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Nintendo Switch news: More game publishers show support for upcoming gaming console

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Nintendo Switch news: More game publishers show support for upcoming gaming console

Releasing a new video game console is only half the equation. If there will be no games coming from the publisher that is configured to run on a new
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Blurb launches new iOS app for making print picture books

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 31, 2016 – Blurb, Inc., the leading creative book and magazine self-publishing platform, announced a new mobile
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Client Relations Coordinator

In this role, you will support the Ingram Publisher Services (IPS) and/or Publishers Group West/Legato Client Relations teams. You will serve as
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Ambitious Publishing Project Nears Completion

In an unusual (and some might say audacious) move, author William Timothy Murray is attempting to publish all five full-length volumes within a
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LUMS and Harvard Business publishing enter into a partnership

Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) and Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) have entered into a partnership which entails publishing of
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Gannett's Bankers Can Look to Yellow Pages Bankruptcy for Caution on Tronc

Gannett (GCI) , the country's largest newspaper publisher and owner of … the company known for decades as Tribune Publishing, owner of the last
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Sr. Account Executive

Thousands of publishers, retailers, and libraries worldwide use our products and services to realize the full business potential of books, regardless of
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Criminal Justice Professor Rabe-Hemp named CAST Outstanding Researcher

She has been extremely successful in publishing her work. Her research has informed the existing body of literature by examining female officers'
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Earnings Watch: Video Game Publishers

With this in mind, it is not surprising that the video game publishers have also become great financial investments. Many of the industry's biggest
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Veronica R. Wells pens 'Bettah Days'; self-publishing was worth the effort

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Veronica R. Wells pens 'Bettah Days'; self-publishing was worth the effort

Author Veronica R. Wells penned Bettah Days to tell her “grandmother's story.” In her new book, the Indianapolis-born and raised writer tells the story
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Scribendi Sponsors Creative Writing Event NaNoWriMo

November is National Novel Writing Month, and Scribendi is supporting authors and aspiring authors by sponsoring NaNoWriMo, an annual event that
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Engage Your Disengaged Learners Through Effective Design

Today's learners are more disengaged than ever before. How do you grab their attention when they face so many competing priorities and distractions
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Odense honours Haruki Murakami with Hans Christian Andersen award

On Sunday, the internationally-renowned Japanese author Haruki … his and Andersen's work and dug deep into the very essence of creative writing.
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SESAC celebrates songwriters, publishers during 2016 Nashville Music Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – SESAC kicked off CMA Week in Nashville by honoring and celebrating the songwriters and music publisher's behind
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Top tips: How Facebook's News Feed updates push innovation in digital publishing

Not long ago, Facebook announced that it will be changing its news feed algorithm to reduce the ranking of content posted by news publishers.
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Explore 'The Mediterranean Muse' of place, friendship and creativity

In June, CCC writing instructor Cook attended the Creativity Workshop Barcelona; afterwards she join her friend and creative collaborator Shauck for a
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On The MILCOM 2016 Show Floor—Inmarsat & Honeywell Bringing SaaS TO USG Aero Around …

A major military communications trade event starts tomorrow and runs through the 3rd of November—SMI's MILSATCOM 2016—and Inmarsat will be
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Publishers and Ad Industry caught between rock and hard place concerning FCC ruling

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Publishers and Ad Industry caught between rock and hard place concerning FCC ruling

We have met the enemy, as Pogo would say, and he is us. The FCC has predictably adopted new rules that would require broadband Internet Service
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New York City Council Passes Freelance Rules

With new Federal rules on overtime pay set to go into effect on December 1, New York City-based companies are facing the likelihood of still more
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News publishers mull judicial review of decision to give Impress Royal Charter backing

The News Media Association has said there are “grounds for judicial review” of the decision to recognise Impress as a state-approved press regulator.
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Book on History of Cinema to Be Publish in Jamaica

Entitled 'Jamaica, land of film,' the text becomes a historical record of one … Under the Cambridge Scholars publishing, the volume will offer a tour of
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Landwood strengthens property team with three key appointments

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Landwood strengthens property team with three key appointments

The Landwood Group, the leading Northern-based chartered surveyors, auctioneers and asset managers, have strengthened their property team with
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Kongregate's games are coming to Steam

