IPG: Indies urged to join social networking sites

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 10/03/2011 - 09:04 Social media expert and author Jon Reed has urged independent publishers to join social networking sites, identifying them as a way of "levelling the playing field". read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Body Coach joins Bluebird

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Cooked' subscription site comes to UK

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Camex 2015: College Stores Revamp; Amazon, Indies Arrive on Campus

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roberts joins HC Children’s as art director

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury, Edward Elgar and Nosy Crow lead IPG Awards shortlists

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s Audience Network puts native ads everywhere (and publishers are on-board)

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[ Digiday | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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