Sentences with phrase «old publishers with»

Anniversaries, TV shows, movies, documentaries and even little old publishers with good intentions and limited funds can draw people's attention to the wealth of truly classic literature available in individual slices for less than a cup of coffee, but it takes a co-ordinated and sustained effort, based on nothing more or less than a belief in the inherent worth, to individuals, to society and, especially, to children and young people, of great books and of the power of reading.

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Before Dan Price caused a media firestorm by establishing a $ 70,000 minimum wage at his Seattle company, Gravity Payments... before Hollywood agents, reality - show producers, and book publishers began throwing elbows for a piece of the hip, 31 - year - old entrepreneur with the shoulder - length hair and Brad Pitt looks... before Rush Limbaugh called him a socialist and Harvard Business School professors asked to study his radical experiment in paying workers... an entry - level Gravity employee named Jason Haley got really pissed off at him.

This software can be old, bloated, and contain bits of code from features that publishers added over the years that can conflict with one another.

At age 46, he became romantically involved with the Post's 59 - year - old publisher, Katharine Graham.

One of the original founders of NextGen, 34 - year - old Michael Kitces, partner and director of research at Pinnacle Advisory Group in Columbia, Md., and publisher of The Kitces Report and the blog Nerd's Eye View, says that over the next year or so, advisors will continue to struggle with the «really difficult market environment.»

Flanagan, a 57 - year - old trade - directory publisher who once had aspirations of running for office, is now a study in conservative grassroots activism, illustrating both the way in which Tea Party groups can figure into policy fights even in a liberal state like New York, and how they maximize the influence they have with public officials.

But finally they just wore down the moderates on the board, and they ended up with a standard to replace that old, bad strength - and - weaknesses one that been used against evolution with a phrase that is still going to be used to beat up the publishers, still going to be used to try to get evolution taught as bad science in the state of Texas.

FROM THE PUBLISHER: Being a black woman in America means contending with old prejudices and fresh absurdities every day.

«There are increasingly more sites aimed at seniors — it is definitely catching on with the older set — and just about every other demographic you could think of,» said Mark Brooks, the publisher of Online Personals Watch.

With Capcom committed to porting over far less coveted older titles to Switch — hi, Resident Evil Revelations — it's not only strange that the publisher would pass on doing the same for these nostalgic hits, but baffling.

The slightly senile Woody is a cantankerous old fart who has recently taken to sneaking out of the house with the intention of walking the 900 - odd miles to Lincoln, Nebraska to claim one million dollars in prize money promised to him by a publisher's sweepstakes.

And so, with a fifth child on the way and Italian interior decorators to pay, the writer decides to dash off and self - publish a novella about Christmas — after, of course, being rejected by his publisher, whose dismissive comments about the holiday partly inspire the old cheapskate Scrooge.

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Nick de Kanter, vice president of business development at Muzzy Lane Software, the game's publisher, notes that even with all the necessary bells and whistles, this game and others like it are a supplement, not a replacement, for good, old - fashioned teaching.

«Darling - Hammond reveals the successful educational strategies around the world that are toppling the old educational guard, including a high degree of personalization that allows stronger, closer relationships among students, faculty, staff, and parents... Scholarly and factual, well - researched and packed with astounding examples of the current climate of American education, this text should prove highly informative for educators, educational administrators, and involved parents throughout the U.S.» — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Textbook publishers are fibbing, declaring that their old materials, perhaps with a few paragraphs altered, are suddenly «Common Core aligned.»

The only studies comparing old to new scores are those that the publishers completed and published with the release of their new test versions.

No traditional publisher would survive in 2015 with only paper books and their old trade channels.

Authors have become shell - shocked with the level of work expected of them that in the old days, publishers enthusiastically supported and advocated for their authors.

The old days of publishers being nice and being partners with writers is long gone.

A four - hundred - year old industry wasn't built on giving away content, and publishers are loathe to experiment with their front list titles, especially under the false belief that it will lead to more piracy.

A long - standing decree from publishers warned agents (and therefore, authors) against submitting manuscripts with main characters older than 18 or younger than mid-20s.

This reminds me of a conversation I had with an old school author I met at a romance convention who asked me when I was going to write a real book for a real publisher in a very snide way.

