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The fastest way to get your book on a bestseller list? Buy your way on.
That's according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal outlining the dark practice of buying bestselling status. According to the article, at least one marketing firm, ResultSource, charges client-authors thousands of dollars to buy up books en masse ahead of a book's publication date, creating a sales spike that lands the title on coveted bestseller lists.
Phony? You bet.
The paper outlines the story of Soren Kaplan, a first-time business author who used the service to ensure his book, "Leapfrogging," would attain star status.
"Mr. Kaplan purchased about 2,500 books through ResultSource, paying about $22 a book, including shipping, for a total of about $55,000," the Journal reports, adding that he also "paid ResultSource a fee in the range of $20,000 to $30,000."
Thanks to ResultSource's efforts, his book sold 3,000 copies in its first week, enough to hit No. 3 on the Journal's hardcover business best-seller list. (It later hit No. 1 on BarnesandNoble.com.) Sales plummeted after that, dropping off to about 1,000 in the six months following.
The "bought bestsellers" are easy to spot, following a pattern of strong debuts and plunging sales thereafter. As the Journal reported, one title debuted on the WSJ's own bestseller list, only to see a 99 percent drop in sales the following week. Another soared to the top of the list only to have more copies returned than sold – just a week later. Clearly the work of a marketing firm vacuuming up books en masse to ensure bestseller status, even if real people weren't actually buying all those books.
"To add further insult to injury, ResultSource openly lists on its website a number of high-profile titles that have bought these "launch campaigns," as though this practice of buying a spot on a bestseller list is not devious," writes Good E-Reader.
No surprise, the publishing industry isn't pleased.
The practice, writes the WSJ, causes "discomfort among some in the publishing industry who worry that preorders are being corralled and bulk purchases are being made to appear like single sales to qualify for inclusion in best-seller lists, which normally wouldn't count such sales."
At this point, we're wondering what a wad of cash won't buy in the book biz.
First it was book reviews, with some authors hiring private reviewers for a dime to churn out hundreds of positive reviews of their books on Amazon.com and other sites. That mushroomed into competitions between bulk-reviewers, for who could spit out the most reviews in a day or week. Things got uglier when some authors began paying reviewers-for-hire to write nasty, one-star reviews for competing titles.
And now this, that authors can buy their way onto bestseller lists, too. Welcome to the new frontier of publishing, folks. We're disgusted by the practice, which misleads readers and gives undeserved distinctions to authors.
We're not yet sure how honest authors and readers can counter the practice, but Good E-Reader has one idea: "Fortunately, the single most effective source of book discovery according to a large-scale survey by Goodreads is still word of mouth recommendation by ones own circle of friends. With reviews and bestseller lists being transformed into nothing more paid for marketing scams by people looking to make a quick buck, hopefully that word of mouth can travel far enough to make a difference."
Husna Haq is a Monitor contributor.


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The Sabbath and the Temple
November 1, 2013
Every week, Jody Hirsh, the JCC's Judaic Education Director, provides a Judaic message that is featured at the top of the JCC's weekly email newsletter. Below is the Shabbat message for Friday, November 1, 2013.
The Sabbath and the Temple
The destruction of the Temple by the Romans in the year 70 was a great tragedy. We remember the tragedy in our liturgy and in our fast days. But… in a way, if Jerusalem had not been destroyed, we wouldn't have the form of Jewish religion that we have today. The ancient Israelite religion was one of animal sacrifices performed by an elite priesthood, who served as intermediaries for the people in the sight of the Israelite God. The destruction of the Temple and the discontinuation of a consecrated priesthood made a different kind of religion possible: Rabbis instead of Priests, prayer instead of sacrifices, study in the hands of everyone instead of an elite few.
There are remnants of the old Temple-oriented service though – especially on the Shabbat. In the ancient Temple, there were 3 regular sacrifices a day, with an extra sacrifice on the Shabbat. The prayer services in today's Jewish world – 3 services a day – take the place of the sacrifices in ancient times. Today in traditional synagogues there is a "musaf" service – an additional service – on Shabbat. Likewise, in traditional homes, there are two challot (Shabbat loaves) on the Sabbath table – symbolizing the additional sacrifice.
