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VAT rate cut is good news for online publishers

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VAT rate cut is good news for online publishers

The European Commission has moved to scrap a tax disadvantage for e-books and digital publications in a boon for online news organisations and
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Short list for BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction revealed

“A Good Death: Making the Most of Our Final Choices” (Patrick Crean Editions, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.) by Montreal-born, Toronto-based
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How Snapchat Kept Fake News Out

The process publishers go through to get on Discover is as controlled as the rest of the app and involves a number of human gatekeepers along the
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Nintendo Switch release date, news: major game publishers talk about support for the Switch

While some game publishers and developers are taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes to the Nintendo Switch, some are ready to go all in.
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In the wake of declines, Time Inc. centralizes digital desks

With print advertising on the wane, big publishing houses are looking to be as efficient as possible. That's the situation Time Inc. finds itself in. The No.
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Audible & Seeso Partner with Twitch for Livestream Premiere of THE GUEST LIST'S Final Episode

This includes game developers, publishers, media outlets, events, user generated content, and the entire esports scene. Twitch also features Twitch
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Ad Execs United On Data Ownership, Divided On Whether It Belongs To Agencies Or Clients

At the time, GroupM changed the wording on all the invoices it exchanges with publishers asserting that data generated by ads served belongs to the
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Singapore games publisher takes Hong Kong's GEM route

CMON, a local tabletop games publisher behind popular games Zombicide and Arcadia Quest, has come onboard the Hong Kong stock exchange's
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How Instant Articles Benefits Local News

Across the country, local news publishers and broadcasters are finding that the quick load times and immersive storytelling features of Instant Articles
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Snapchat Discover publishers see viewership drop by a third after platform tweaks

Two Discover publishers said they noticed about a 33 percent drop in daily viewers after the change, which was made in October. Two other Discover
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Predatory publisher expands control of Canadian science journals

OMICS International, a “predatory” publisher of fake and low-quality research, has bought another Canadian science publisher — its third this year.
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Amazon Swings Into Header Bidding With Cloud-Based Service for Publishers

Amazon plans to announce a cloud-based header bidding solution aimed squarely at publishers as early as next week, according to people familiar
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Devs are recovering games (if not payments owed) from bankrupt publisher BulkyPix

Devs who are curious about what's going on with BulkyPix (or who may have outstanding BulkyPix contracts themselves) should know that at least
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Brazil Getting Packed Heading To The Moon By 2020 With Nanosatellite Garatéa-L

Another nation heard from with ambitions to head to the moon. This time Brazil joins in with plans to launch “the country's first mission to the moon
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CNN's Great Big Story eyes Scandinavia as it expands across Europe

Jan Scherman, CEO of Storyfire, said the Nordic market is highly competitive and that there is a battle raging between quality publishers and newer
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Semantico Partners with TrendMD for Content Discoverability Engine

Semantico, Scolaris, digital publishing, scholarly publishing Semantico announced today a partnership with TrendMD to use the latter's content
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Stephanie Danler, MFA Creative Writing '14, Lands On BuzzFeed 2016 Best Books List

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Stephanie Danler, MFA Creative Writing '14, Lands On BuzzFeed 2016 Best Books List

Long before Stephanie Danler enrolled in The New School's MFA Writing program, she was ensnared in New York City's restaurant world. To make
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BITS 'N' PIECES

… baking, performing music, painting, drawing, sketching, digital design and creative writing. All have in common that they are relaxed and creative.
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Santa Monica Offers Literary Events Starting This Month

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Santa Monica Offers Literary Events Starting This Month

Brendan Constantine and Dinah Berland will offer poetry writing classes at the … She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College,
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Fred Marcellino's 'Crocodile' Resurfaces

“Everybody was grieving and the question was, do we publish this as is or find someone to finish it? Then Joanna left Harper, too, and the book just
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High school student off to international problem-solving competition

Creative writing is one of Pilar Cruz's strengths. Pilar doesn't fancy herself an essay writer or a fan of nonfiction – stories and scenarios are what she
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Penny Candy Books: A Mission Becomes a Moral Directive

Next February, Penny Candy is publishing The Hunt, a wordless picture book by French illustrator Margaux Othats, in which a girl builds a sculpture
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Creative Writing Workshop

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Creative Writing Workshop

Bring to class your fiction or creative nonfiction work-in-progress, and – in a … feedback and helpful critiques from your instructor and fellow writers.
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Easily pump out super shareable videos to your customers' newsfeeds

It's not news to marketers and publishers that most videos on Facebook are viewed without sound. In fact, we reported earlier this year that almost 85
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Montrealer Grescoe's Shanghai Grand makes shortlist for $40K book prize

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Montrealer Grescoe's Shanghai Grand makes shortlist for $40K book prize

The jury chose the finalists from 141 books submitted by 46 Canadian publishers. The winner will be announced on Jan. 26 in Vancouver.
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Popular local author releases latest book

Home Life Popular local author releases latest book … Although he dabbled in creative writing for many years, “Flight Risks” was his first completed
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Holiday Trunk Show Dec. 10 offers unique holiday gifts

Featured are art work and creative writing workshops. Visit https://www.facebook.com/The-Blue-Plate-Studio-A-Creative-Writers-Workshop-
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Creative Capital | Andy Warhol Foundation Announces 2016 Writing Grant Recipients

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Creative Capital | Andy Warhol Foundation Announces 2016 Writing Grant Recipients

The Creative Capital | Andy Warhol Foundation has announced the 2016 recipients of is Arts Writers Grant program. Twenty writers have been
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UBC Writing controversy hits close to home as UVic profs sign letter

UBC Writing controversy hits close to home as UVic profs sign letter … letter in support of Steven Galloway, the former UBC Creative Writing chair.
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