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June 14, 2012

Leading Self-Publishing Company Offers Two Times as Many Free Books to Authors Publishing in June - PR.com

Leading Self-Publishing Company Offers Two Times as Many Free Books to Authors Publishing in June - PR.com: Denver, CO, June 07, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, the fastest-growing self-publishing and book marketing company today announced that authors beginning their self-publishing process in June are eligible to receive two times as many free authors’ copies with their respective publishing



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Published on June 14, 2012 21:35

Self-publishing boosts US print output | The Bookseller

Self-publishing boosts US print output | The Bookseller: New figures suggest that recent growth in the self-publishing market has led to the first increase in print book output in the US in four years, while the print-on-demand industry’s growth has declined 69%.

Preliminary figures from Bowker, the US bibliographic information services company, are leading it to project that between 2010 and



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Published on June 14, 2012 01:30

Paul Martin: 10 American Heroes You Didn't Know About

Paul Martin: 10 American Heroes You Didn't Know About: Inez Milholland Boissevain's brief life (1886-1916) was filled with drama: A pacifist and idealist, she was a record-setting athlete and vocal student leader at Vassar College, a crusading New York attorney who investigated the disgraceful conditions at Sing Sing prison, and a martyr to suffragists for her refusal to give up her fight for



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Published on June 14, 2012 00:00

June 13, 2012

Catching Fire's Finnick: Casting Down to Final Three for Hunger Games Sequel? - E! Online

Catching Fire's Finnick: Casting Down to Final Three for Hunger Games Sequel? - E! Online: Has The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire found its Finnick Odair?

Not just yet, but it sounds like the movie franchise's studio Lionsgate could be getting close to finally picking its man to play the dreamy tribute...






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Published on June 13, 2012 00:00

June 11, 2012

A Case For Self-Publishing - GalleyCat

A Case For Self-Publishing - GalleyCat: The stigma around self-publishing is beginning to go away. Now that author’s have many of the tools for designing, editing and producing books, as well as marketing themselves, some authors question if working with a publisher is really worth it.

For author David Thorne, self-publishing has proven to be more profitable than working with a traditional



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Published on June 11, 2012 00:00

June 10, 2012

Tales of Aradia: Big Changes Coming in Volume 2 - the official website of Harrison Bradlow

Tales of Aradia: Big Changes Coming in Volume 2 - the official website of Harrison Bradlow: there is at least one plot bombshell dropping in Volume 2: a human learns some hidden secrets. That's right. You heard it here first (maybe).

But who? And how much do they learn?

click on the link to find out more straight from my fabulous editor Harrison R. Bradlow



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Published on June 10, 2012 12:12

Hugh Howey: How My Self-Published Book 'Wool' Became A Hot Movie Property

Hugh Howey: How My Self-Published Book 'Wool' Became A Hot Movie Property: Many moons ago, long before I dreamed of seeking fame and fortune as a self-published author, back when I was of that peculiar age when young men choose to live in smelly apartments with other young and smelly men, I had as a roommate the incredible and talented drummer of Charlie's on Acid.

Rusty was a lovely chap with



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Published on June 10, 2012 00:00

June 9, 2012

Dr. Philip Zimbardo: Why Society Is Failing Young Boys

Dr. Philip Zimbardo: Why Society Is Failing Young Boys: Have you noticed how guys are being portrayed in movies lately? Unless you've been living under a rock you've seen at least one of these: Knocked Up, Failure to Launch, Hall Pass, Old School, or the Jackass series.

All the leading male characters are presented as expendable losers usually incapable of taking responsibility for themselves,



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Published on June 09, 2012 00:00

June 8, 2012

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Published on June 08, 2012 08:15

Author Solutions' Keith Ogorek Publishes Book "7 Secrets of Successful Self Published Authors" | SYS-CON MEDIA

Author Solutions' Keith Ogorek Publishes Book "7 Secrets of Successful Self Published Authors" | SYS-CON MEDIA: BLOOMINGTON, IN -- (Marketwire) -- 05/29/12 -- Author Solutions, Inc. (ASI), the world leader in indie book publishing, today announced senior vice president of global marketing, Keith Ogorek, has released his third book, "7 Secrets of Successful Self Published Authors." Published



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Published on June 08, 2012 00:00