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Free Book Friday!

Congratulations to MikesMom! She is the the winner of our brand new It’s Just an Expression series! Please send an email with your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we will get your books in the mail for you! This week we’re excited to introduce our new After the Dust Settled series from Darby Creek!  This gritty […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"
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Good Editing Is Invisible

OK, blog readers, I swear I don’t mean to sound like Little Miss Crabby Pants today, but I have to admit, I have a pet peeve. It’s when people criticize books with errant commas and other grammatical sticky points for being poorly edited. Browse a few Amazon customer reviews (especially for mass market fiction books) and you’ll […]Read more "Good Editing Is Invisible"
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Digital Potpourri 8/21

Hey everybody! You’re in luck, I have some extra special internet links for you this week. Enjoy! Brain Hive Goes Live: On-Demand Ebook Service Rolls Out to K–12 Schools [TheDigitalShift] Apps, Books & Coffee: The Media Pricing Debate [TeleRead] 22 tools and apps every journalism student should know about [journalism.co.uk] Portable Documents for the Open […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 8/21"
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Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Have you joined the BYOD conversation? The bring your own device (to work) movement is a trend that has been bubbling along for the last few years as a result of the so-called consumerization of information technology. You know, the fact that the average Jane and John Doe carry an iPhone, Android device, or tablet […]Read more "Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)"
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Free Book Friday!

Congratulations to Wagnerslp! You are the the winner of Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature’s Undead! Please send an email with your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we will get your book in the mail for you! This week we want to make sure your classroom, library, or bookshelf is fully stocked for the start of […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"
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Digital Potpourri 8/14

Shenanigans occurred on the internet over the weekend, and LendInk.com has been taken down as a result. A large number of indi authors were up in arms over perceived copyright violations allegedly perpetrated by LendInk.com. Unfortunately, the authors did not seem to understand that their contracts with B&N and Amazon allow for their books to […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 8/14"