Sentences with phrase «rising cost of books»

The New York, Brooklyn and Queens library systems are pushing for a boost in funding to keep up with the rising cost of books — and of complying with new rules around wages and healthcare.

Not exact matches

Growth in investment slowed further, borrowing costs rose and the share of firms applying for and getting bank loans remained at «rock bottom levels,» according to the China Beige Book, a report published quarterly by New York - based China Beige Book International.

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In his 1987 book The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, this Yale professor of economic history demonstrated that empires tend to expand until (basically) the amount that can be raised in taxes is lower than the cost of enforcing taxation, and the economy collapses.

But the book's story begins with the ostensible failure of public education and its rapidly rising costs, mediocre student achievement results, poor high - school graduation rates, and limp international rankings.

* The University of New Hampshire's high prices are an extreme example of rising college costs, Stateline reports: http://bit.ly/1PNC4Xj * New book accuses Education Dept. of fudging numbers on student - loan defaults, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports: http://bit.ly/1PBlTSV * SUNY Poly expansions in Plattsburgh, Chautauqua County get $ 325 million in state budget proposal, The Albany...

To help offset the rising cost of print copies I have lowered the eBook price on the first three Secret Watchers books.

Amid rising costs and the growing popularity of internet book retailers in Singapore, a number of stores have closed.

The book provides historical background on climate change, introduces the work of climatologists, and describes the many costs associated with rising oceans.

Smashwords CEO Mark Coker recently released the 2018 updated edition of his Smashwords Book Marketing Guide, in which his advice to authors still includes a strategy of pricing at least one book as free, and if you have a series, price the first book as free, despite his gloomy 2018 Publishing Predictions blog post, in which he predicted an increased glut of high - quality, low cost eBooks, and the demise of independent publishing by a rising, Amazon - dependent moBook Marketing Guide, in which his advice to authors still includes a strategy of pricing at least one book as free, and if you have a series, price the first book as free, despite his gloomy 2018 Publishing Predictions blog post, in which he predicted an increased glut of high - quality, low cost eBooks, and the demise of independent publishing by a rising, Amazon - dependent mobook as free, and if you have a series, price the first book as free, despite his gloomy 2018 Publishing Predictions blog post, in which he predicted an increased glut of high - quality, low cost eBooks, and the demise of independent publishing by a rising, Amazon - dependent mobook as free, despite his gloomy 2018 Publishing Predictions blog post, in which he predicted an increased glut of high - quality, low cost eBooks, and the demise of independent publishing by a rising, Amazon - dependent model.

However, the rise of eBook popularity is lowering the cost of books.

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The cost of traditionally published books continues to rise.

As the cross-subsidies disappear over time — the ebook becomes the primary edition, quality and feature expectations are higher, and the digital edition has to bear most of the book's total costs — the price will probably need to rise.

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The only thing I'm concerned with is that the rising cost of publishing / promoting will result in fewer books published, but not in better quality.

Will advertising costs of books rise?

My belief is that the cost of publishing continues to rise, that there are fewer and fewer trees that we want to cut down and there are fewer copies of each hardcover book being printed.

Author costs are rising and costs of getting books to market is rising.

Since the first edition of Chilton's book appeared in 1989, the wages of typical Canadian workers (barbers or otherwise) have not kept up with the rising cost of houses, especially in larger cities.

Six years since the book's publication, Shilling's prediction has largely proven correct, with two exceptions: corporate profits have risen during this time because of an intense focus on cost cutting; and corporate earnings per share (EPS) have risen due to financial engineering.

Second — The incremental rise in book value subsequent to 2001 include windows when Burwood was considered «under development» and both soft and hard costs plus capitalized interest expenses were incurred and added to Reading's cost basis as Reading first up - zoned (move to «Major Activity Center» status in 2004), then improved (filling in most of the rock quarry) and then environmentally remediating the soil on the site for several million $.

The rise of low cost airlines selling cheap fares over the internet has arguably helped to fuel this rise, with just 22 % now admitting to still booking package holidays.

With rising costs of food, rent, gasoline, tuition, text books etc., I will never be able to pay for all my expenses by simply making minimum wage.

The arduous review process is forcing some publishing companies to stop selling books in the state and is also a factor that has contributed significantly to the rising cost of K - 12 textbooks in California.

But what would a man who became a lawyer by reading Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England and other law books have to say about today's world of student - loan debt and rising tuition costs?

Most COOs spend their time ensuring that costs are reined in and that the company's infrastructure will support growth, while sales managers are assessing the competition, CEOs are busy forming strategic forecasts, accountants are closing the books, IT Managers are negotiating with vendors, and CIOs are dealing with the rising costs of technology.

«With the cost of tuition, books, and gas on the rise, it's time for the Bush administration to stop playing politics with women's health and pocketbooks and restore access to affordable birth control for our nation's college students and low - income women.»