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In order to research on whether or not my editorial idea would be viable, I will examine my editorial niche from several factors that would impact my book publishing market. First and foremost, the author of the book would be considered as the main factor that decide whether the books would have potential profitability. Woll also demonstrates that the well-known authors or authors with celebrity status are able to gain visibility in the marketplace. (Woll, 2014, p22) I will focus my research on…

a single shard by linda sue park tree ear is the main character in a single shard is named after mushroom that grew on tree trunks. crane man, another main character in the story, is a old wise man that tree ear lives with and he feeds tree ear as long as tree ear can still do work like chopping wood or harvesting food. they live in ch'ulp'o a potters village which is famous for celadon ware. but the most brilliant potter of them all in the village is min. tree ear loves to watch from a…

Toni Morrison Toni Morrison, born Chloe Anthony Wofford, was born on February 18th, 1931. She is an 86 year old novelist, poet, editor and professor. When she was in first grade she was overlooked because of her skin color, but was actually the only kid in her class who could read. Because of her ability to read so well when she was young, she was an honors student and graduated from her high school in 1949. She started her career in 1949 at Howard University in Washington D.C.. She attended…

Writing Life This sucks! That is what I would have said a couple of years ago. Writing has become more important to me in the last couple of years. When I was younger I would write here and there of just stories, but when it came to writing an assignment, I never wanted to do it. From when I was young to now I still have not written a lot. I tend to struggle to complete my own works, but when it came to school all I needed to do was research in order to write what I thought was a good paper. I…

can be occupied by agents and organizations, and in which the position of any agent or organization depends on the type and quantity of resources or ‘capital’ they have at their disposal.” (Thompson 3-4). The field is the specific structure of a publishing house’s world with staff that has specific tasks with their jobs in order to maintain relationships so the capitals can thrive. There are five capitals that are involved with books: economic, human, social, symbolic, and intellectual…

Introduction This paper evaluates resources using three pieces of literature. All three literature works are on the topic of single parent families. It focuses on the emotional, physical, and mental effects between single parents and their children. The first evaluation is an article from a website. The title is “Single-parent families” and has no author. The second evaluation is on a magazine article, “Understanding Single Parent Families” by Kirsten Schuder from Lifestyle magazine. The final…

Attempting to uphold the gates There remain a number of journalists who are against the use of UGC. Many journalists believe that the allowing UGC of any form devalues the brand of the publication (Singer & Ashman, 2009). The journalists are wary of any potential influence UGC might have on what professional journalists write (Singer & Ashman, 2009). This is because the journalists feel a sense of responsibility for upholding standards through gate-keeping and believe that since amateurs do not…

everything else she managed to finish the novel and win some awards. She received the Midwest Independent Publisher’s Award in 2015 for the cover design and made the 2015 Book Viral “Shortlist” of authors. ("Re: Student”) Book Viral is an online company in the UK and The Uncommitted was ranked 50 of more than 1000 novels that were submitted in 2015. (“Re: Student”) Margaret’s inspiration for her novel was her mother who passed of pancreatic cancer as well as her father. She…

businesses, business model specifies how the company makes money. When businesses are established they describe in details the architecture of value creation and mechanism they will use to capture that value. This is done through management’s hypothesis on what the customer wants, how they want it, and how the company will best create a structure that meets those needs and make a profit. Essentially the success of the business depends on how well the company meets the needs of its customers and…

According to priceonomics.com the College Board recently estimated that the average student spends upwards of $1,200 per year on textbooks. (This figure is much higher for students at for-profit colleges and trade schools.) Between 2002 and 2013, the price of college textbooks rose 82 percent — nearly three times the rate of inflation, according to a recent study by the Government Accountability Office. That is a lot of money for a college student but what makes it even a hard spent money is you…