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The New York Times Magazine
On July 11, 2000, in one of the more unlikely moments in the history of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Orrin Hatch handed the microphone to Metallica's drummer, Lars Ulrich, to hear his thoughts on art in the age of digital reproduction. Ulrich's primary concern was a new online service called Napster, which had debuted a little more than a year before. As Ulrich explained in his statement, the band began investigating Napster after unreleased versions of one of their songs began playing on radio stations around the country.
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MediaShift
When I first started writing, everyone always warned me to stay far, far away from the comments. Perhaps I'm narcissistic — or a glutton for punishment — but I found it nearly impossible to stop myself from checking in. When writing for MMA sites, I'd read through insult after insult written by teenagers living in their parents' basement (our core audience), which was never a pleasant experience.
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Dramatic new Easy Wave® Velour spreading petunias accessorize your outdoor living space with rich, long-lasting color. Find decorating inspiration and how-to gardening advice at wave-rave.com.
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GWA
There are many great reasons people attend the GWA symposium. A new Web page has been posted sharing the many advantages of participating in members' own words. Hear what they have to say. It is not too late to make plans to attend.
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GWA
Members may view and download the August issue of the Quill & Trowel. Major contents include: President's report, GWA Media Awards Silver Award winners, symposium updates and more.
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GWA
Meet this year's recipients of Silver and Gold Garden Media Awards at the annual awards banquet in Pasadena on Sept. 21. Gold Award recipients will be announced for the first time. See the Silver Award recipients on our website.
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GWA
TBK is looking for a freelance writer specializing in organic fruit growing to produce blogs, e-books and social media content on an ongoing basis. A strong understanding of orchard culture and the ability to develop topics, tips and tricks independently are a must.
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GWA
Our tour program for the Pasadena symposium is exciting with a wide variety of gardens, green spaces and even an urban farm to visit. See our tour agenda and photo preview and make plans to attend these special events with old and new friends exchanging ideas as you go. You may never get the opportunity to see these again; so, join us for the 2015 GWA symposium tours.
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The Washington Post
Years ago, when David Baldacci was setting out in the book-writing business, he received an invitation. A woman in Nebraska called and asked him to fly out and visit her book club. It had three members. "I said, 'I'll be there.' She goes, 'I'll have pot roast for dinner.' I said, 'Terrific!'"
Baldacci told me his philosophy on book tours was pretty basic, back in the '90s: "If anybody called up and said, 'Would you come?' I said, 'Yes.'"
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BookBub
Social media is an important element of any author's online platform. According to a survey of 6,000 readers by Marie Force, 69 percent of readers use Facebook to find information about their favorite author, and 88 percent of readers follow their favorite author on Facebook. Whether you have a page, public profile or group, you can brand your Facebook presence with a unique cover photo design.
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Pew Research Center
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults who use Twitter get news on the platform, according to a recent survey. But we wanted a finer-grained understanding of how they use Twitter for news — not only whether they tweet about news and follow news organizations, but also what news topics they tweet about, and how many news media accounts they follow.
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The Authors Guild
Authors should not assign their copyrights to publishers. As our Model Contract emphasizes:
"CAUTION: Do not allow the publisher to take your copyright or to publish the copyright notice in any name other than yours. Except in very unusual circumstances, this practice is not standard in the industry and harms your economic interests. No reputable publisher should demand that you allow it to do so."
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BookBub
If you're self-publishing your books, formatting the finished versions and distributing them to retailers can be a complicated process. To make this complex process simpler, several services are available to help authors distribute their books. And since the universe is perpetually on a mission to make your brain explode, all of the service providers are different: They partner with different retailers, offer different royalty rates, have different upfront costs, do or don't offer formatting services, etc.
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Digital Book World
Change leads to anxiety, and there has been a lot of change in publishing in recent years. There is one trend, though, that is striking more fears in publishers' minds than any other. And that is the fear of data.
While sales data has been with us for a long time and is used extensively, there are now new kinds of data that are becoming available. Social media campaigns can reveal who clicked on a link. Email campaigns can be tracked for opens, forwards and reactions to calls to action.
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