The Shabbat service in the Temple must have been an amazing thing to watch and to hear. The priests and the Levites danced and played musical instruments on the steps of the Temple. The psalms, in fact, were not just poems… they were full musical productions and were performed on the Shabbat:
Praise God in His sanctuary…
Praise him with the blasts of the shofar;
Praise Him with the psaltery and the harp.
Praise him with the timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and the pipe…
Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.
Today in Orthodox synagogues, we no longer play musical instruments on the Sabbath as we do in Reform synagogues – a sign of mourning for the Temple; but, in all synagogues, we sing the Psalms which were sung and danced in the Temple. So . . . the Ancient Temple may not be still with us; but, there is so much that remains from the Ancient Temple Practice.
Shabbat Shalom

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A winner was selected from 60 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
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While snack traditionalists cling desperately to their ketchup and mustard, those possessing progressive taste buds have succumbed to the spicy siren song of Sriracha. What sorcery is this? It's not magic — it's chemistry.
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Pedal America "In Search of the Raystown Ray - Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania" Learn the story of The Allegrippis Trail System at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania as Ira David introduces mountain biking to beginners while hoping to catch a glimpse of this town's version of the Loch Ness Monster. D
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Ask This Old House "Financing Solar Panels; Framing Walls for Basement-Remodeling" Alternative energy expert Ross Trethewey travels to San Francisco to learn about a new way to finance solar photovoltaic panels and then sees them installed. Afterward, general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner frame the walls for a basement remodeling project. D
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Katie Brown Workshop "Best of Holidays" Come home with Katie Brown for the holidays! In the kitchen, she makes delicious recipes destined to become family favorites. Katie decorates the house with advent balls and dresses up artificial trees with her easy faux-real tree project. D
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It's Sew Easy "Sewing for Yourself" We always do projects for our self last, after every other obligation is covered. Today's show encourages you to take a little time for yourself and make something just for you. First, Gretchen Hirsch is back to finish up the buttonholes on her vintage inspired blouse. D
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Donna Dewberry Show "Pillow Talk" Donna shows how to turn plain pillows into designer originals with easy to paint flowers. Then learn how to add a touch of glam using metallic fabric paints and fancy stitches. D
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New Scandinavian Cooking With Tina Nordstrom "Vemdalen: Wild West Cooking" Chef Tina Nordstr�m rides a horse to find mountain lake whitefish. She prepares spicy mountain soup with whitefish over an open fire.G
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Taste This! "Best Lobster Rolls in the City" Join Chef Joe as he travels through NYC and Redhook, Brooklyn, on the hunt for the best lobster rolls. Lobster rolls wouldn't taste the same without Truffle French Fries! When he returns back to the test kitchen, Chef Joe creates his own lobster wraps and pasta dishes!. D
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Art Through Time: A Global View "Cosmology and Belief" Shows how people from different cultures and eras have expressed their ideas about their place in the universe through art - including the Notre Dame Cathedral, creation myths carved into the canoe prows of Pacific Islanders, Yoruba representations of deities called ò risas, and the paintings of contemporary Russian-born artist Vitaly Komar. D
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Art Through Time: A Global View "Death" Reveals how art including the Egyptian Book of the Dead, early American commemorative miniatures, Ga fantasy coffins from Ghana, and luxurious embroideries by contemporary artist Angelo Filomeno help people come to terms with mortality, cope with loss, and express spirituality. D
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French In Action "Fishing for An Invitation II" Robert has been invited to dinner by Madame Courtois. He tries to convince Mireille to get herself invited, too, but she won't commit herself. He then has trouble finding the Courtois's apartment.G
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French In Action "Bills of Fare I" At the Courtois's. Robert is a little irritated by Monsieur Courtois' s fixation on gastronomy. He'd love to take Mireille home, but all he gets a chance to do is ask for her phone number.G
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Unfinished Nation "Best Laid Plans" Republican desire to minimize national government and encourage small town/agrarian lifestyles overtaken during Jefferson's presidency by economic vitality and growth of cities, beginnings of industrialization, the Louisiana Purchase, expansion to the west. Jefferson's embargo in response to Napoleonic Wars hurts economy of northeast. Election of James Madison in 1808; Jefferson lifts embargo as he leaves office. The War of 1812.G
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Biography of America, A "New World Encounters" Professor Miller introduces A Biography of America and its team of historians. The program looks at the beginnings of American history from west to east, following the first Ice Age migrations through the corn civilizations of Middle America, and the explorations of Columbus, DeSoto, and the Spanish. D
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Nursing school is expensive, but there are many nursing financial aid resources available—grants, loans, scholarships, work-study and loan forgiveness programs to hard-working students—you just need to know where to find them.
