Richard Curtis

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• FlixChatter Spotlight: Vicar of Dibley Christmas Special

  
  FlixChatter — Authority: 422
  It’s what our local newspaper call a very Messy Christmas today with nonstop icky snow and sleet outside. There’s already at least a foot of snow already on the ground, our grill and plastic chairs on the deck are buried in snow, and so are most cars parked outside.Some of you are spending time with [...]
  13 hours ago

• 2009: A Year’s Worth of Interviews – The Top 100 Quotes

  
  Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog — Authority: 530
  Some people think that the life of a work-at-home entertainment writer is one of the most lax jobs out there, since the perception is generally is that all you do is sit around and watch DVDs, occasionally venture out of the house to see movies or concerts, and then sit in front of the computer and write about them. ...
  2 days ago

• The Eternal Mystery of Jesus

  
  E-Reads — Authority: 567
  As we count down the days until Christmas, age-old questions about the true identify of Jesus loom over our spiritual consciousness. Max Dimont’s Appointment in Jerusalem clarifies the questions themselves, and speculates on some intriguing answers as well. Was Jesus a Zealot plotting to overthrow Roman ...
  3 days ago

• canine freestyle teacher coming to Australia

  
  my dog — Authority: 120
  Richard Curtis , canine freestyle instructor from the UK, is coming to Australia next year, and Penny and I have booked in for his seminar. Im excited and nervous already, so I dont know how Ill be feeling by next April, when hell be in Melbourne. Hsin-Yi , if you are reading this, hell be in Brisbane in April ...
  3 days ago

• Ticked Off about Delayed Release of E-Book Reprint? Enhancements Will Make It Worth Waiting For

  
  E-Reads — Authority: 567
  In July of 2008, about nine months after the first season of Mad Men ended, Lionsgate, the hit television shows producer, released the DVD. It not only carried all 13 episodes but a number of special features as well. Among them were audio commentaries on each episode; a "featurette" exploring the world of Mad Men ...
  4 days ago

• Ticked Off about Delayed Release of E-Book Reprint? Enhancements Will Make It Worth Waiting For

  
  Publishing in the 21st Century — Authority: 112
  In July of 2008, about nine months after the first season of Mad Men ended, Lionsgate, the hit television shows producer, released the DVD. It not only carried all 13 episodes but a number of special features as well. Among them were audio commentaries on each episode; a "featurette" exploring the world of Mad Men ...
  4 days ago

• Richard Curtis Verses the Publishing Industry, 2009

  
  Publishing in the 21st Century — Authority: 112
  For seven or eight years in the mid 1980s and early 90s Publishers Weekly ran literary agent Richard Curtiss end-of-the-year summary, in tongue-in-cheek verse, of the highlights and lowlights of the year in the publishing industry. The annual rhymes carried such titles as, "Merger, He Wrote," (1986), "Wedding Bells ...
  4 days ago

• Richard Curtis Verses the Publishing Industry, 2009

  
  E-Reads — Authority: 567
  For seven or eight years in the mid 1980s and early 90s Publishers Weekly ran literary agent Richard Curtiss end-of-the-year summary, in tongue-in-cheek verse, of the highlights and lowlights of the year in the publishing industry. The annual rhymes carried such titles as, "Merger, He Wrote," (1986), "Wedding Bells ...
  5 days ago

• London, A Town Called "Sue", Rethinks Medieval Libel Laws

  
  E-Reads — Authority: 567
  Last fall our piece about Britains outrageous libel laws ( Cant Sue for Libel in US? Take Your Beef to Britain, Libel Capital of the World ) got a lot of attention, and perhaps some of the howls of horror it provoked were heard across the pond. "Embarrassed by London’s reputation as a town called sue and by ...
  1 week ago

• Separation of E-Book Rights: Publishers Worst Nightmare

  
  Publishing in the 21st Century — Authority: 112
  Publishers are fighting the last war, but theyd better turn their heads forward if they dont want to lose the next one. The notice served by Random House to authors and agents, vowing to protect its backlist from predatory e-book developers, focused so much attention on previously published books that just about ...
  1 week ago

