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Writing About Your Mother and/or Father
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From the President's Desk

No eBooks in Libraries is A License to Steal (Books)

By Salley Shannon

When it comes to public library use of eBooks, we writers are in a pickle. We are insatiable readers, every one of us. We love libraries. Yet the publishers who midwife our books seem poised to kill off, or else severely limit, eBook lending in our nation's public libraries.

If there is one certainty in book publishing today, it's that publishers feel like the guy in the movie sword fight: back against the wall and myriad contenders taking cuts at him. Publishers are worried about staying alive.

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Today's Society News: From the pages of the ASJA Monthly:
Among hundreds of farms in New England, only a small percentage engage in active agricultural tourism (a.k.a. Agritourism), the focus of a new iPhone app written by Rebekah L Fraser. "New England Farm Tours" shares the fun and challenging experiences of farm life.
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Cathy Chatfield-Taylor: based: Florida
Subject Specialties: Architecture, engineering, construction, Infrastructure, more ...
Skills and Media: Trend stories, case studies, how-to articles, website content ...
Periodicals: Wall Street Journal Special Advertising Sections, CE News, more ...
Books: The Year in Infrastructure ...
Online: Vector1Media.com
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Cinda Chavich: based: Alberta, Canada
Subject Specialties: Travel, food, wine ...
Skills and Media: newspaper, magazine and radio journalist, cookbook author ...
Periodicals: Globe and Mail, Canadian Geographic Travel, Chatelaine ...
Books: 200 Best Pressure Cooker Recipes; others ...
Online: globeandmail.com, cbc.ca, mochasofa.ca, avenuecalgary.com
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Mary Jane Checci: based: Maryland
Subject Specialties: How To: Pets ...
Skills and Media: Books and Articles: Nonfiction, How-To ...
Periodicals: Dog and Kennel; Pet Life; Big Apple Parent; Washington Woman ...
Books: The 50+ Dog Owner: Complete Dog Parenting for Baby Boomers ...
Online: PetCity.com
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Caren Chesler: based: New Jersey
Subject Specialties: Crime, law enforcement, investigative reporting, more ...
Periodicals: New York Times, Popular Mechanics, Salon, Bloomberg Business News
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