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IBPA Report from the 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference

The 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference brought 13,000 attendees and 5,500 exhibitors to Las Vegas from June 26 – July... Read more »

Comment | July 14, 2014, 9:00 am

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How to Drive More YouTube Views With Pinterest

Do you want more people to watch yourvideos? Have you thought of integrating yourYouTube channel with your Pinterestaccount? When you combine the power... Read more »

Comment | July 11, 2014, 11:28 am

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Amazon Pressing U.K. Publishers on Range of Issues

After disclosures over the weekend that the hurdles in the Amazon-Hachette dispute center on charges for such things as pre-order buttons,... Read more »

Comment | July 10, 2014, 11:30 am

How To Self-Publish Your Creative Projects

Comment | July 10, 2014, 8:36 am

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5 Kick In The Pants Tips About Guest Blogging You Need To Know

It’s certainly no secret to today’s writers that guest blogging provides a great way to build their platform and amplify... Read more »

Comment | July 9, 2014, 2:48 pm

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D360 sells kids shows to digital and TV platforms

As it continues to pick up sales in the growing digital media space, Toronto, Canada-based Distribution360 announces it has sold... Read more »

Comment | July 9, 2014, 12:31 pm

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Will digital eat the children’s media world? ‘It’s totally going to happen!’

Are these the best of times or the worst of times for the children’s entertainment industry? A panel session at... Read more »

Comment | July 8, 2014, 3:00 pm

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Malorie Blackman: ‘I love gadgets, but e-reading has to be carefully handled’

Author and Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman is enthusiastic about the potential for children to read books digitally, but thinks the... Read more »

Comment | July 8, 2014, 11:24 am

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It’s All About Community! Facebook Groups to Join

From The Children’s Book Academy: Being a writer is lonely.   It’s hard talking about writing with people that aren’t writers.... Read more »

Comment | July 8, 2014, 11:20 am

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BAFTA: A Year Review

If you think BAFTA is about one Awards ceremony a year, think again: our year is packed with film, television... Read more »

Comment | July 7, 2014, 12:30 pm

How To Write Fast: 8 Secrets To Better, Quicker Content Creation

Comment | July 7, 2014, 10:16 am

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Introducing a brand new IBPA member benefit!

Dear *|FNAME|*, Exciting things are happening! Today, IBPA is pleased to announce an innovative new member benefit: a cloud-based e-learning platform that integrates social media techniques... Read more »

Comment | July 7, 2014, 9:00 am

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YouTube, apps and Minecraft: digital kids and the future of children’s media

In 2014, children are playing Minecraft, watching YouTube and playing with apps – but they’re also still reading books, watching... Read more »

Comment | July 5, 2014, 6:50 pm

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Digital Kids: how children are using devices, apps and media in 2013

A day-long liveblog covering the latest research, trends and views on children’s changing media habits… Read the full blog here.

Comment | July 5, 2014, 6:47 pm

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Stars Shake Up the President’s Program

The President’s Program at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition began as a calm affair, with this year’s award-winning... Read more »

Comment | July 3, 2014, 11:41 am

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Icons of Animation: William Joyce, Peter de Sève, Carlos Nine, and Bill Plympton

The Society celebrates the work of four iconic illustrators- Peter de Sève, William Joyce, Carlos Nine, and Bill Plympton –... Read more »

Comment | July 3, 2014, 11:35 am

Dust or Magic AppCamp 2014: The ABCs of Making and Selling Kids Category Apps

Comment | July 2, 2014, 10:08 am

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Writing as the Biggest Gamble of All: ALA Las Vegas is Here!

Kids don’t picture their librarians hanging out at a slot machine. But, I’m telling you, it could happen this week.... Read more »

Comment | July 1, 2014, 1:00 pm

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First Line/paragraphs from Crystal Kite Finalists Part 3

The annual Crystal Kite Award is a peer-given award to recognize great books from 15 SCBWI regional divisions around the... Read more »

Comment | July 1, 2014, 12:00 pm

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Building A Platform

I want to touch on something that everyone is hearing about right now. PLATFORM BUILDING. I’m going to start with... Read more »

Comment | July 1, 2014, 7:07 am