a four-stanza country song written by Englund. The book is made up of full-page pictures of 51 accomplished women with their
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How to Build a Digital Newsroom with Developers and Journalists Working Together

Most news organizations today have been publishing online for the better part of a decade. Yet the systems and tools being used in the newsroom are often relics of an earlier era. That technological mismatch can hamper newsroom workflows, and even complicate the way that editorial interacts with the
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The S*n was just forced to make a MASSIVE 11-paragraph apology for publishing an article FULL …

The Murdoch-owned S*n isn't exactly renowned for being entirely trustworthy at the best of times – but the grovelling apology they were forced to make today may well have broken some kind of record, even for them. Earlier this month Evolve reported how the Murdoch-rag had published an article
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Senior out for redemption in the pitching circle

Off the field, Matthias — who wants to use her minor in creative writing to work as a storyboard writer for Disney — said she enjoys dressing up as characters from her favorite Japanese mangas and animes. This passion has led her to create an Instagram account for cosplaying which recently hit over
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Flight CC course preps leaders

Tech. Sgt. Inna Lvova, non-commissioned officer in charge of financial analysis for the 50th Comptroller Squadron, teaches how the 50th Space Wing budget works at the Flight Commander's Course in the First Term Airmen's Center in Building 210 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, March 22-23,
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True friends can be hard to find

… their guard down will pose a much greater challenge. Megan McKnight is a senior at Harlan County High School and is a member of the Bear Tracks newspaper staff and a student in the communications/creative writing class at HCHS. This is a continuing series of columns produced by student writers.
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Katie Bickham's poems trace birth's circle

Bickham received her MFA from Stonecoast, University of Southern Maine, in 2013, and is an instructor of creative writing at Bossier Parish Community College. This is her second time to win the Critical Mass Literary Award; the first was in 2014. A highly acclaimed poet, she has also won the 2013
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Education news around Idaho

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Education news around Idaho

Eleven Idaho teens​ won a national award for creative writing skills. The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers announced its regional award recipients for the 2018 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The 95th Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is the country's longest-running recognition program for
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Ukrainian duo make money from new model of book publishing

Together they decided to introduce writers to a new way of book publication: Writers earn money not from royalties on sales after the book is published, or from an advance before the book is written, but in installments, paid by readers, as each chapter is written and put online. “In Europe there are
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