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Charleston Magazine Announces Charleston Fashion Week
Charleston Magazine presents the first annual Charleston Fashion Week (March 20-24, 2007)--a five-night celebration of fashion and Charleston’s burgeoning retail and design community--featuring Laura Bennett of Bravo TV's Project Runway. - March 08, 2007 - Charleston Magazine
Australian Marvel Helps Create Compassion for All Living Creatures
Bringing an understanding of the natural world that is lacking in today’s hectic pace - March 08, 2007 - Koala Jo Publishing
Five New Titles Earn iUniverse Publisher’s Choice Designation
Five outstanding titles earned the coveted iUniverse Publisher’s Choice designation during the month of February 2007. Publisher’s Choice titles are displayed in the author’s local Barnes & Noble bookstore for a minimum of eight weeks. To become eligible for... - March 08, 2007 - iUniverse
wiseGEEK Launches $10,000 Writing Contest
Online Publisher of Questions and Answers Issues Open Call for Submissions - March 08, 2007 - wiseGEEK
PublishAmerica Presents Veiled Souls by Katrin Kassiri and Reza Safarnejad
PublishAmerica is proud to present Veiled Souls by Potomac, Maryland’s Katrin Kassiri and Reza Safarnejad. Veiled Souls is the autobiography of Katrin Kassiri, who was a young girl living in northern Iran prior to and during the Iranian Revolution. A member of the Bahai religion, Katrin was... - March 08, 2007 - PublishAmerica
PublishAmerica Presents Major Obsession by Ray Turner, Ph.D.
PublishAmerica is proud to present Major Obsession by Dedham, MA’s Ray Turner. Major Obsession is the memoirs of an African-American combat medic in Vietnam. Turner shares his Vietnam experiences, how African-American troops were affected by the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr.,... - March 08, 2007 - PublishAmerica
PublishAmerica Presents Car Grease for the Camel by Zia Rehman
PublishAmerica is proud to present Car Grease for the Camel: A Road Journey Across Afghanistan by Bremen, Georgia’s Zia Rehman. The world is very familiar with the scenes of modern Afghanistan, but this remote Central Asian nation was not always the war-torn desert that it currently is. - March 08, 2007 - PublishAmerica
"All In The Family" an Anthology by Janice Sims, Maxine Thompson & Melanie Schuster
All the Johnson sisters come home for the family reunion. Will there be a showdown at the festivities? - March 07, 2007 - Dreams Publishing Company
Gulf Stream Press Announces that IT Service Management Foundations: ITIL® Study Guide is to be Included in EXIN’s Examination Requirements for Foundations Certification
EXIN, the Examination Institute of Information Science, has been accrediting training providers and certifying individuals in IT Service Management and the ITIL materials for more than fifteen years. Gulf Stream Press is very pleased that Ron Palmer’s book is recognized by EXIN as a... - March 07, 2007 - Gulf Stream Press
The New Social Worker Magazine Web Site Adds Features During Social Work Month
The New Social Worker magazine Web site has added the Social Work Podcast and other features during National Social Work Month, which takes place in March. - March 07, 2007 - White Hat Communications
PublishAmerica Presents Out of Iraq by Mahmoud Albayati
PublishAmerica is proud to present Out of Iraq: Escape from Saddam and Al-Qaeda by Middletown, Connecticut author, and former Iraqi citizen, Mahmoud Albayati. In this autobiography, Albayati details the horrors of living under the iron fist of Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime and his... - March 06, 2007 - PublishAmerica
PublishAmerica Presents My Backward Life with Dyslexia by Robert Chilcoate
PublishAmerica is proud to present My Backward Life with Dyslexia by Bowie, Maryland author Robert Chilcoate. Born premature, Robert Chilcoate’s doctor informed his mother that he would not be able to walk or talk and that he would be deaf and blind. After overcoming such obstacles,... - March 06, 2007 - PublishAmerica
Writer’s Digest Partners with Outskirts Press for Writing Competition Publication
