Sentences with phrase «works by local authors»

Leggett said about 90 percent of the books printed on the machine are self - published works by local authors.

To expand the offerings of digital content to the public, some libraries have turned to mounting servers to host titles from midsized, small, and independent publishers as well as self - published works by local authors.

Many of them, maybe most of them, might well like to be able to include self - published ebooks in their offerings to patrons, particularly works by local authors.

Everything should be available within the next month and readers will be able to buy over 4 - million titles across 68 languages, including international bestsellers, color - rich kids content, and works by local authors such as A Gift to Remember by Melissa Hill, The Guts by Roddy Doyle, and The Honey Queen by Cathy Kelly.

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One was the work of a sociologist, Earl Brewer, who, with the aid of a theologian and a ministries specialist, sought by an extensive content analysis of sermons and other addresses given in a rural and an urban church to differentiate the patterns of belief and value constituting those two parishes.67 The second was the inquiry of a religious educator, C. Ellis Nelson, who departed from a curricular definition of education to envision the congregation as a «primary society» whose integral culture conditions its young and old members.68 James Dittes, the third author, described more fully the nature of the culture encountered in the local church.

«It will take a lot of work, but 100 percent local water is possible by 2050,» said Mark Gold, UCLA's associate vice chancellor of environment and sustainability and one of the study's authors.

Such naivete explains why the Obama Administration has continually promoted case studies of reform - minded school leaders working closely with NEA and AFT locals, why Class Struggle author Steve Brill floated the laughable idea of Weingarten becoming chancellor of New York City's traditional district three years ago, and why organizations such as Educators4Excellence and Teach Plus — which represent younger, reform - minded teachers who now make up the majority of NEA and AFT rank - and - filers (and are staffed by teachers who are themselves centrist and progressive Democrats)-- work so hard to aim to lead reform from within union ranks.

If as a self - publishing author — whose work has been vetted by BlueInk — you would like to recommend a library for this service in your local community, Roncevic suggests you forward them information about the program, so they can contact Total Boox for consideration.

Interestingly, one of the focuses of Worldreader, while still encouraging reading through some of the most popular books in the world, is to provide works by local and regional authors so that students have engaging content by culturally relevant authors.

Change the Ending is an intriguing anthology which includes the work not only of seasoned authors but also of local government workers who had never written fiction before, but were persuaded to by the project's creator Dawn Reeves, a powerhouse of energy and inspiration.

... not sure where the above comments re self publishing costing thousands comes from... im delighted with Lulu and it did nt cost me a penny to publish my first book Maggie's Shadow and now available everywhere in print and electronic form... i did all the work myself and when stuck asked for help and Lulu's response was almost immediate and either the following day or the next providing invaluable insight on how to proceed ~ and free... i'm now marketing myself and have already agreed to place my book on consignment at one indie bookshop and with others ive yet to call... my library opened their doors to introduce me as a local writer and the local paper just printed the event... little by little its happening but it requires diligence and a willingness to promote one's work... i learn something new everyday and plan to submit my book to many of the self published contests that are now available... i would recommend Lulu to other authors tired of waiting for an agent

Somehow, due to the issues with Amazon local store raised by an independent author, it seems Amazon has a work cut out for the KDP team to win back the impression they have vowed to facilitate self - publishers to succeed with little help from major publishers.

From the ARIA website: «The Association of Rhode Island Authors (ARIA) is a non-profit organization of local, published writers of both fiction and non-fiction committed to raising awareness of the outstanding written works crafted by writers in Rhode Island and other nearby communities.»

Local competitors either offer well - designed e-books — like what Tangcha has been working on, or different content — Duokan offers digital - only literature titles produced by authors on online publishing platforms like Shanda's Cloudary.

The e-publisher Khota Books started with local authors and now offers Gazan readers both electronic and physical copies of works by international writers.

By working with their local library to build an audience within their communities, authors are able to find local fans that will help carry them to greater renown.

Inspired by new connections made with local authors, Sarratt has kept in contact with authors who attended the event in order to keep working on ongoing writing programs before the next Indie Author Day.