Joanna: Which is interesting and I know of a start up
by some indies who were going direct to libraries, going to be putting eBooks directly into libraries.
Just think about how a great book by an unknown will compete with a brand name author... Yes, life is tough, but again... why doesn't Amazon address the fact that it makes most of its money off of the same old same old, books that are either «built» by big publishers or
by indies who often combine formulaic storytelling with full on marketing.
Not exact matches
And the last two promised to be the quickest of all: the Parnelli - Cosworth driven
by Foyt, a veteran of 23
Indy 500s, and a Penske with Mears,
who was co-Rookie of the Year in 1978.
Despite having enough momentum to roll across the finish line he was passed
by Dan Wheldon,
who took his second (and tragically last)
Indy 500 victory.
Pretty much any racing driver can enter the
Indy 500 or Le Mans as a one - off, but these days the only chance anyone has of winning at Monaco is
by having an entire F1 career, drastically reducing the pool of people
who can realistically go after the Triple Crown, let alone win it.
Indy's stingy defense will be tested
by Carson Palmer (left),
who leads the NFL in touchdown passes (18).
Paladino's campaign manager Michael Caputo confirmed the Buffalo businessman attended at Fossella's invitation (apparently, the connection between the two is GOP consultant John Haggerty,
who is working on Paladino's campaign while fighting charges brought against him in connection with the Mayor Bloomberg /
Indy Party scandal
by the Manhattan DA's office).
An assistant to Mayor Bloomberg
who is paid
by both the taxpayers and the billionaire mayor is reportedly a key witness in the case of the missing $ 750,000 that has been bedeviling the
Indys.
Vance is investigating a $ 750,000 personal campaign contribution made
by Bloomberg to the
Indy Party and passed on Haggerty
who has yet to fully account for how he spent the cash.
It's too bad that some other folks
who have been treated like dirt
by Sampson and Co. didn't have the balls to join the
Indy conference, too.
Even Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino,
who is being counseled
by Indy founder Tom Golisano, reached out in hopes of landing the line.
Morano says he was informed
by state
Indy Party First Vice Chairman Tom Connolly that AG Andrew Cuomo,
who accepted the
Indy line despite the fact that the party remains embroiled in an investigation
by the Manhattan DA's office, wanted Hyer - Spencer to get Row C.
In WNY the clear loser was Steve Pigeon,
who, according to The Buffalo News, drove the local
Indy picks and saw all his efforts undone
by MacKay et al..
Staten Island DA Dan Donovan is looking into the use of
Indy Party cash to benefit the firm of state
Indy Party Chairman Frank MacKay and $ 10,000 business loan floated to her business
by a NYC Council candidate, John Tabacco,
who landed the party's nod not long after cutting that check.
The
Indy Party's expenditures are already the subject of scrutiny
by the Manhattan and Staten Island DAs, with the former probe resulting in the indictment of GOP consultant John Haggerty,
who was hired
by the party using a more than $ 1 million contribution from Mayor Bloomberg to provide services during the 2009 election.
MacKay also had some harsh words for another of the Democratic AG candidates, Sean Coffey,
who has said he wouldn't accept the
Indy or WFP lines if they were offered to him because both the subject of investigations
by different law enforcement entities.
As a veteran of both huge production and micro-budget
indies, leading man Anton Yelchin —
who plays a horror buff
who's freed from under the thumb of his sexy but controlling girlfriend (Ashely Greene) when she dies, only to find himself still at her mercy when she's revived as one of the walking dead — was impressed
by the blend of Dante's vision and efficiency.
Park brought the DP Chung - hoon Chung, his regular cinematographer since Oldboy, but the rest of the talent was provided
by the producers, from the stars to ace production designer Thérèse DePrez (wooed
by hardcore
indies as well as studio executives), including the actor Wentworth Miller,
who signs here his first screenplay (and gets a production credit).
US was undertracked for wii u
by 5k so european numbers could be undertracked (or overtracked but
who knows) mario kart is doing something like iwata said a stream line of games can sell a console and thats whats coming a stream line of games we have hyrule warriors, bayonetta 2, sonic boom, toad, smash bros, yoshi, kirby, devils third, xeno x, zelda u, star fox, mario vs dk, mario maker, mario party 10, wii sports club u retail, watch dogs, project cars, skylanders, disney infinity, lego games, tons of amazing
indies like fast racing neo its there its enought games for a secondary console its still being supported thats how nintendo will work they wont give up until wii u owners are satisfied (according to iwata)
From dream - like French - Canadian
indies to «Blade Runner 2049,» Villeneuve's films reveal a man
who's always been haunted
by a single idea.
As poorly - done works
by indie authors stagnate in the marketplace, the
indies who are serious about their craft will continue to polish their work and grow their brand.
But I hope you can forgive me a smile when I see someone
who so easily dismisses all we
indies do because we haven't «proven ourselves»
by receiving a traditional publishing contract before going out on our own.
Oh, and
indies should also throw money at the poor, downtrodden insiders
who've been trampled
by the indie revolt.
Second, it's a tool used
by local bookstores to connect them to one another across the country, and
by authors and readers
who want to show their dedication to
indies.
I've read a few
indies that made me want my money back, but there's some really great stuff out there getting stigmatized
by the folks
who just put any damn thing on paper (or PDF.)
How nice it would be if there were a e-publishing service house whose mission & market was to FIND mid-listers
who had proven their writing (
by managing to get at least a couple of things published and bought before a trad dropped them) and make it easy for them to make the transition to
indy.
Nope, the comment about
indies was a slap in the face not only to me but to every author
who has taken advantage of the new opportunities provided
by Amazon and other e-tailers.
Because the idea of having a herd of turtles (lots of titles available, expanding your digital footprint) is being picked up
by trad - pub (from
indies,
who are proving it a way to boost book sales).
My feeling is that the connectivity between authors and readers is improving (just
by my «recommended for you» list)-- which means that those without much connection... which is not a small number (both
indy and probably moreso, trad pub) will be «disposable» — but those
who make connection with readers — not publishers — will not be.
Compare that to
indies,
who in general are a happy bunch, as reported
by researcher Alison Baverstock.
Despite the fact that the package usually includes the work of big name authors rather than
indies, it is up to the reader
who decides which distributing channel can broaden the sales revenue and the quality of the content delivered
by hardworking authors that will ultimately attract new readers.
Well, Deadfall Adventures introduces James Lee Quatermain, a spiritual twin
who unintentionally has half the intelligence and a tenth of the charm as
Indy, a sentiment made more humorous
by the fact that James is the great - grandson of Allan Quatermain, a character written
by English writer H.R. Haggard
who acted as the template for the creation of Jones.
He acknowledged that many
indies don't like to think about polishing their game's to improve the final quality, believing this to be mainly associated with triple - A development, but posited that devs
who think they are «punk»
by deliberately avoiding triple - A quality and practices are actually producing games poorly.
Raven Travel Studios is a game development house founded in November 2011
by italian
indies artists
who worked in the software industry for a decade.
No hockey to watch and the only alternative was the
Indy 500 — the pole sitter
by the way, a Canadian, Alex Tagliani
who crashed on Lap 147.
I've been helping out some out - of - state investors
who are interested in
Indy by scouting opportunities, taking tons of pics, providing insight into the neighborhoods, etc..