Kongregate will be publishing Spellstone in November, a collectible card game developed by Synapse Games. The company will also be offering a
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Cell Press Selected to Publish Molecular Therapy Family of Journals

Molecular Therapy, the official journal of The American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT), has a new home at Cell Press, a leading publisher
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Telefonica Provides Wind Hellas With Complete IoT M2M Platform

Telefonica Business Solutions, a leading provider of a wide range of integrated communication solutions for the B2B market, will provide Wind Hellas,
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Turkish police detain editor, top staff at opposition newspaper; Hearst brings advertorials to TV

These business promise publishers to pay them some incremental pennies (rarely dollars) for the right to place clickbait on their websites. Why do
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SESAC Celebrates Songwriters and Publishers at 2016 Nashville Music Awards

NASHVILLE, TN–(Marketwired – October 31, 2016) – SESAC, the nation's most progressive PRO and the only Music Rights Organization in the country
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Leaked Pictures Indicate Nook Has Cheap 7" Tablet Coming Soon

Although Nook stopped making its own tablets several years ago when they partnered with Samsung — and has failed to sell those co-branded
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Regional Account Manager, Southern US

Bloomsbury Publishing has ambitious plans ('Bloomsbury 2020') to build its digital product offerings as part of a new Division, slated for rapid
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UA alumni theses find a home at the UA Poetry Center's MFA Thesis Collection

The collection is made up of 672 (and counting) published theses from UA Creative Writing MFA grads. “[The theses] were all originally admitted to the
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UNM to cut costs at publishing house

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico is taking measures to cut costs at the school's UNM Press publishing house, which has
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'CR Fashion Book' Splits with Stephen Gan

When Carine Roitfeld set out to start a new magazine after leaving Vogue Paris in 2011, she turned to friend and publisher Stephen Gan. Together
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Is Magazine Binging a 'Thing' Yet?

In recent years, however, Netflix-style, all-you-can-read models from companies like international distributor Magzter and the U.S. magazine publisher
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Web gaming platform Kongregate publishes first game on Steam, courts indie devs with new SDK

Kongregate, a portal for browser games and publisher of mobile ones, is moving into Steam publishing. The company published their first Steam game
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Book Expo Will Limit Attendees, Revert to Two Days of Exhibits

In a promotional piece from PW, Book Expo now confirms what they would not make official for us a week ago (though it was between the lines if you
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Wirral-based Penketh Group celebrates 40th anniversary with record turnover

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Wirral-based Penketh Group celebrates 40th anniversary with record turnover

North West design firm Penketh Group is set for a record year as it marks its 40th anniversary. The Wirral-headquartered company is on track to hit a
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Returns 101: What New Authors Need to Know

Book publishing is a returns-based business, which means authors who want to play in the leagues at all—big or small—need to accept this reality.
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Longhorn shareholders block sale of head office property

Shareholders of listed publisher Longhorn have blocked the planned sale of its headquarters in Nairobi. During the annual general meeting held on
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Rupi Kaur Inks Two-Book Deal

Andrew McNeel Publishing will release the United States edition. Simon & Schuster will publish the book in the United Kingdom, Canada, India, and
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What Snapchat's Discover ad sales shift may mean for marketers

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What Snapchat's Discover ad sales shift may mean for marketers

Snapchat's reported plan to take full control of ad sales from publishers in its Discover section isn't simply a bad thing for those publishers because
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Christian Parenting Book Wins Award

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 31, 2016 /Christian Newswire/ –“Raising God's Girl” ($14.97, paperback, Certa Publishing, 978-0-9962716-9-1) by Rich and
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ole Hosts Mission:Possible Event to Celebrate Head Office Move & 12 Years of Success

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ole, one of the world's leading independent music publishing and rights management companies, hosted a private
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Author Dan Thompson knew he wanted to become a writer from a young age

“I scribbled away, writing page after page after page, and when I was … instead of going to University to enrol on a Writers Bureau writing course.
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The New York Times Company Vice Chairman Michael Golden to Retire at Year-End

Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., the chairman of the Company and publisher of The New York Times, said, “Words are inadequate to convey my deep
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North Star Editions Acquires Jolly Fish Press

After an abrupt announcement earlier this month that it planned to shut down operations, hybrid publisher Jolly Fish Press said that its assets will be
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How Tasty Mastered Social Publishing as Part of BuzzFeed's Plan to Make 50% of Revenue from …

