‘Ringsabell Indigo Blue’
• Charismatic, deep indigo blue color
• Laden with pendent, bell-shaped flowers
• Well-behaved in the garden, no rambling
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Will publishers kill Amazon's golden goose?
CBS MoneyWatch
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Amazon, which usually doesn't get too specific about details of its sales, apparently felt the need to crow about the Kindle. The company claims to have sold 1 million a week for the past three weeks. It's hot news, fueled in no small part by the Kindle Fire tablet. But while Amazon congratulates itself and tries to intimidate would-be competitors, publishers are potentially pouring cold water on the retailer's ardor.
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GWA Classroom Podcast #16: Creating Video
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In this episode of GWA's Classroom Podcast, Jean Ann Van Krevelen and Ellen Wells talk about tools for promoting your book online. Join in and learn about both traditional marketing and new marketing tools for building readership on the web.
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E-book readers face sticker shock
The Wall Street Journal
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Cheap new e-readers are expected to be one of the hottest gifts this holiday season. But new owners of Kindles and Nooks may be in for sticker shock on Christmas morning: The price gap between the print and e-versions of some top sellers has now narrowed to within a few dollars — and in some cases, e-books are more expensive than their printed equivalents.
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Sun Gro Horticulture, the supplier trusted by more professional growers, proudly introduces Black Gold Garden Products, a new line of natural and organic potting soils and fertilizers exclusively for IGCs nation-wide, featuring a broad selection of OMRI listings available in turn-key indoor sets and high volume outdoor soils and amendments. more
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GWA Media Awards entry discount ends Dec. 31
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Take advantage of the early entry fee discount by submitting awards entries with a postmark of Dec. 31. Regular entry fees start Jan. 1 through the final entry deadline of Jan. 31, 2012.
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Amazon says long term and means it
The New York Times
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In 1997, the year Amazon.com went public, its chief executive, Jeff Bezos, issued a manifesto: "It's all about the long term," he said. He warned shareholders "we may make decisions and weigh tradeoffs differently than some companies" and urged them to make sure that a long-term approach "is consistent with your investment policy."
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The talk of the industry, The IGC Show continues on into its record 6th year! Make your plans now. August 21-23, 2012. more
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New social media marketing training guide available
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Jean Ann Van Krevelen of White Willow Media has completed the seventh social media training guide for 2011. This free member resource focuses on how to create a social media marketing plan.
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Don't support your local bookseller
Slate
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Amazon just did a boneheaded thing, and it deserves all the scorn you want to heap on it. Recently, the company offered people cash in exchange for going into retail stores and scanning items using the company's Price Check smartphone app. If you scanned a product and then purchased it from Amazon rather than the shop you were standing in, Amazon would give you a 5 percent discount on the sale.
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Just like a work of art by the great Dutch Masters.
Amsterdam is sure to wow you with its sweet flavor.
In our trials this year, Amsterdam had one of the highest
brix levels of all tomato varieties. Brix levels are indicators
of sugar levels in produce. If you like a sweet tasting grape
tomato then you should try Amsterdam. more
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Region I early registration deadline ends Jan. 13
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Register today to attend the GWA Region I meeting at New England Grows in Boston.
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Publishing insider tipped law firms about e-book price fixing
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The decision by major publishers to strike a pricing deal with Apple has been the source of speculation and several antitrust investigations. Now, a new court filing suggests someone inside the industry was leaking the publishers' pricing strategy. In a brief filed in New York federal court, law firm Grant & Eisenhofer said it should get to represent consumers because it has special knowledge about how the scheme took place.
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Who says you have to sacrifice good looks for hardiness? Penstemon ‘Prairie Twilight’ has a myriad of small tubular flowers that put on a dazzling show, and its prairie heritage lets it shrug off nasty winters. Dainty flowers have white tips and throats, and the wide, lance-shaped leaves sit on sturdy, erect stems. Heavy bloomer in May through mid-July. From Blooms of Bressingham®.
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Experimenting with serials for fun and profit
Publishing Perspectives
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Bring up the topic of serials in the writing community (either online or off), and it doesn't take long for someone to invoke the success of Charles Dickens. But does a strategy that surged in popularity during the Victorian Era still have relevance to today's writers and readers? Both new and established authors are finding the answer is a resounding yes, and point to a growing demand for serial work.
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How not to blog: Beginning blogging for authors Part II
Anne R. Allen (blog)
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This is aimed at authors who are trying to build platform. If you're only blogging for yourself and your cat, skip this — you can go watch that DVD again. Note: This is not meant to be taken as dogma. There are exceptions to every rule, and creative people are all about being exceptional. If something different works for you, go for it!
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AzaMax is a concentrated all natural broad spectrum pest control, antifeedant and insect growth regulator, controls pests through starvation and growth disruption for a broad variety of plant applications. Effectively controls spider mites, thrips, fungus gnats, aphids, whiteflies, leaf miners, worms, beetles, leafhoppers, scales, mealy bugs, nematodes and other soil borne pests. Can be applied up to the time or day of harvest. more
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Teachers publish their own textbooks
U.S. News & World Report
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When David Rockwood, a teacher at Payson High School in Utah, decided to combine two of his areas of expertise — athletics and psychology — into a new course, he ran into one major roadblock: There were no sports psychology textbooks targeted to a high school audience. So, he decided to write one himself.
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Landscaping is a top home-improvement priority
Today's Garden Center
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While survey data shows landscaping ranks just eighth among home-improvement priorities, the demand for smaller projects and improvements for smaller spaces is on the rise. Landscaping ranks eighth nationally in top home-improvement priorities according to a study conducted by Houzz, "an online community for home design enthusiasts."
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Garden trends for 2012
American Nurseryman
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In today's world where news travels at the click of a mouse and technology changes at the speed of now, people are finding balance and purpose tapping into the power of plants and cultivating a "new good life." Recent garden trends unveiled at the FloraHolland Trade Fair focused upon the benefits of plants as the 3 V's: Vital, Vogue and Voyage. Plants are necessary for health (Vital); for their versatility and ability to elicit emotions (Vogue); and for their cross cultural influence (Voyage).
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