High-quality on-demand publisher Outskirts Press will sponsor and publish the 76th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Contest Collection for F&W Publications, Inc. - March 05, 2007 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
Reggae Legend Mikey Dread Announces Collaboration with Insomnia Radio and Dread at the Controls at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
During a presentation recently at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame international reggae legend Mikey Dread announced partnering with Insomnia Radio for the launch of a podcast to highlight the return of roots and cultural reggae to the world stage. Both Mikey Dread and Insomnia Radio, as pioneers in... - March 05, 2007 - Insomnia Radio, LLC
Diane DiResta Named to Enterprising Women National Advisory Board
Enterprising Women Magazine Announces DiResta Communication, Inc. President as Board Member - March 05, 2007 - Enterprising Women
Team Remote ASP Debugger PRO Helps Uncovering Errors in Web Pages
Active Server Pages (ASP) developers who need to work together as a group gain a key development tool: Spline Technologies' Team Remote ASP Debugger PRO, a unique award-winning ASP Debugging software tool that enables Web developers to edit and debug Active Server Pages both remotely and locally, including directly on production servers. - March 04, 2007 - Spline Technologies
JoJo's Dream Cart Kids TV Series Debuts on Hi Tops TV4U.Com Broadband Channel
JoJo's Dream Cart, a new interactive, motivational kids TV show for ages 5 to 10, has debuted on Hi Tops TV4U.Com, a kids broadband channel on the 21 channel TV4U.Com broadband network. The programming is ad supported and on free internet television. A fresh, new approach to kids TV,... - March 04, 2007 - TV4U, LLC
iUniverse Title Featured in Kirkus Discoveries Newsletter
A Letter to Sophie: The Story of an Immigrant by iUniverse author Aziz Anis received a rave review in the February 2007 edition of the Kirkus Discoveries monthly e-newsletter. A Letter to Sophie details Anis’s intriguing life, including his experiences as an Egyptian schoolboy during the... - March 03, 2007 - iUniverse
Cantwell Media Announces New Hire
Sharon Cutler Joins Cantwell Media As Senior Advertising Sales Representative. Senior Advisor Veteran to Drive Company’s Florida Subscription and Advertising Base. - March 03, 2007 - Cantwell Media, LLC
Announcing the End of the Ugly Garden
Any yard or garden can be transformed into a work of art using Lin Wellford's innovative designs for creating inexpensive and attractive garden art. Wellford presents ten complete projects and many more ideas for painting pre-cast cement landscaping elements and ordinary rocks to create a variety of colorful focal points, borders and pathways that are fun and easy to do. - March 01, 2007 - ArtStone Press
Full Surface Publishing Announces the Release of New Blockbuster Book, "Why Are So Many Black Men In Prison?"
A Comprehensive Account Of How And Why The Prison Industry Has Become A Predatory Entity In The Lives Of African-American Men, And How Mass Targeting, Criminalization, And Incarceration Of Black Male Youth Has Gone Toward Creating The Largest Prison System In The World. - March 01, 2007 - Full Surface Publishing
Elderly Comic Deals with Loneliness and Murder in Quirky Mystery
An aging comic and widower finds a new reason to face an empty life in Irv Sternberg’s latest mystery, No Laughing Matter (StarMount Press). You are old only when your regrets replace your dreams. Denver native Izzy Brand ponders this old Yiddish proverb when his best friend’s... - March 01, 2007 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
PinHawk LLC Launches the Hedge Fund NewzDigest
Daily Email Presents News for Hedge Fund Professionals; aggregates news from many electronic sources. Trial subscriptions are available. - March 01, 2007 - PinHawk LLC
Valerie Orsoni Wins 2007 Enterprising Women of the Year Award
President Of MyPrivateCoach Wins Prestigious National Award - March 01, 2007 - Enterprising Women
Print-on-Demand Publishers Answer Al Gore's Plea for Conservation
In the wake of the Academy Awards, print-on-demand publishers follow Al Gore’s lead to protect and conserve Earth’s natural resources by featuring no-waste, no-inventory printing with post-consumer, recycled paper options. - March 01, 2007 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