• Separation of E-Book Rights: Publishers Worst Nightmare

  
  E-Reads — Authority: 567
  Publishers are fighting the last war, but theyd better turn their heads forward if they dont want to lose the next one. The notice served by Random House to authors and agents, vowing to protect its backlist from predatory e-book developers, focused so much attention on previously published books that just about ...
  1 week ago

• Two-Screen Hybrid E-Textbook: Nice Try But Were Holding Out for the Tablet

  
  E-Reads — Authority: 567
  For years weve been wondering when schools would figure out that any e-book smaller than a tablet would simply not be feasible for the student market. Anne Eisenberg of the New York Times writes about an effort by one company, enTourage Systems, to produce a two-screen tablet-sized device called the "eDGe". Its ...
  1 week ago

• Random Serves Notice on Would-Be E-Interlopers

  
  Publishing in the 21st Century — Authority: 112
  Like a wolf marking its territory against rivals, Random House served unequivocal notice today on what it perceives as potential e-poachers seeking a loophole in Randoms definition of "book". The warning was embedded in a letter from Random CEO Markus Dohle mailed or emailed to literary agents describing the companys ...
  2 weeks ago

• Random Serves Notice on Would-Be E-Interlopers

  
  E-Reads — Authority: 567
  Like a wolf marking its territory against rivals, Random House served unequivocal notice today on what it perceives as potential e-poachers seeking a loophole in Randoms definition of "book". The warning was embedded in a letter from Random CEO Markus Dohle mailed or emailed to literary agents describing the companys ...
  2 weeks ago

• Kassia, Nat Sobel Debate Delayed E-Prints

  
  E-Reads — Authority: 567
  Kassia Krozser, whose Booksquare blog (in her own words) "dissects the publishing industry with love and skepticism," has dissected Nat Sobels plea to publishers to withhold e-book reprints of hardcovers, and she bluntly declares "You are wrong." In a two-part posting, Responding to Nat Sobel, Cranky-Style , she ...
  2 weeks ago

• The God of Dumb Names Strikes Again

  
  E-Reads — Authority: 567
  How much money goes into developing an e-book reader or a reading software program? Millions of dollars, certainly. You would think that investors and developers would want to do everything in their power to protect their investment, right? And when it came to naming their device they would use the same skill and ...
  2 weeks ago

• S&S, Hachette and Other Heavy Hitters Support Delay of E-Reprint

  
  E-Reads — Authority: 567
  Literary agent Nat Sobels challenge to publishers to hold back e-book reprints of hardcover books has flushed out position statements by two major figures in the trade book industry: Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy and Hachette Book Group CEO David Young. Theyre both in favor of it. Jeffrey A. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Agent Nat Sobel Challenges Publishers to Hold Back E-Reprints

  
  E-Reads — Authority: 567
  Literary agent Nat Sobel, one of the most respected figures in his field, has issued an appeal to book industry leaders urging them to resist the temptation to release e-book reprints of hardcover books too early . Noting with alarm that movie exhibitors had recently pulled a film after learning that an early release ...
  2 weeks ago

• Agent Nat Sobel Challenges Publishers to Hold Back E-Reprints

  
  Publishing in the 21st Century — Authority: 112
  Literary agent Nat Sobel, one of the most respected figures in his field, has issued an appeal to book industry leaders urging them to resist the temptation to release e-book reprints of hardcover books too early . Noting with alarm that movie exhibitors had recently pulled a film after learning that an early release ...
  2 weeks ago

• Pirate Radio – Review

  
  KillerFilm — Authority: 541
  The 1960s are arguably one of the most influential times in rock and roll. Many great bands spawned from the decade, but the freedom to listen to them was not always intact for everyone. This is the premise of Pirate Radio as we follow the boat called Radio Rock that illegally broadcasts a 24/7 rock station to the ...
  3 weeks ago

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