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Cover Story : Top Women in Magazine Publishing
May 2009
From Publishing Executive
"Magazine publishing, more than many other fields, has long been a great career for women …,” says Patricia B. Fox, senior vice president, operations, and general manager, Healthy Living Group at Active Interest Media. Fox, along with the other women Publishing Executive selected for its first-annual “Top Women in Magazine Publishing” feature, exemplify the greatness that women have achieved in this industry.
Web Sitings : The Online Flavor of The Week
March 2009
From Publishing Executive
In an effort to cut costs and stay relevant in an age of up-to-the-minute, breaking online news, US News & World Report in 2008 reduced its print frequency from weekly to biweekly, and finally to monthly. Similarly, Newsweek plans to shrink its print format and focus on more feature-length stories. Its editor recently told The New York Times, “The drill of chasing the week’s news to add a couple of hard-fought new details is not sustainable.”
Guest Columnist : It's the Publishing Model—Not Print—That's Dead
March 2009
From Publishing Executive
We live in interesting times. That statement reminds me of the day I was in a hospital bed surrounded by a team of doctors. They were telling each other, “This is an interesting case.” I looked up at the doctors and said, “For a journalist, anything interesting (case, times, etc.) means you have no earthly idea what is going on.” The same can be said today about the publishing industry in general and the magazine industry in particular. We live in interesting times.
Digital Editions’ Growth Spurt
June 2008
From Publishing Executive
This spring, Barnes & Noble announced that it would offer both print publications and digital editions of more than 1,000 magazine titles to visitors of BN.com. The e-editions will be fulfilled by Barnes & Noble partner Zinio. Indeed, it’s just one more indication that, despite some debate on their future, digital editions are becoming a viable alternative to print for a growing number of readers. Cambridge, Mass.-based The Gilbane Group recently published a study, “Digital Magazine and Newspaper Editions: Growth, Trends, and Best Practices,” showing that the number of business-to-business publications offering digital editions increased by more than 300 percent in a two-year span
Solutions Showcase: Digital Proofing Update
April 2008
From Publishing Executive
For more than a decade, magazine publishers have strived to adopt soft proofing. “Our customers … have come to recognize the efficiencies and savings [that] monitor proofing can add …,” notes Dr. Carol Werlé, CEO of Dalim Software, Germany. “They want to eliminate hard-copy proofs, which are expensive to make, time-consuming to review, and cumbersome to track and handle in an automated workflow.” Soft proofing also enables stakeholders in multiple locations to review proofs simultaneously in real-time. And most soft-proofing systems include methods for tracking the proof along with comments and revisions made to the file. Even initial concerns about soft proofs being
Rolling Stone First Major Magazine to Print on Carbon-Neutral Paper
June 2007
From PE Inbox
Wenner Media announced that beginning with its June 28 issue,
Rolling Stone will be printed on manufactured carbon-neutral paper, which the company says is a first for a major, mass-market magazine. Carbon-neutral paper is manufactured via a process that releases no carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. “
Rolling Stone has provided a unique window on national affairs for 40 years,” says Will Dana, managing editor. “Today, climate change is the biggest issue facing our planet, and printing our magazine on carbon-neutral paper is one step that makes business and ecological sense.
Rolling Stone offers cutting-edge social commentary on issues that matter and acts on
Rolling Stone First Major Magazine to Print on Carbon-Neutral Paper
June 2007
From Publishing Executive
Wenner Media announced that beginning with its June 28 issue,
Rolling Stone will be printed on manufactured carbon-neutral paper, which the company says is a first for a major, mass-market magazine. Carbon-neutral paper is manufactured via a process that releases no carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. “
Rolling Stone has provided a unique window on national affairs for 40 years,” says Will Dana, managing editor. “Today, climate change is the biggest issue facing our planet, and printing our magazine on carbon-neutral paper is one step that makes business and ecological sense.
Rolling Stone offers cutting-edge social commentary on issues that matter and acts on