OpenSystems Publishing Purchases Assets of Mil/Cots Digest - Enhancing Circulation and Expanding New MIL-COTS Products Coverage
OpenSystems Publishing (OSP), LLC, today announced that it has purchased the assets of Mil/Cots Digest. This primarily-product-focused publication brought information and news concerning COTS products and technology to engineers, engineering managers, and program managers in a tabloid format. - February 28, 2007 - OpenSystems Publishing
IT World Canada Acquires Transcontinental Media’s IT Business Group
Combined company to deliver powerful range of print, digital, and live media platforms serving Canada’s information technology community - February 28, 2007 - IT World Canada Inc
iUniverse’s Gedymin to Appear at Whidbey Island Conference
Diane Gedymin, vice president of editorial services for iUniverse, will appear at the upcoming Whidbey Island (Washington) Writers Conference. The conference will take place March 2-4, 2007, with events hosted at various locations on scenic Whidbey Island. Accompanied by publisher Steve Metee... - February 28, 2007 - iUniverse
Smoking Pun Chosen as Foreword Finalist
Literary Journal Risks Wrath of Linguistic Conservatives with Kudos for “Crimes” - February 27, 2007 - Cerebral Market
BankInfoSecurity.com Interviews Doug Johnson, American Banking Association
The largest banking association’s senior policy advisor gave his insights into what financial institutions really need during a podcast with BankInfoSecurity.com. - February 27, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
Historic China vs. USA 1973 Basketball Game on SportsTV4U.Com
SportsTV4U.Com, a free internet television broadband channel, has released the historic 1973 meeting betwen China and the United States in basketball from Bejing, the first athletic contest ever between the two countries. - February 26, 2007 - TV4U, LLC
Making ET (Extraterrestrial) Contact Through Hypnotherapy
Spell-Binding Transcripts of Actual Hypnotherapy Sessions in New Book from Dandelion. - February 25, 2007 - Dandelion Books, LLC
Many People Know a Little About New Orleans as It is Today, But Few Know How This Exciting City Got Its Real Character
"A World Of His Own" (In the Land of the Créoles) is an epic saga of love, marriage and betrayal. The story takes place in New Orleans in the early eighteen hundreds and covers an eight year period. Several historical people are included, Jean Lafitte, Andrew Jackson and others. - February 25, 2007 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
iUniverse’s Driscoll to Speak at Mega Book Marketing
iUniverse President and CEO Susan Driscoll will be a featured speaker at Mega Book Marketing, a publishing industry conference to be held in Los Angeles, March 2-4, 2007. Driscoll’s presentation, “Publishing 101: Which Direction is Best for You?” will take place on Sunday, March 4... - February 24, 2007 - iUniverse
Dub Rascals Volume 2 - Album Release - Little Rascal Records
Dub Rascals Volume 2 on Little Rascal Records presents a diversity of dub and bass music produced by artists from Australia and New Zealand. Bass, skanks, tweaks, reverb and delays are the elements of the music and collaboration is the compilation's main theme. - February 24, 2007 - Little Rascal Records
Twenty-two iUniverse Titles Selected as Finalists in ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards
Twenty-two iUniverse titles have been selected as finalists in ForeWord Magazine's Eighth Annual Book of the Year Awards. For the third year in a row, iUniverse had more finalists in the Book of the Year Awards than any other print-on-demand publisher. ForeWord’s book awards program... - February 23, 2007 - iUniverse
Free Magazine for Sony PSP and Nintendo DS Gamers Launches
HGZine, for handheld gaming, brings top quality editorial to gaming fans of the Sony and Nintendo mobile platforms. - February 22, 2007 - Cranberry Publishing Ltd
New All-In-One Journal, Blogging & Podcasting Software for Windows from Mariner Software
Free public beta of WinJournal 1.0 is now available for download. - February 22, 2007 - Mariner Software
