TED Talks
TED: Beethoven the businessman | José Bowen
The revolution that made music more marketable, more personal and easier to pirate began ... at the dawn of the 19th century. José Bowen outlines how new printing technology and an improved piano gave rise to the first music industry.
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How Do You Write a Bestseller? (Feat. @Lindsay Ellis)
Here on It’s Lit!, we spend a lot of time pontificating on the high canon of books: Your Shakespeares, your Tolstoys, your… erotic beast wars fanfiction. But today we’re craving something a little lighter, a little fluffier… you know,...
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ONLY ON AP Early set of Bard's folios for sale
William Shakespeare died 400 years ago, but his stock has never been higher. To coincide with the anniversary of the Bard's death, auction house Christie's is selling copies of the first four editions of his plays - a collection the...
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'Harry Potter: A History of Magic,' featuring century-old treasures including rare books, manuscripts, and magical objects opens in New York
HARRY POTTER EXHIBITION OPENS AT NEW-YORK
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As Buenos Aires prepares to host the Spanish speaking world's biggest literature gathering at its annual book fair this week, the kaleidoscope of book shops that dot the capital show that paper and bindings are still very much in demand.
SHOTLISTAP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYBuenos Aires - 17 April 20151. Tilt down interior of El Ateneo bookstore, most well-known and largest book store in Buenos Aires housed in converted theatre2. Group of tourists walking into...
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UK: FORMER GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG CHRIS PATTEN AID SPEECH
English/Nat
The former British governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten says he believes Hong Kong officials are discovering what he always knew - that it is a mature, responsible moderate society.
He made the comments after delivering a...
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Hong Kong portal to invest billions in Taiwan
1. Wide shot Tom.com CEO Sing Wang and PC Home CEO and Cite Chairman Jan Hung-tze shake hands
2. Close up and pull out handshake
3. Mid shot pan from Tom.com logo to PC Home logo
4. Wide shot Sing Wang and Jan Hung-tze shake hands for...
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Italian journalist claims to know identity of author
The Italian journalist who claims to have exposed the identity of best-selling author Elena Ferrante defended his investigation on Friday as having debunked "lies" about Ferrante's background and contributed to knowledge about her...
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Brazil seeks to beat Guinness World rec with a giant book during Rio Book Fair
1. Wide top pan of book fair
2. Top shot of book stand of Ediouro, publisher of the Guinness Book of World Records in Brazil and Guinness record breaker
3. Wide of book competing to be the largest book ever published in the Guinness...
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Clifford Irving, Howard Hughes prankster, has died at 87
CLIFFORD IRVING, HOWARD HUGHES PRANKSTER, HAS DIED AT 87
Clifford Irving, whose scheme to publish a phony autobiography of billionaire Howard Hughes created a sensation in the 1970s and stands as one of the all-time...
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Justice Dept. files lawsuit against Edward Snowden
The U.S. government filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, alleging he violated nondisclosure agreements by publishing a memoir without giving the government an opportunity to review...
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AP audio interview with OJ Simpson about book controversy
FILE- AP Television
Los Angeles, California
October 3, 1995
1. Close of OJ Simpson as verdict is read during murder trial
AP Television- Pool
Los Angeles, 1995
2. OJ Simpson taking oath in court
AP Television
Audio Recorded in Los...
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Vigil in HK on 21st anniversary of crackdown, preview of memoir
1. Various of participants holding candlelight and singing
2. Close of young female participant holding candlelight and singing
3. Mid of participants holding candlelight and singing
4. Close of woman holding candle and rose
5. Close of...
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Publishers launch new James Bond book with warship on River Thames
1. Pull out from helicopter flying overhead to wide of River Thames
2. Model Tuuli Shipster, wearing red in dinghy along with military members
3. Mid of boat going past, Shipster holding a case
4. Cutaway spectators on Royal Navy...
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Book Chavez gave Obama now No 2 bestseller on Amazon
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1. Wide exterior of bookshop
2. Zoom in to "Las Venas Abiertas de America Latina," ('Open Veins of Latin America') by Eduardo Galeano, on display inside store
3. People walking on street outside
4. Norberto Perez,...
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USA: PAPERBACK COPIES OF STARR REPORT ON SALE AT BOOKSTORES
English/Nat
Paperback copies of independent counsel Kenneth Starr's report on President Clinton have hit U-S bookstores and are being snapped up as soon as they hit shop shelves.
While the report detailing allegations of sex in the White...
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A computer writes a new novel in Russia
St Petersburg, Russia - 29 December, 2007
1. Wide of public garden and monument dedicated to Pushkin
2. Mid of monument
3. Close of bas-relief showing Pushkin
4. Wide of tourists standing next to the monument
5. Mid of man taking...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: MONICA LEWINSKY'S NEW BOOK LAUNCHED
Russian/Nat
Russians will soon be able to read for themselves the story of Monica Lewinsky's romantic encounters with U-S President Bill Clinton.
Wednesday saw the launch of a Russian-language version of Andrew Morton's highly...
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Harry Potter author reveals name of first book for adults
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says her first book for adults will be called "The Casual Vacancy."
She says the book will be set in an English town called Pagford that is not as idyllic as it seems on the surface.
The book published by...
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UK: ANDREW MORTON NAMES PRINCESS DIANA AS SOURCE FOR BOOK
English/Nat
The author whose book on the Princess of Wales exposed her failed marriage to Prince Charles says Diana herself was the source for the manuscript.
Andrew Morton claims he not only interviewed the princess for "Diana: Her True...
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RUSSIA: "THE BIG BREACH" SPY BOOK CONTROVERSY
Russian/Nat
Preparations are underway by a second Russian publishing company to publish a controversial book by a former British spy.
Shota Kakabadze, head of the publishing house "Frigate", announced his intention to issue the "The Big...
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Star performs for 4000 picketers on 16th day of writer's strike
++music/video/performance rights must be cleared++
AP Entertainment
Los Angeles, 20 November 2007
1. Wide pan of rally
2. Wide of man with dog holding signs
3. Wide of signs
4. Man passing out cookies
5. Producer James L. Brooks ("The...
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Book stores still popular in Buenos Aires
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLISTAP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Buenos Aires - 17 April 20151. Tilt down interior of El Ateneo bookstore, most well-known and largest book store in Buenos Aires housed in converted theatre2....
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Bangladeshi Blogger Turns to U.S. For Help
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus054703VOICEOVER: AMID THE LAUGHS OF THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT'S DINNER THIS WEEKEND – ONE GUEST ENJOYED HIS INVITE FOR A MORE SERIOUS REASON.SOUNDBITE: (English) ASHIF ENTAZ RABI,...