 Stuff.co.nz (blog) |
Game labels: a developer's viewpoint
Stuff.co.nz (blog) Yesterday, I spoke to Mario Wynands, the managing director of Sidhe Interactive in Wellington, about the Office of Film and Literature Classification suggestion that all games be submitted for classification to the office. Here are his thoughts from a … Ratings change will lead to fewer games in NZ warns industry |
 Los Angeles Times |
Amazon thanks California affiliates by terminating their accounts
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) For years, Amazon has enjoyed an unfair advantage over brick-and-mortar stores. A large part of Amazon's overwhelming success in the marketplace can be attributed to the fact that it skirts the sales tax in most states. Until now, California was one of … Colorado budget makers look toward California and its tax battle with Amazon Small Web firms caught in "Amazon tax" fight Hooray For Amazon! |
 The Express Tribune |
Children's literature: What's in a magazine for children?
The Express Tribune There was dire need update and modernise children literature for children. He made a presentation about children literature in Punjab. “There are 14 journals for 40 million children in the Punjab,” he said. Shamshad Qureshi, a child protection … |
 USA Today |
Scientology Literature Declared Extremist
The Moscow Times A Moscow region court has declared books and brochures by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard as extremist, the Prosecutor General's Office said in a statement Thursday. The Shchyolkovo town court, at the request of local prosecutors, … Russian court bans Scientology books |
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Martin Amis Ex Recalls '60s Acid Trip, Randy Parents, Cote d'Azur: Books
Bloomberg The cover jacket of "The House in France: A Memoir" by Gully Wells. Source: Random House via Bloomberg Gully Wells, author of "The House in France: A Memoir." Photographer: Brigitte Lacombe/Random … |
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How Twitter and YouTube Took Unfinished Book to No.1
Wall Street Journal With "The Fault in Our Stars," the author has overtaken hot books by Suzanne Collins and Laura Hillenbrand. His book won't be published until the spring of next year. It helped that Mr. Green, a 33-year-old who first gained attention in 2005 with his … |
 PR Web (press release) |
Piracy – A Two Edged Sword?
American University Intellectual Property Brief Some authors have gone so far as to make their books available for free online. For example, science fiction writer Neil Gaiman took this approach and found that sales of his book had increased by 300% in one month. Encouraged by the experiences of … #1 New York Times Bestseller Signs With Krupp Kommunications (K2) |
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Shopkeepers cave in to a new generation of book burners
New Zealand Herald If there was one industry you'd expect to champion the right to free speech it's the book trade. But this week, even iconic Auckland bookseller Unity Books succumbed to the baying of the Facebook mob and slapped a ban on the … |
 Yahoo! Sports (blog) |
Report says Nets made money in 2004, despite what the team's books said
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Deadspin.com has gotten its hands on the Nets' books from 2003 to 2006 and offers a fascinating explanation of how a team can claim to be losing money even when it actually makes a profit. According to the story, the Nets claimed to lose $27.6 million … A tutorial on how NBA owners legally cook the books |
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Poetry event aims to raise interest in literature
Gulf Today Ataya stated that this event is aimed at developing an interest and love for literature in the hearts of our children, and to raise awareness in the community on the importance of having a confidant command of our mother tongue, particularly with the … |
