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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Book Review — Typography 101
I was on the editorial side of things in my first job in publishing, but I well remember people on the graphics side moaning about how terrible it was that computers were making it so easy for “just anyone” to … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Authors
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Engaging Interview between Penn and Friedman
I just watched a terrific discussion between author-blogger Joanna Penn and publisher-author-teacher-blogger Jane Friedman. I’m one of almost 150,000 followers of Jane Friedman on Twitter. Her tweets are invariably topical and often lead me to click through to the article … Continue reading
Death of a Former Boss
In his tragedy Julius Caesar,William Shakespeare had Marc Antony say, “The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.” We don’t say enough about the good ones when they die. The good pays … Continue reading
Posted in Book Publishing or Selling, In the Headlines, Ruminations
Tagged AAP, Association of American Publishers, Dick Morgan, educational publishing, el-hi publishing, evil that men do, good interred, great bosses, Harcourt Brace & Company, Jim Levy, K-12 publishing, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, Mary McNulty Award, Publishers Weekly, publishing business, Reading Initiative for Children, Richard T. Morgan, Scott-Foresman, William Shakespeare
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Where Would You Be Without Your Library?
The M. N. Spear Library in Shutesbury, a small town in western Massachusetts, has put together a darling fundraising plea that makes you want to donate even though you have nothing to do with them or their town or their … Continue reading
Posted in Book Readers, Ruminations
Tagged fundraising video, library, M. N. Spears, Shutesbury
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Book Review – Gift Idea for New Cat Owners
To read my formal review of Cat Calls, click on the “Book Reviews” tab above. This is an appropriate book to give older children and new cat owners of any age. It’s easy to read and full of clear advice … Continue reading
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Tagged Cat Calls, cat drawings, cat sitter, cat sitting, Cathy Morrison, cats, Garfield, gift book, Jeanne Adlon, Jim Davis, kittens, litter boxes, pet care, pet sitting, pets, practical advice, SquareOne Publishers, Susan Logan
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Listener-friendly Automated Audiobooks
I’m pleased to let you know about a new offering from the company my husband has devoted much of his time to for the past eleven years (Lessac Techonologies, Inc.). The offering is an automated reading of certain classics in … Continue reading
Posted in Book Publishing or Selling, Book Readers, In the Headlines
Tagged audiobooks, automated audio, automatic narration system, classic literature, classics, Lessac Technologies Inc., Lessacaudiobooks, Narrator TM, text to speech
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