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Andrew Losowsky

Occupy Wall Street Book Written In "Terrifying" Way

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Losowsky | Posted 12.25.2011

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How do you tell the story of Occupy Wall Street? An anonymous collective called "Writers for the 99%" is trying to do just that, creating a book for p...

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Zoë Triska

Who Is The 'Author' Of This Book Of Tweets?

HuffingtonPost.com | Zoë Triska | Posted 05.25.2011

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On the eve of their fifth birthday, Twitter published some remarkable statistics: on average, per day users send 140 million tweets and 460,000 new ac...

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OR Books Partners With St. Mark's Bookstore

GalleyCat | Maryann Yin | Posted 05.25.2011

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St. Mark's Bookstore in New York City has partnered with publisher OR Books. Now, customers can purchase select print and digital books from the OR Bo...

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How to Write Better, in the Words of Mock Amy Sedaris

Joe Woodward | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Woodward

Writing is hard. But it's easy, too, like talking and baking. Baking isn't hard. It's the easiest thing to do in the kitchen, besides the microwave...

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'Rich People Things'

Chris B. Lehmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris B. Lehmann

Yet once I was saddled with this column name-cum-mission statement, I began to realize how thoroughly American culture had become a storehouse of rich people things, broadly speaking.

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Bedtime for Bezos: OR Books Says "Thanks, But No Thanks" to Amazon

Colin Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Colin Robinson

In starting our new publishing company we looked hard at what Amazon costs a small publisher, and what it provides in return. We decided it wasn't worth it; that we would be better off on our own.

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Going Rouge and the Art of Jujitsu Publishing

Colin Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Colin Robinson

Whenever Going Rogue was discussed, Going Rouge would be brought into the frame too. We had to become the skunk at Palin's garden party.

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What Is to Be Done?

John Oakes | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Oakes

Imagine taking the guesswork out of publishing. Imagine a publisher printing only to fulfill orders, and with a minimum of waste; imagine further a system that sidesteps warehouses and wholesalers.

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eBook-Only Publishers Cropping Up Everywhere

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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A recent article from Publishers Weekly announced the launch of Carina Press, a new imprint of romance publisher Harlequin that will exclusively publi...

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The Ugly Irony of Sarah Palin's Book Title

Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker) | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker)

Perhaps the title is meant to encapsulate Sarah Palin's fierce, independent spirit. But there are many here in Alaska who heard Going Rogue, and were horrified by the ugly irony of her book title.

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Making Palin Pay

Colin Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Colin Robinson

We had no idea, after transposing the "u" and the 'g" in the title of "Going Rogue" for our own Sarah Palin anthology "Going Rouge", that the mix ups between the two books would spread so far and with such persistence.

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The Nation To Release Book Mocking Palin

Posted 05.25.2011

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An alternative, liberal judgment of Sarah Palin's legacy will appear in book stores on November 17, the same day Palin's own autobiography, "Going Rog...

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"Going Rouge" Excerpt: Sarah Palin's Top 25 Tweets

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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This list, compiled by Sebastian Jones, is an exclusive excerpt from "Going Rouge: An American Nightmare" available only by direct order from OR Books...

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