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Month: October 2018

Researchers Develop Memory Aiding Typeface

Researchers Develop Memory Aiding Typeface

In the Seybold Report newsletter, we love reporting on typefaces, especially history of type design and new typefaces. I laughed out loud when I learned about this new one (see below), and, of course, we had to share the news with the Seybold Report subscribers in the last issue (18.19) of the newsletter, which published earlier this month. “Researchers Doctor Janneke Blijlevens and Doctor Jo Peryman from RMIT’s Behavioral Business Lab (Melbourne, Australia) collaborated with the School of Design to…

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Self-Publishing Authors Set Record! More than One Million Books Self-Published in 2017

Self-Publishing Authors Set Record! More than One Million Books Self-Published in 2017

Congratulations to self-publishing book authors for making 2017 a record breaking year in terms of raw output! Bowker has published a study on just how prolific these authors were last year. Here is how the company describes the impressive growth rate: “The clear message communicated by the 2017 data is self-publishing is still evolving, still growing at a rapid pace, and shows no signs of slowing down. The largest increase was in print books, showing an increase of 38%…Self-publishing grew…

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Signal Boosting: Copycat Recruiting Sites Targeting Our Military

Signal Boosting: Copycat Recruiting Sites Targeting Our Military

Wanted to do a little signal boosting here as this recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) news is important. Apparently, there are incredibly sick and devious people out there who have put together fake job recruiting sites targeting our military! From the September news brief from the FTC: Service members understand the serious responsibility of enlisting in the armed forces. But some companies may try to take advantage. If you or a loved one is visiting military recruiting Web sites to…

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