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Fourth Wave Media: A Publishing Company for the 21st Century
Rubicon Global Group, Inc., a Portland, Oregon-based investment banking firm, today announced the launch of Rubicon Fourth Wave Media Group, a multi-platform publishing company.

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Cooking the Books: The Symbiosis Between Food and Publishing
Food writing, from cookbooks to chef memoirs, are one of the few areas of the book market with a ste

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RR Donnelley Awarded Multi-Year Multi-Million Dollar Agreement by Workman Publishing Company
CHICAGO—-R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company today announced that it has been awarded a multi-year multi-million dollar agreement by Workman Publishing Company. Under the terms of the agreement, which renews and expands the companies’ relationship, RR Donnelley will provide a comprehensive array of book and calendar production services.

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Barnes & Noble PubIt! self-publishing ebook service due Summer 2010
Barnes & Noble have announced PubIt! , a way for independent publishers and authors to create their own ebook content for the B&N ebook store, and the company’s response to the Kindle Digital Text platform . Full royalty details for B&N PubIt! are yet to be confirmed, but ebooks produced via the system will be DRM encrypted and available not only on the nook but the retailer’s PC, Mac, iPad …

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Minister’s Fifty Years of Service Culminates in New Book with WinePress Publishing
ENUMCLAW, Wash., May 19 / Christian Newswire / — Ordained Minister James R. Pennington tackles the subject of truth and Paul’s letter to the Galatians in his new book “Who Has Bewitched You?” (WinePress, 2010).

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Ihnatko: Get ready for second-wave iPad apps
Andy Ihnatko writes about the current state of affairs when it comes to iPad apps, and why he’s excited about the next round of apps to be released.

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Textbook Debates Lead to Death Threats
On Wednesday the State School Board will begin final discussions on new standards for history and social studies textbooks. The debate intense public debate over the standards has seen at least one activist receive a death threat.

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The flavors of Wildwood
Local author collects sandbucket filled with recipes and memories. Local author collects sandbucket filled with recipes and memories.

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Fiorito: Gloria Vanderbilt announces Canadian fiction prize
Gloria Vanderbilt — heiress, artist, designer, businesswoman, painter and writer — was in Toronto recently to announce the establishment of a $2,000 prize for Canadian short fiction.

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Borders® and Bestselling ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Author Jeff Kinney ‘Double-Dog Dare’ Kids to Read 10 Books This Summer
Borders’ summer reading program â the “Double-Dog Dare Summer Reading Challenge” â is now underway in Borders stores nationwide through Aug. 31. To participate in the program, kids aged 12 and under can read any 10 books and receive a free book from Borders.

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Girl’s death shows dangers of ‘publishing your life online’
The case of a Sydney teenager who was allegedly murdered after befriending a man on Facebook is another tragic warning about the dangers of publishing your life online, a social media expert says.

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New York Times columnist to speak at ‘Inside E-Publishing’ in Monterey
Kemble Scott, the bestselling author of “SoMa” and “The Sower,” gives a free talk on “Inside E-Publishing” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Casa Munras Hotel, 700 Munras Ave., Monterey. As Scott James, Kemble is an Emmy-award-winning journalist and writes the weekly New York Times column “Barbary Coast” about life in the Bay Area.

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East Brunswick library offers publishing seminar
EAST BRUNSWICK — The Library @ East Brunswick, Two Jean Walling Civic Center, will offer tips on how to write and publish a novel. Author and former Somerville mayor Manny Luftglass will present a seminar at 7 p.m. Monday, May 24.

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Walker Books & Classic Media Announce New Global Publishing Program For Where’s Waldo?
London, UK/New York, NY/Boston, MA (Monday, May 17, 2010) — Leading independent children’s publishers, The Walker Group, consisting of Walker Books UK, Candlewick Press and Walker Books Australia, with Classic Media, a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world’s leading kids, family and pop-culture brands, including Where’s Waldo?, today announced that The Walker Group has been …

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Correction: iPhone story
In a story May 14 about Gizmodo.com publishing images of a next-generation iPhone, The Associated Press reported an incorrect publication date. Gizmodo posted the images April 19, not April 20.

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