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Young author's novel began during internship
Name: Rachel Stark Age: 20 City in which you reside: Shepherdstown, W.Va. Day job: Communications student at Shepherd University Book title: "A Veil of Shattered Dreams" Genre: Young Adult/Psychological suspense Synopsis of book: "A Veil of...
Tags: Authors, Book, Human Interest, Genres
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Local woman speculates about Stonehenge in novel
Name: K.P. (Karen) Robbins Age: 67 City in which you reside: Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Day job: Retired advertising agency president Book title: “The Stonehenge Scrolls” Genre: Historical fiction Synopsis of book: Ancient scrolls reveal the secrets...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Archaeology, West Virginia University, Geography, Literature
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New Carlos Rubio novel contains intrigue
Name: Carlos Rubio Age: 68 City in which you reside: Martinsburg, W.Va. Day job: I taught at Shepherd in the English and Language Department from 2001 to 2009. At the moment I work with the Education Department as a student teacher supervisor. Book...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Italy, Book, Opera (genre), Cuba
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Various Washington County schools finding success in team teaching
julieg@herald-mail.comFor the past two school years, eighth-grade English Language Arts teacher Elizabeth Lewis sometimes spent her planning period helping out in a seventh-grade class at Northern Middle School. During the last school year, “If you were to come in the...Tags: Students, Science and Technology, Schools, Teachers, Public Schools
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Students create electronic study guide
For The Herald-MailStudents at Faust Junior High School and Chambersburg Area Senior High School developed a study guide for the Kindle. Among the students were, from left, Brice Williams, Jackie Rosenburger, Caleb Strite and Rebekah Byers examine the study guide on the...Tags: Science, Genes and Chromosomes, Human Body, Science and Technology, Schools
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Amazon launches project to monetize fan fiction: Kindle Worlds
Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder. The idea is that...
Tags: Google+, Authors, Media Industry, Mark Twain, Arts and Culture
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Barefoot Books breaks up with Amazon
Barefoot Books is a small house based in Cambridge, Mass., that publishes children’s book. As of this week, you can call it “The Mouse that Roared.” The people who run Barefoot Books are frustrated with the business practices of...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Literature, Book, United Kingdom, E-Commerce Industry
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No e-book for Stephen King's new novel, 'Joyland'
In a move to bump up physical book sales, Stephen King will not release an e-book version of his new novel, "Joyland," the Wall Street Journal reports. It’s something of a radical move for the man who stood onstage with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., The Wall Street Journal, Jeff Bezos, Book, Stephen King
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Burb's Eye View: 'I'll write a book. How hard could it be?'
She's been called a mother, a lawyer and the "Queen of Erotic Romance." It's an exciting time, a fertile time for new writers, and a time of opportunity for established romance writers like Burbank's Cheryl Holt. Today, romance writers, as all authors,...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Authors, Book, Marketing
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Amazon working on smartphone with 3-D display, report says
In an effort to expand beyond the world of online retailing, Amazon.com is reportedly working on a high-end smartphone that would feature a 3-D screen. The device would allow users to see 3-D images without having to wear glasses, according to the...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., The Wall Street Journal, Amazon Kindle Fire, Newspaper and Magazine
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Used e-books for sale? Not so fast
Is it legal to sell a used e-book? A Massachusetts start-up that hopes to start selling used e-books and other used digital content this summer suffered a legal setback in court recently when a federal judge ruled that it had infringed the rights of...
Tags: Authors, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Germany, Judges, Justice System
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Kindle TV? Amazon reportedly working on its own set-top box
Apple and Roku's dominance in the Internet-streaming TV set-top box market might be about to get interrupted by Amazon.com, which is reportedly working on a box of its own. The giant online retailer is working on a device due later this year that...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Auction Service, Netflix Inc., Apple TV, Marketing
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