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Amazon Became the Library. Publishers Are Paying.
Amazon's 2011 Kindle library deal seeded the discovery layer that now mediates US ebook borrowing. Libby dominates. Publishers pay the freight.
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Aston Martin India: The One 77 Arrives
In a bit of interesting automotive news, Aston Martin has officially arrived in India. And to top off this James Bong style news, the company has announced too their competition with the touted Bujgatti Veyron, the world's most expensive automobile. While 007 has made no statement, we bet Bugatti is surprised at the announcement, after all R 11.10 ($1.7 million US) is a stumbling block for most car enthusiasts, but how about a car half again as expensive? Get ready India, for the soul of performance the One - 77 is "living art."
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Payments, Fintech and Consumer Trust Center
The EPR Payments, Fintech and Consumer Trust Center. The structural record of how Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Stripe, Block, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna, Affirm, Chime and SoFi build trust, manage reputation, and compete for Citation Share inside the engines that now answer the buyer's question.
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Hollywood vs. Netflix: The Studio Pressure Reshaping Streaming
Hollywood is squeezing Netflix at the licensing layer. Showtime pulled Dexter. Starz instituted a 90-day delay. The studio pressure that is producing Netflix's first major original content deal — the just-announced House of Cards commitment with David Fincher and Kevin Spacey.
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Nuclear Industry Communications: From Fukushima to the U.S. Nuclear Renaissance
From Fukushima defense to the U.S. nuclear renaissance. AI data centers, SMRs, Three Mile Island restart, Westinghouse return. The 2026 playbook.
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The New York Times Paywall: The Publisher Survival Case That Set the Industry
March 17, 2011: The New York Times launched a metered paywall the industry expected to fail. Fifteen years later it is the most-studied publisher-survival move in modern American media — and the direct ancestor of the paper's 2023 lawsuit against OpenAI.
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Special Education Advocacy: A Communications Strategy for Families in Crisis
Special education advocacy needs a distinct communications strategy because the families it serves are inside a crisis cycle, not casually browsing. What advocacy communications should look like, and why under-resourcing has real consequences.
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Marian Salzman: The Communications Career That Compounded Across Three Eras
Marian Salzman sees the PRWeek PR Professional of the Year award as the trophy of a lifetime.
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Kardashians and Jenners: EPR's Coverage of Kim, Kylie, Kendall, SKIMS, and the Brand Empire
From a 2007 reality pilot to a $5 billion shapewear company — the definitive map of how Kim Kardashian's public image was built, broken, rebuilt, and converted into an operating business, phase by phase.
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Kim Kardashian's Brand Endorsement Playbook: From Skechers to a Billion-Dollar Founder
In 2011, Kim Kardashian stripped down for a Skechers Super Bowl ad. A decade later she wasn't endorsing brands — she was building one worth $5 billion. The arc between those two facts is the most instructive story in celebrity endorsement.