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July 23, 2010
New Look for Our Blog
With all the new enhancements Blogger offers, we thought we'd take some time to give ourselves a bit of a sprucing. Along with making the layout a little cleaner and brighter, we've added some funky features we hope you'll like.
The first of these is the social network sharing device. Now you can instantly add a post you wish to share to your email, Blogger blog, Twitter, Facebook and Google Buzz. You can also link to a post, and give an immediate reaction instead of a full-blown comment.
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The first of these is the social network sharing device. Now you can instantly add a post you wish to share to your email, Blogger blog, Twitter, Facebook and Google Buzz. You can also link to a post, and give an immediate reaction instead of a full-blown comment.
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July 16, 2010
Reviews from The Midwest Book Review for Paul Lima
Professional writer and communications instructor Paul Lima presents two invaluable guides, references and aides, for authors and aspiriging authors of all skill and experience levels.
(re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing (ISBN 9780986563003, $14.95) features almost fifty exercies to stimulate ideas, practice one's craft, and (re-)experience the joy of scripting believable characters, literary world, and soul-searching insights. From word associations to tapping the power of childhood me...
(re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing (ISBN 9780986563003, $14.95) features almost fifty exercies to stimulate ideas, practice one's craft, and (re-)experience the joy of scripting believable characters, literary world, and soul-searching insights. From word associations to tapping the power of childhood me...
July 12, 2010
Five Rivers Authors' Upcoming Events.
July 17, 2010: Lorina will be signing copies of her new fantasy novel, From Mountains of Ice, as well as And the Angels Sang and Shadow Song. Location and Time: Chapters, 873 Lansdowne, Peterborough, ON, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
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July 21, 2010: Simon Rose conducts teleclasses with the Children's Writers Coaching Club at the National Writing for Children Centre. Magic in Stories for Children Part Six: FairMagical Objects, Secret Languages and Mysterious Books. http...
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July 21, 2010: Simon Rose conducts teleclasses with the Children's Writers Coaching Club at the National Writing for Children Centre. Magic in Stories for Children Part Six: FairMagical Objects, Secret Languages and Mysterious Books. http...
July 9, 2010
Tchotchkes, Latte and Books
If you following publishing news, you will have read about Indigo expanding into photography. According to Indigo head, Heather Reisman, there is an opportunity here.
Sitting here in the backwater of Neustadt, peering out into the world, I cannot help but wonder if, in fact, Heather Reisman isn't missing an opportunity rather than finding one?
Agreed booksales at Indigo have been sliding. But, then again, Indigo have done two things to assist in that sales slide.
First: Indigo having alm...
Sitting here in the backwater of Neustadt, peering out into the world, I cannot help but wonder if, in fact, Heather Reisman isn't missing an opportunity rather than finding one?
Agreed booksales at Indigo have been sliding. But, then again, Indigo have done two things to assist in that sales slide.
First: Indigo having alm...
June 30, 2010
Nazis from the Moon
Not, I hasten to clarify, a book title coming out from Five Rivers any time soon.
We talk in this column about the future of publishing a fair bit, so I thought I would refer readers to a glimpse of one possible future for the movie industry. The producers of Iron Sky have raised 8.5 million from fans who want to see the movie made. They did this by producing a couple of trailers for the film, uploading it to Youtube where it has been viewed over a million times, and asking for micro investmen...
We talk in this column about the future of publishing a fair bit, so I thought I would refer readers to a glimpse of one possible future for the movie industry. The producers of Iron Sky have raised 8.5 million from fans who want to see the movie made. They did this by producing a couple of trailers for the film, uploading it to Youtube where it has been viewed over a million times, and asking for micro investmen...
New Releases, New Position
We've been working very hard here at Five Rivers and now have another two books released.
The first is from crime-writer Nate Hendley, a revised and updated version of
Al Capone: Chicago's King of Crime
. It's a fresh, personal look at this iconic gangster from Depression Era Chicago, and is now available at Chapters at 24% discount, and Amazon. Over the next three weeks Al Capone will be available at Apple, Barnes and Noble, and other online retailers globally.
If you're in Toronto on Sat...
The first is from crime-writer Nate Hendley, a revised and updated version of
Al Capone: Chicago's King of Crime
. It's a fresh, personal look at this iconic gangster from Depression Era Chicago, and is now available at Chapters at 24% discount, and Amazon. Over the next three weeks Al Capone will be available at Apple, Barnes and Noble, and other online retailers globally. If you're in Toronto on Sat...
June 25, 2010
e-Book Standardization
In this new age of digital everything, more and more there is a need to standardize digital formats in order to build consumer confidence and ease of use.
When Sony, RCA or some indie music label produces an album, its released in CD and MP3 formats. The CD is readable by any CD player, just as the digital tracks are readable by any MP3 player, whether its on your Blackberry phone, your iPod, or any generic brand.
There is, however, some problem with DVD and digital films. Blue Ray won't p...
When Sony, RCA or some indie music label produces an album, its released in CD and MP3 formats. The CD is readable by any CD player, just as the digital tracks are readable by any MP3 player, whether its on your Blackberry phone, your iPod, or any generic brand.
There is, however, some problem with DVD and digital films. Blue Ray won't p...
June 18, 2010
The Espresso Bookstore
Well, I got excited there for a minute.
The day following my Keynote address at the conference in Beverly Hills, my wife took the kids to Disneyland while I worked on some writing. I took a long lunch break, however, to walk around Downtown Disney, the shopping and restaurant district which doesn't require any admission fee, though you do have to clear security. So walking down the street I spied this sign and thought, "Wowhoo! A bookstore built around the Espresso Book Machine!" Which is, of ...
June 17, 2010
Five Rivers Editor Gives Keynote Address
Left to Right: Keynote Speaker, Dr. Stewart L. Tubbs, The Darrell H. Cooper Professor of Leadership and former Dean of the College of Business at Eastern Michigan University; Dr. Turan Senguder, Conference Chair and CEO The Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge; and Dr. Robert Runté, Keynote speaker; the International Business & Economics Research Conference, Beverly Hills Hilton, Los Angeles, June 2-5, 2010.
Five Rivers Editor and university professor Robert Runte, was one of two...
June 16, 2010
Book Launch: Nate Hendley's 'Motivate to Create: a guide for writers'
We're very pleased to announce the book launch for Nate Hendley's Motivate to Create: a guide for writers, and Al Capone: Chicago's King of Crime, Saturday, August 7, 2010, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Chapter's World's Biggest Bookstore, 20 Edward Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1C9. In Motivate to Create, veteran freelance writer Nate Hendley explains how to start up or step-up your writing career.
Straight-forward advice and commentary on a largely unexplored topic.
Motivation is the mysterious lif...