Nursing grants are a smart way to finance your education because it's "free" money—you don't have to pay back a grant. With over a thousand federal grant programs in the U.S. worth more than $400 billion, securing a student grant can help you save hundreds or even thousands of nursing school dollars. Sure, it takes time and energy to apply for a grant, but the payoff is well worth the effort. Often, schools automatically consider you for grants when you complete a FAFSA and apply to school.
For more information, visit these financial aid resources:
Nursing scholarships can be very competitive, but they do not need to be paid back and are an excellent way to help finance your education. Some nursing scholarships may have restrictions, such as applying to a specific course of study or active involvement in an organization or group.
For nursing students, the professional associations for your specialty may give scholarships to qualified individuals. For example, the Oncology Nursing Society offers scholarships to students pursuing a master's, doctorate or post-master's certificate. Some of the best scholarship resources may include the following:
For more information, visit these nursing scholarship resources:
Work-study programs help students finance their education by working in on-campus jobs, community-related jobs or assisting teachers. Work-study awards typically depend on factors such as level of financial need and school funding availability. Often students choose work study programs that are related to their field of study which, not only helps them finance their education, but also gives them resume experience.
Work-study pays at least the federal minimum wage, and often more, depending on the skills and level of experience needed. You can indicate whether you want to be considered for work-study assistance when completing your FAFSA form.
For more information, visit this work-study resource:
While no one likes to take out a loan, college loans are an investment in your future. The investment you make now will pay big dividends later in higher income, better career opportunities and job satisfaction.
College loans have lower interest because the federal government regulates the maximum interest that lenders can charge on federally guaranteed student loans. This helps make the loans easier to pay-back, which encourages more people to attend school. In addition, loan repayment does not begin until six months after graduation (or when enrollment in school is less than half time).
There is also assistance for borrowers having difficulty repaying their education loans, including deferment and forbearance. These options give borrowers more interest-free time on their loans.
There are different types of loans, including a Stafford Loan, the most common federal student loan available. The Stafford Loan includes the following loan programs:
Both programs are dispersed directly to students, and can be subsidized or unsubsidized, depending on the student's financial situation. Loan amounts are also need-based, and will be distributed accordingly.
Another type of student loan, is a private loan. These loans offer higher limits and no payments until graduation, but interest starts to accrue immediately after the loan is distributed. Private student loans can be made out to either students or parents.
You do need to complete federal forms, such as the FAFSA to get private loans. Eligibility often depends on you or your parents' credit score, and your chances of being approved for a private loan are better if your credit score is above 650. Interest rates and fees are based on your credit score, so it is often better to apply with a cosigner to achieve a lower rate.
PLUS loans are through FFEL and Direct Loan programs, but they are geared toward parents. In order to qualify for this type of loan, you must be a dependent student enrolled at least half time in your undergraduate education, and your parent has to apply for the loan.
This loan also requires a good credit score, and there is a yearly limit. This limit is equal to your school costs minus other financial assistance you receive. In addition to the loan limit, the first payment is due 60 days after the loan is distributed with a small fee that your parents are required to pay (which is usually less than four percent of the loan).
Graduate and professional degree students are now eligible to borrow under the PLUS Loan program, under the same terms and conditions. This program is referred to as the Graduate PLUS Loan program.
Loan forgiveness programs, also referred to as loan repayment programs, help students pay back their nursing college loans as they work in a nursing setting. These programs are an ideal type of financial aid, because you can gain valuable nursing experience in a hospital setting, get paid for your work and get reimbursed for your nursing school education.
The loan forgiveness program is funded by government agencies to help areas in the country that are desperate for nurses. So, in exchange for nursing services, the program offers to pay back or forgive student loan debt—usually at least one year of student loans is forgiven for each year the nurse serves in the area of need. This is a great way for you to get out of financial debt while gaining valuable nursing experience.
