NJ Regional Mag Cancels Ill-Conceived Panel | Industry Notes

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Slate | 2012-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Top Magazine Industry Deals of 2011

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[ Folio Magazine | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fast Stats : Publishing Industry Statistics You Can use

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[ Publishing Executive | 2012-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Proactive’ indies become regional winners

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Media Week | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keeping Regional Shows Relevant

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian book industry moves to ease import restrictions

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2011-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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