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Borders® Community-Based Spring Book Drive to Provide Hundreds of Thousands of Books to Needy Kids Nationwide
Press Release - Mar 03, 2010ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 3, 2010 — Having recently delivered to needy children across the nation more than 900,000 new books collected during its winter book drive, Borders has launched its company wide, community-based spring book drive that will last through April 6. Staff at more than 700 Borders® More
BOOK BUZZ FROM USA TODAY
Press Release - Mar 03, 2010McLEAN, VA – Here’s the latest book buzz from USA TODAY with a highlight of tomorrow’s Best-Selling Books list: · Crafting 30 best sellers is an accomplishment for any writer. But for romance queen Nora Roberts, it’s simply a sideline. Fantasy More
BOOK BUZZ FROM USA TODAY
Press Release - Feb 24, 2010McLEAN, VA – Here’s the latest book buzz from USA TODAY with a highlight of tomorrow’s Best-Selling Books list: · Sales of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson novels are reaching Olympian heights. All five books in the kids’ series are in USA TODAY’s More
Rhetoric Not Credible, Says Expert – NewView Options Provides Creative Alternative to Obsolete Rhetoric
Press Release - Feb 08, 2010Aristotle’s Rhetoric was based on weak premises, and it is not even the Rhetoric historically taught in classrooms. Writing is creative, and Rhetoric makes no provision for creativity. On the other hand, the NewView system provided by NewView Options does offer a strong framework for creativity. Provo, UT – February More
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Sleep On It
While dreaming, we each see things, hear sounds, and carry on conversations with other people. Sometimes we incorporate our experiences ... [Link]
Landing Pages?
Does your site even need a home page, anymore? That will depend on whether your site’s purpose is to create ... [Link]
Popular Belief Don’t Make It So
Is life what you make of it? Are you made stronger by what doesn’t kill you? Must you be careful ... [Link]
Values, Values, Values
Personal values are our convictions regarding the things we believe to be important. Values come in two distinct varieties: Terminal ... [Link]
Landing Pages & Conversions
Does your site even need a home page, anymore? That will depend on whether your site’s purpose is to create ... [Link]
Generation Y
Various generations of Americans have attitudes partially shaped by the times in which they grew up. The baby boomers generation ... [Link]
Imagine That!–And Become It!
How do teachers plan their class lessons? They start by visualizing the course outcome. They have a clearcut picture of ... [Link]
Cover That Book!
The most difficult part of book cover design may be the spine. Books with fewer than 60 pages are too ... [Link]
Pinpoint Your Personas—and Reap the Rewards
One of the most important steps in persona development is personalization. Give your personas names, ages, and occupations. Be familiar ... [Link]
The Right Questions
There’s a danger in interviewing anyone when you have a job to fill—hiring the wrong person or company for the ... [Link]
Bestseller Ideas
In this week’s interview, Dean Rotbart and Michael Drew discuss the likelihood of a book idea becoming a publishing success. In their discussion, they reveal how to identify whether More
The Lessons of Harry Potter: A Beneath the Cover Podcast
Michael R. Drew discusses what all authors - even those writing non-fiction - can learn from the phenomenal success of the Harry Potter Series. More