For more information, visit these loan forgiveness resources:
Learn more about nursing school financial aid and get resources for nursing scholarships and grants to help you focus on learning instead of paying your education.
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Once hailed, now failed: Formula One's KERS kinetic energy recovery system appears to be surging towards the scrapheap at the end of the season.
Offering drivers a brief boost of power at the push of a button, KERS was introduced this year as greener technology that would help Formula One to move away from its gas-guzzling image, contribute to road car development and liven up the sport with more overtaking.
It has not worked out that way, even if there have been a few highlights such as world champion Lewis Hamilton's ultimately unsuccessful KERS-propelled surge into the first corner at the Nuerburgring last weekend.
Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali said on Sunday that the champions had frozen development of a system that stores energy generated by the car's brakes and makes it available as a burst of extra power for overtaking or to stave off a rival.
It has been used by only four of the 10 teams since the Australian season-opener in March.
None of the four -- Ferrari, McLaren, BMW-Sauber and Renault -- have won a race with it and only Ferrari have stepped on to the podium. All have spent millions of dollars on development.
The Formula One Teams Association (FOTA), whose eight members include all the manufacturer-owned teams, have agreed to jettison the system for 2010 even if it remains in the regulations as an option at present.
"We have discussed the KERS issue within FOTA and we had a majority agreement not to use KERS next year," said BMW-Sauber team boss Mario Theissen, one of the system's biggest backers when it was introduced.
"We had supported KERS but we have committed to the agreement...so we will not run KERS and there was no FOTA member voting for KERS," he said.
BMW finished third in last year's constructors' championship with 135 points but have scored just eight this season. Between them, the four KERS teams have fewer points than Brawn's championship leader Jenson Button after nine races.
At last month's British Grand Prix, Ferrari were the only team to use KERS.
Theissen hesitated to call it a failure, however.
"I still think that KERS would have been very good, not just for BMW as a manufacturer but also for Formula One as a whole because it is a very credible piece of innovation relevant to future road cars which Formula One has pioneered and really pushed forward," he said.
"We are using it, we have transferred it into road car projects already," he added. "All the guys who have done the Formula One system are working on road car projects now. So this really could have been a big story for Formula One."
The problem, he said, was that the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) agreed to make use of the system voluntary.
While that helped teams such as championship leaders Brawn GP, who were left without a KERS system when Honda withdrew, it has worked against those carmakers who spent heavily on the technology and believed it would ultimately give them an advantage.
Toyota and Williams are among those to develop systems that have yet to be raced.
"In terms of competitiveness it is no coincidence probably that all the four top teams of the past three years have gone backwards collectively," said Theissen.
"It's been these four teams that have come up with KERS and what we have learned is that if you want to pioneer an innovation, you have to fully back it. If you do it optionally, it won't work, it won't fly. You have to make it mandatory."
Mercedes have been credited with the most efficient and reliable KERS system but their car has struggled for pace.
"If we didn't have KERS, then the overall packaging of the car would change and there would be some pluses from that but overall we have a good benefit," said McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh.
"It is our intention at the moment to continue running KERS for the rest of the year.
"The alternative strategy is to redesign the whole car without KERS and that takes a lot of resource and frankly would detract from next year's programme."
Mercedes motorsport head Norbert Haug said KERS gave Hamilton three-and-a-half tenths of a second per lap at the Nuerburgring last weekend but Whitmarsh recognised the advantage had to go.
"KERS is still in the regulations for next year but we have accepted that part of the new era of Formula One has got to be cooperation among the teams; you've got to sometimes forego your short-term self interest in the interests of the sport," the Briton told reporters.
"We've accepted that the majority of teams in Formula One do not want to have KERS and therefore we are willing to sacrifice the advantage that we have at the moment."
Williams, a team who keep a very close eye on costs, have been developing their own flywheel version of KERS but have yet to race it. Team boss Frank Williams said all is not lost, however.
"It has very useful and truly interesting commercial applications. It's got its own life in that direction," he said.


