Sentences with phrase «publishing houses met»

Clandestine meetings took place between 2008 and 2009 where the CEO's of the top publishing houses met up to decide how they would dethrone Amazon from ebook supremacy.

Not exact matches

We met a public school administrator, a publishing house editor, an event planner, several college professors, women's ministry leaders, and students.

I «met» Lee on Twitter a few weeks ago and then visited the website of his publishing house, READERS to EATERS.

«Following the 2015 election, the chair of the all - party group, Stephen Lloyd, was not re-elected as an MP, and so, as vice-chair of the Group, I called an AGM for the group on 1stJuly, and informed all officers of the group who served in the last parliament, as well as all other MPs and members of the House of Lords, in accordance with the strict parliamentary requirements for publishing proper notice of such meetings.

On May 19, the New York Times published a story which said that according to the official White House minutes of President Trump's May 10 Oval Office meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavarov, President Trump said this:

A former aide to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE criticized Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth GillibrandOvernight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Trump hits federally funded clinics with new abortion restrictions Dem senators ask drug companies to list prices in ads Gillibrand to publish children's book about suffragists MORE on Thursday after the New York Democrat became the first of many senators to join a successful push to force the resignation of Sen. Al FrankenAlan (Al) Stuart Franken100 days after House passage, Gillibrand calls on Senate to act on sexual harassment reform Eric Schneiderman and #MeToo pose challenges for both parties Senate confirms Trump judicial pick over objections of home - state senator MORE (D - Minn.).

His new book — Meet the People — on what makes campaigns work and what this can teach businesses and other public - facing organisations is being published by Harriman House.

This afternoon, Speaker Michael Martin told MPs that the House of Commons commission would meet later today to decide whether to officially release the expenses reciepts, originally due to be published in July.

Ohio University's animal care program is maintained in accordance with PHS policy and meets the standards for care and housing set by the «Guide for the Care and Use of Animals» published by the National Research Council.

After one staff meeting in which she recommends that the publishing house seek out «new voices,» she's given the job by the editor - in - chief.

Yesterday afternoon, straight after the consultation was published, I went to a meeting in the House of Commons.

Edward Tufte took out a second mortgage on his house to self - publish The Visual Display of Quantitative Information in 1982, because no printer could meet his quality standards.

I had a great time meeting with publicists at the various publishing houses to hear about their Fall fiction lists, and I'm really excited to share some great new novels with our readers.

They meet with editors at ICRS, conferences, and sometimes visit the publishing houses.

In contrast to Frankfurt which is mostly a fair for publishing insiders (authors, publishing houses, journalists, etc), Leipzig book fair is a place to meet readers (many of those book bloggers).

Every author wants to work with a major New York publishing house, and no author I've met would turn down a publishing contract from, say, a Random House or a Penhouse, and no author I've met would turn down a publishing contract from, say, a Random House or a PenHouse or a Penguin.

If this is you, if you're considering self - publishing and you don't know a mobi file from a pcp, or how to find and correct all the stuff in your word document that Kindle will reject faster than Random House heaved your last masterpiece (yes, the e-publishers have standards, and they reject books that don't meet them)... then I encourage you to check this out.

At the meeting, Juergen Boos said: «A new spirit of optimism can be observed in Italy's cultural scene right now: The Italian book market underwent a period of dynamic upheaval and drastic change in recent years — including the consolidation of publishing houses as well as new bookstore concepts and the new book fair Tempo di Libri in Milan.

One editor at a major publishing house, who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity for fear of employer sanctions, told me that agents of Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Target are frequent participants in meetings about potential books.

Here, on Rights Tuesday (Tuesday, 10 October 2017), from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., rights managers from publishing houses can reserve one or more tables for their meetings and take advantage of all the benefits of the LitAg for the day.

Some of them represent imprints, sales initiatives, marketing schemes, book launches, educational programs, design concepts, and whole publishing houses that will, no doubt, meet with hard, resounding, costly failure.

Both Penguin Group and Random House have initiated their own short story digital publishing platforms and, while the programs do meet the needs of customers in terms of a low price - point and a shorter format than novels, the real gain to be made is not just in terms of bringing back readers» demands for a historically - loved format.

Ingram: Introducing IngramSpark ™ — big house publishing services specifically designed to meet the needs of independent publishers at an affordable cost.

Epstein believes the successful future publishing company will be like the Random House of the 1950s — just «a small group of likeminded managers» — about 8 editors, no meetings and those editors could be living in different countries.

