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Fun Facts about the 11 “Greatest Books for Kids”

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Fun Facts about the 11 “Greatest Books for Kids”

More Than Meets the Eye A book with only 50 words . . . some items to look for in the illustrations . . . just a few things to learn in these fun facts. You'll want to go back to reread these classic books!

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8 Microsoft Word Shortcuts You Probably Don’t Know

Friday, May 25th, 2012

8 Microsoft Word Shortcuts You Probably Don’t Know

Might Just Change Your Life! We've been working with Word for a long (sometimes frustrating) time. Some of these shortcuts were new to us too! "Change case" and "Quick Parts"? Bring it on!

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Are audiobooks books?

Friday, May 25th, 2012

Are audiobooks books?

How Fast Do Your Ears Read? An audiobook can be your best friend on a long drive. But in the end, have you read anything? Our company president blogs about the place of audiobooks among content formats.

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What 10 Classic Books Were Almost Called

Friday, February 24th, 2012

What 10 Classic Books Were Almost Called

The Importance of Titles "The Dead Un-Dead"? "Catch-11"? "Fiesta"? Somehow these almost titles just don’t have the same ring to them. . . .

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11 Best Business Decisions of 2011

Friday, February 24th, 2012

11 Best Business Decisions of 2011

Tried and True CEOs from 11 publishing companies share the best decisions their businesses made in 2011. What about your company?

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Self-Published Marriage Proposal

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Self-Published Marriage Proposal

Who Could Say No to That? A book lover creates his own book about the lives "so far" of him and his girlfriend—and pops the question right there in the book! We book lovers are swooning!

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Nitpicking grammar in the digital age

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Nitpicking grammar in the digital age

Does Our Red Pen Work on Texts? So how careful are you with grammar when you text, post, or email? Maybe we editorial types need to give it a rest.

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Secretary Clough on Jefferson’s Bible

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Secretary Clough on Jefferson’s Bible

An Early Bible Creator Imagine that! Thomas Jefferson creating a Bible product for his personal use.

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Introducing the Life Application Study Bible iPhone/iPad App

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Introducing the Life Application Study Bible iPhone/iPad App

Life App You knew the Livingstone team created the Life Application Study Bible, right? Only one of the best-selling Bibles EVER! Well, now there’s an app for that. . . .

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Time for Book Publishers to Fight Dirty

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Time for Book Publishers to Fight Dirty

Fighting Back to Sell the Printed Page How to sell books—take a "page" from the way Kindle is marketing and fight back: "Publishers should tantalize consumers by evoking books’ sensory pleasures: the smell; the feel in your hands; that crisp, appealing crinkle of a turned page and smooth snap of a dust jacket . . ." You had us at "sensory pleasures . . ."

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