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Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow | Exhibitions | FEARLESS GENIUS: THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION IN SILICON VALLEY 1985-2000
I'm thrilled to announce the world premier exhibition of my project "FEARLESS GENIUS: THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION 1985-2000" which is opening at the Moscow Photobiennale, March 29th, at the Central Exhibition Hall on Red Square. In addition, I'm giving a lecture on the 31st on my work documenting the digital revolution at Skolkovo Innovation Centre and Institute of Science and Technology. This is a project I've been working on for decades, which all began when Steve Jobs let me shadow him for three years, and includes a documentary film, app, book and educational program.
This show was a fantastic surprise and came at just the right moment. I have to thank Olga Sviblova, director of MAMM, for choosing this material, and Jean Jacques Naudet for his championing it on La Lettre de la Photographie .
I've been working for a few years to edit and scan the work which has been insanely difficult because I shot so much stuff. 250,000 negs were counted by the master picture editor Karen Mullarkey who has been working on this since 2004 when Stanford University Libraries acquired the archive. If you're in Moscow then please come to both.


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While some students are out soaking up the sun on their April school vacation, others are working diligently to create new pieces of theater.
Students from across the state have come together to workshop new plays written by their peers. Rehearsing daily at imPossible Dream in Warwick, the students are editing, tweaking, staging and finalizing their new dramatic endeavors.
The program is coordinated by Rhode Island Youth Theater (RIYT), and is modeled after the process professional playwrights undergo when taking a play from page to stage.
The Young PlayRIYTs program is offered free to teen playwrights, who are matched with an adult theater educator mentor.
Thirteen-year-old Mitchell Cardone, a seventh grader at Quest Montessori school, wrote a play called "The Sherwood Forest." It's an adaptation of Robin Hood that tells of the character's life before he became the famous knave that "stole from the rich and gave to the poor."
Cardone and two of his peers approached Ann O'Grady, executive director of RIYT, two years ago with the idea to start a program for young students interested in playwriting. Since then, he's been busy working on "Sherwood Forest," which is nearly finished.
"It's a nice experience for young people," he said about the Young PlayRIYTs program. Cardone's play, along with a handful of other student-written pieces, will be performed in a showcase at imPossible Dream Friday at 7 p.m.
"It's a reflection of you up on that stage," said Cardone, who will play Robin Hood.
Other students will round out the cast, some of whom wrote plays themselves.
"It's about a refrigerator," thirteen-year-old Rebecca Malachowksi said of her play. Malachowski's play personifies the foods in the fridge, basing their personalities on different types of high school students.
"It's about how they learn how to love each other," she said.
Warwick brother and sister duo Brian and Courtney Roque each wrote a play for the showcase this week.
Courtney, a 16-year-old junior at LaSalle, wrote a play about a boy who visits Rocky Point.
"His parents met there, but now they're separating," she said. As the boy encounters different objects at the park, he brings to life memories from his parents' past. Courtney, who was born after the park closed, said she learned a lot about Rocky Point through her research.
Brother Brian wrote a play called "Nursery Crimes," a comedy about a detective who finds a nursery rhyme book in his new home.
"He gets sucked into the book," he said.
Brian's play is a work in progress, but he will present five pages of the script at Friday's showcase.
Twelve-year-old Jaylen Brout of Warwick wrote a play about a boy who befriends a ghost.
"But it's really just an imaginary friend," he said.
All of the plays written will come to life on Friday. Directed by O'Grady and fellow theater educator Nancy Hillner, the shows will be acted out entirely by teens and pre-teens.
Cardone, who said he has been acting since he can remember, is excited to see his creation come to life. He's already brainstorming another play, a la "Noises Off," where the bulk of the dramatic action takes place behind the scenes of a show-within-a-show.
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts sponsored the program, and O'Grady is thrilled to help facilitate and encourage the students' creativity.
"Who knows, maybe one of them will go on to become a professional playwright one day," she said.
For more information on the Young PlayRIYTs program, Friday's showcase or Rhode Island Youth Theatre, visit www.RIYT.org or email email@example.com.


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Winners and Losers: New Notes for Steinway
Steinway Pianos had a blockbuster week but others weren't so lucky. David Benoit joins MoneyBeat.
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