Acquiring editors today have fewer resources with which to work on manuscripts and have to go into those editorial - board meetings with high - grade goods to convince their publishing houses to acquire a book.

The following publishers met with the Vice-President of the European Commission, Mrs Kroes to discuss the future of ebooks: Jesús Badenes, Planeta (Spain), Riccardo Cavallero, Mondadori (Italy), Barbara Jozwiak, PWN (Poland, Joachim Kaufmann, Carlsen (Germany), Richard Kitson, Hachette (United Kingdom), Alain Kouck, Editis (France), John Makinson, The Penguin Group (United Kingdom), Stefano Mauri, Mauri Spagnol (Italy), Sam Bruinsma, Brill (Netherlands), Hedwige Pasquet, Gallimard Jeunesse (France), Rüdiger Salat, Holtzbrinck Verlagsgruppe (Germany), Frank Sambeth Random House (Germany) and Cristina Musinelli, Board member of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) responsible for the ebook standard ePub, Ronald Schild, CEO of Libreka, a German collective initiative to facilitate e-commerce of ebooks and Régis Habert, Izneo, a comic book portal.

On average, the literary agent will make follow - up calls and will meet with several editors from different publishing houses until he / she gets the best offer.

Most writers want to meet agents and editors of literary journals and publishing houses in order to make it easier to submit their works.

Why would a legitamet Literary Agent support the same (knowing full well they would never do this under any other circumstances, no money to the agent) Certainly Writers / Illustrator Conferences hold Contests (usually with an entry fee of some sort) but while a top prize may be monetary and / or a meeting with an Editor from a reputable publishing house, there is never a gaurantee of publication.

Then, at the beginning of the year my friend and colleague Aaron Brown spent a few days at my house while we were prepping for a marketing meeting with Perseus, the company that distributes our publishing house, The Story Plant.

Tweet I've just returned from a too - brief trip to Sydney where, in addition to catching up with family, a couple of old friends and a few clients, I enjoyed a number of meetings with publishers from the major trade publishing houses based there.

I have met people in charge of publishing and marketing procedures at major houses who don't even know the basics.

Before Apple even met with the first Publisher Defendant in mid-December 2009, it knew that the «Big Six» of United States publishing --- the Publisher Defendants and Random House (collectively, the «Publishers»)-- wanted to raise e-book prices, in particular above the $ 9.99 prevailing price charged by Amazon for many e-book versions of New York Times bestselling books («NYT Bestsellers») and other newly released hardcover books («New Releases»).

Our experienced book designers will work with you to develop a unique cover that meets your vision and is designed to stand out in the marketplace — competing with books from major publishing houses.

Arrange meetings with editors / reps at publishing houses to present book proposals; confirm meetings and follow through with publishers once meeting is completed.

Businesses will have the opportunity to meet and speed pitch to noteworthy individuals from companies including Random House, Macmillan, Constable & Robinson, Future Publishing, Hearst Magazines, Penguin and HarperCollins.

This program finances innovative housing that does not meet existing published standards, rules, regulations, or policies, provided that the housing is not constructed contrary to law and does not present an impediment to health or safety.

Johnson is the author of Nobody Sleeps Better Than White People from Inpatient Press and Meet in the Corner, a VR book that is part of the exhibition at HeK and has been issued by Publishing House, a framework that aims to build context around the publishing of text as object, architecture, Publishing House, a framework that aims to build context around the publishing of text as object, architecture, publishing of text as object, architecture, and event.

1940 — December... The first edition of the List of Law Libraries in the United States and Canada, published for the Association through the courtesy of Commerce Clearing House, is distributed to members of the Executive Committee at its midwinter meeting in Chicago.

Here is an article I wrote which was published by DRI in their IDQ (In - house Defense Quarterly) to promote the DRI Corporate Counsel Round Table meeting in Washington D.C. which was held in January.

How do I handle requests for such references?Thank you so much for your help!CherylCHERYL M. EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

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In addition to publishing reports, journal articles and toolkits about home visiting, she has also made numerous presentations to home visiting stakeholders, including being the keynote speaker at the MIECHV Regional meetings and testifying on MIECHV reauthorization before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Conforming refers to a mortgage that both meets the underwriting guidelines of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and that doesn't exceed the conforming loan limit, a figure linked to an index published by the Federal Housing Finance Board.