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Reading Distance: Port Louis, Cairo, Beijing Public Lecture
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Calling All Aspiring Authors!
Publishing Gone APE: What Can Publishers Learn from Self Publishing hosted by Washington Book Publishers Wednesday, September 25th at 6pm The best part of this event? It’s right on campus! The event will be held in Funger Hall room 108 http://socialmediacommunications.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/post-Ape.jpg Co-author Shawn Welch http://files.guykawasaki.com/images/headshots /full/shawn-welch.png Shawn Welch, co-author of APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur- How to…
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