This past week a client's old publisher came to us with the idea of giving away one of her earlier novels as a promotion to sell her other older titles.

Some of the independent publishers were in the game, but Marvel was only testing the concept out with some older issues, and DC was nowhere to be seen.

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We offer solutions to many types of people and companies ranging from those who just want to free up bookshelf space, self - publishing authors, publishers with older titles available only in print, students tired of carrying heavy textbooks, and companies wanting to digitize internal documents.

What I ended up with, between the old school typesetting and the cloth - bound cover was something no traditional publisher would likely invest the time or money to produce.

If the web has changed anything (I DO think it has — and I don't think I'm a digevangelist for the sake of it, but because I perceive a change), it's the ability to reach and distribute to an author's niche with minimal outlay — if an author truly accepts that lack of bookshops sales are part of their business model (I think they should — specific deals with Indie stores aside — and for that reason I think self - publishing is wrong for most self - publishers), then the age - old obstacle of distribution has been removed from the equation.

Yes, these were really the bad old days when self publishing was associated with authors who were deemed unworthy by mainstream publishers.

He was formerly commissioning editor with one of Ireland's oldest independent publishers Mercier Press.

I think some publishers have slowly adapted to the new technologies but traditional publishing is an old - school, slow - moving, methodical industry that is sluggish with pride and history.

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher, Book Publicist and Social Media Strategist While Smith Publicity is old - hat at the more industry - specific BookExpo (formerly Book Expo America), the consumer - facing BookCon two - day event which connects readers with the authors and publishers they love was a new, exciting adventure for us!

Yes, some blame may fall wrongly on the publisher, but I think at this stage of electronics consumerism, even not - very - savvy consumers understand that older devices won't work (as well or at all) with new purchases.

Usually, I prefer comic book games working with comic book publishers and writers to create a new story, but for this game there was something comforting about reliving an old classic.

If the book happened to be chosen and accepted from the slush pile of manuscripts, the author (in reality the agent since old school publishers don't really like to interact with the actual author) was notified, and small check was sent as an «advance» for what the publisher hoped to at least earn out that advance.

I mean, what's so wrong with everybody putting a book out, in any form by any means — it's their choice, and nobody else, no other writer has the right to look upon others as second rate, just because they haven't managed or do not desire, for whatever reason, to not go with an old fashioned traditional publisher.

They (the publishers and Apple) tried to deal with it in a very old fashioned way by rigging the game in their favor» They were not looking out for us!

While this has been especially popular for authors who have managed to get back the rights to their out - of - print, older works, several agents we spoke with are also exploring this option for first - time manuscripts that show great promise that simply have not found a home with a publisher due to trends in the industry.

Thanks to the ability to reach out to audiences, both old and new, the publisher has decided to contract new covers with art by award - winning author and artist Kazu Kibuishi.

- Publishers Weekly «The Old West comes alive in heart - wrenching, violent, and wicked racist color... Legal thriller and western fans will stay with it to the last page... Margolin's novel offers a compelling portrait of small town justice done right.»

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«What these YouTube stars share is an ability to connect with fans, usually teens but also older readers, who often can prove elusive to traditional publishers.

The story, which was based on sales figures from the Association of American Publishers, implied that much of the hype around e-books had evaporated — with sales falling by 10 % in the first half of this year — while good old printed books were doing better than everyone expected.

Libredigital is a ten year old company and has a diverse portfolio of strategic partnerships and relationships with some of the largest companies and publishers.

«Unlike myself, my old friend Derek Haines (and a few other writers I know) constantly hop in and out of bed with whichever publisher they decide is the flavour of the month at the time, only to cast them aside later like an ex lover, when they decide they hate them for some reason or other.

Also, I'm pretty sure many of the very successful self - publishers over the past 100 + years would have had plenty of ethical issues to deal with as they relate to the old publishing world.

«I'd like to see music embedded in some of the classics, where a publisher works with Sony Music to enhance the experience of reading an older mainstay book that may be declining in popularity.

But the publisher (and all publishers) need to wake up and start doing a better job with their eBook editions (in their defense this version is a couple years old, it might be improved now).

I can hear some people asking so yes, in the good old days agents and publishers used to serve the function of a developmental editor and would work with an author to further hone a story that wasn't quite ready for prime time, if they thought the story had sufficient promise.