Adoption Today Magazine to Include Hoppenhauer Excerpt
The April/May issue of Adoption Today magazine will feature an excerpt from Adopting a Daughter from China, the latest book from iUniverse author Denise Hoppenhauer. Hoppenhauer’s first book, Adopting a Toddler, was an iUniverse Star title in 2004. Now, she is taking some of the book... - February 22, 2007 - iUniverse
iUniverse Offers Special Promotion for Premier Pro Publishing Package
iUniverse has announced a special introductory promotional offer for its newest and most comprehensive publishing package, Premier Pro. Priced at $1,099, Premier Pro includes free hardcover formatting and one free hardcover book, a custom cover design, an editorial evaluation, professionally... - February 21, 2007 - iUniverse
Playdate Kids New Musical Series to Be Featured on Cover of Publisher’s Weekly
Playdate Kids Publishing is releasing a new musical series of children’s books in late spring of 2007. The first title "The I Like Me Dance" was chosen for the front cover of the February 26th issue of Publishers Weekly. - February 21, 2007 - Playdate Kids Publishing
BankInfoSecurity.com Offers New Webinar on SOX Compliance
SOX compliance is one of the more difficult tasks facing financial institutions. BankInfoSecurity.com offers webinar led by experienced risk management, internal/IT audit and IT compliance professional. - February 21, 2007 - Information Security Media Group
New FileMaker Dummies Book from Author, Timothy Trimble
Timothy Trimble is proud to announce the release of his latest book, “FileMaker Pro Design & Scripting For Dummies”, from Wiley Publishing, Inc. “FileMaker Pro Design & Scripting For Dummies” provides an introduction to the powerful programming tools in FileMaker... - February 21, 2007 - Timothy Trimble
SplineTech JavaScript Debugger PRO Helps Uncover Errors in JavaScript Pages
SplineTech JavaScript Debugger PRO, a unique award-winning Web development tool by Spline Technologies, enables Web developers who have been challenged with resolving JavaScript errors to easily edit and debug JavaScript and VBScript inside HTML pages - without the need for inserting additional lines of code to handle the debugging process. - February 21, 2007 - Spline Technologies
Why Crazee Comics is a Must See at NY Comic Con 2007
The Craze takes New York. Artist Alley A117. The Small press publisher from the NY/NJ area is gearing up to rock the NY Comic Con 2007. With coverage in Licensing Magazine, Royaltie$, The NJ Journal Newspaper and countless radio and television appearances, the publisher has remained focused and determined to make Comic Con and event to remember. - February 20, 2007 - Crazee Comics
Rosalie Stackman Edson Named to Enterprising Women National Advisory Board
Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women magazine, has named Rosalie Stackman Edson as an Enterprising Women National Advisory Board member. Edson is the president and owner of Meadows Office Furniture Company, a full service distributor of contract furniture and related furnishings... - February 20, 2007 - Enterprising Women
Valley Business Partners Wage War Against Payola
Indie Artists Weigh In As They Get Geared To Fight For Their Chance To Be Heard And Seen Though Major Labels Battle Them. - February 20, 2007 - Area726
Seven Titles Earn iUniverse Editor’s Choice Designation
Seven outstanding titles earned the coveted iUniverse Editor’s Choice designation during the week of February 11-17, 2007. The iUniverse Editor's Choice designation recognizes books with editorial integrity. Books receive Editor’s Choice after receiving a positive iUniverse... - February 20, 2007 - iUniverse
New Children’s Book Tells the Story of a Lost Boy and a Magical Firefly
Outskirts Press announces the publication of Aristotle: The Firefly’s Message, the latest highly-anticipated work from Woodbury, MN author Elizabeth M. Brown. - February 19, 2007 - Outskirts Press, Inc.
A Mind Boggling Tale of an Invisible Plotter's Satisfaction
Outskirts Press announces the publication of The Trickster's Delight, the latest highly-anticipated work from St. Marys, PA author Ivana Queen. - February 19, 2007 - Outskirts Press, Inc.