This is the New York office of BuzzFeed—the viral digital publisher founded 10 years ago by new-media whiz Jonah Peretti, credited with creating the
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People, Etc. – Publishers Lunch

Katrin Hagerty has joined Insight Editions as foreign rights salesperson, and Alison Corn has joined the company as assistant design manager.
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Farley Smith Pens MIRACLE MAN

Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Farley Smith's profound work details the author's life lessons through a reflective narrative.
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Public Faith in Action named one of year's best religion books

Publishers Weekly, the international trade journal of book publishing, has selected Public Faith in Action: How to Think Carefully, Engage Wisely, and
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Are ad blockers slowing down?

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Are ad blockers slowing down?

Certain publishers in France like Le Figaro found ad block adoption stagnate at around 20%, though those in the field generally see use sitting at
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UAE- Kalimat Group to showcase 55 titles at SIBF 2016

… publishing and distribution, is to showcase more than 55 new titles for readers of all ages at the 35th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair, SIBF,
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Primera Introduces Bravo 4200-Series Disc Publishers

“Users of optical media now have another great range of rugged, automated disc publishers available to them,” said Mark D. Strobel, Primera's vice
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BRIEF-Longhorn Publishers says resolutions passed at AGM for 2016

BEIJING, Oct 31 In a major reorganisation of the company's entertainment assets, Alibaba Holdings Group Ltd. has announced the formation of a new
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Home Sellers Ask If Now is Really the Best Time to Sell

According to a recent October survey from Redfin of more than 1,700 prospective home sellers, Redfin writer Jeffery Marino reports that 55%
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SIBF 2016 Commences the 6th Edition of Its Professional Programme

In the fast-changing global dynamic of the publishing industry, the healthy coexistence of print and electronic media, and the role international
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Maurice Vandiver Releases LET'S GO

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Maurice Vandiver Releases LET'S GO

Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Maurice Vandiver's sincere tale is a roaring wake-up call to anyone who continually finds
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IMPRESS vs IPSO: A chasm, not a cigarette paper

IPSO is funded entirely by the shadowy Regulatory Funding Company (RFC) which is dominated by a handful of national and regional publishers.
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5 app monetization strategies to remember in 2016

While this is great for consumers, it's become much harder for app publishers to gain traction and actually make money through their apps. As venture
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Amazon Kindle: Lite Version Wanted

What does that have to do with traditional print publishing and your cherished bound paper books? Here's what – from an author's perspective,
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Why I reject press regulation through the royal charter

Any publisher not regulated by an approved regulator – even if it were to set up an arbitration service – would find itself subject to a provision of the
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Spotify and Pearson to speak at FutureBook Conference

Pearson's Tom Hall is part of the EdTech for Publishers line-up, and will keynote on the state of the EdTech market and what role there is for traditional
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Publishers Are Rethinking Those 'Around the Web' Ads

Publishers Are Rethinking Those 'Around the Web' Ads. Source: by nytimes. Controls. Newsletter: Include entry in newsletter. Weight: -194. Archive: 0.
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Having a Hard Time in College? Take Some Advice From 2 Million Students

Our data show that students who receive an “A” or “B” in their freshman writing course are significantly more likely to do well in their junior or senior
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Punctuated Publishing Explains How Two New Mystery Novels Underscore Dangers in Real …

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — According to Punctuated Publishing, if your real estate agent won't meet you at a property before
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Breaking: Manchester United sign Mlily on five-year deal

The deal, spanning the next five years, will make the company United's first-ever official mattress and pillow partner. As part of the agreement, Mlily will
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Magazine Publishers Are Changing The Way They Work. But Will It Be Enough?

One truism of the media industry in 2016 is that there's seemingly no end to the restructurings and reorganizations that are swiftly remaking companies
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Are Google and Facebook over-policing the Internet?

If today's publishers want to get traffic flowing to their sites, they must abide by Google's and Facebook's rules. We observe the power dynamics of this
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Switalskis Solicitors set to hit 'growth objectives' following new acquisition

Switalskis Solicitors has completed the acquisition of hlw Keeble Hawson's Clinical Negligence and Brain Injury departments. Switalskis will take on
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