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July 28, 2010 From All Things Digital
Time Inc. likes to show off its iPad apps as a symbol of the company’s future. But inside the publisher, the digital editions have become a source of hair-pulling frustration....
Penton Media Announces Three Senior Management Appointments
July 8, 2010 From News
Sharon Rowlands, CEO of Penton Media, announced today the appointment of three senior executives to the Penton management team all focused on growth initiatives.
July 8, 2010 From News
Sharon Rowlands, CEO of Penton Media, announced today the appointment of three senior executives to the Penton management team all focused on growth initiatives.
MPA: One-Quarter of Magazine Subscriptions Sold Online
July 8, 2010 From PE Inbox
Nearly one quarter of all new magazine subscriptions sold last year were generated from the Web, a survey conducted by the Magazine Publishers of America finds.
July 8, 2010 From PE Inbox
Nearly one quarter of all new magazine subscriptions sold last year were generated from the Web, a survey conducted by the Magazine Publishers of America finds.
Mobile Publishing
May 2010 From Publishing Executive
I love mobile devices. I bought my first PDA, a Cassiopeia, back in the late '90s. It was a Windows CE device, had a large, color touch screen, and ran scaled-down versions of Microsoft Office applications. I worked for Windows IT Pro at the time, and believe it or not, we actually launched a mobile version of our website specifically designed for mobile devices using a platform called AvantGo. That was 12 years ago, and we were able to aggregate enough of an audience to actually sell sponsorships.
May 2010 From Publishing Executive
I love mobile devices. I bought my first PDA, a Cassiopeia, back in the late '90s. It was a Windows CE device, had a large, color touch screen, and ran scaled-down versions of Microsoft Office applications. I worked for Windows IT Pro at the time, and believe it or not, we actually launched a mobile version of our website specifically designed for mobile devices using a platform called AvantGo. That was 12 years ago, and we were able to aggregate enough of an audience to actually sell sponsorships.
June 2010 From Publishing Executive
With members such as Angelina Jolie, Brian Williams and Fareed Zakaria, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) would seem to have no problem growing its membership. CFR's magazine—Foreign Affairs (ForeignAffairs.com)—however, faces the same challenges as most magazines today—increased competition from existing and emerging online sources, consumers in a down economy who scrutinize every purchase (and subscription), and a fast-paced, tech-driven society where long-form content is often perceived as old-school or unbefitting of today's on-the-go, bits-and-bytes, instant-access-oriented marketplace. But unlike many other magazines, the 88-year-old Foreign Affairs—which explores issues in American foreign policy and international affairs—not only still derives 90 percent of its revenue from print, it continues to grow its paid circulation and newsstand sales. Its strategy? A focus on content, playing to its strengths and opportunities, and some plain-old smart business acumen.
May 2010 From Publishing Executive
Few things have received more buzz in publishing recently than the notion that publishers need to start charging for content online. While this conversation has proven to be somewhat cyclical in the years since the advent of the Web, ebbing and flowing with the relative success of bringing in ad revenue, there is growing evidence that the twin factors of changing consumer perceptions (iTunes and, more recently, Rupert Murdoch have put paying for digital content firmly on the public's radar screen) and sheer economic necessity may finally have forced publishers to abandon the idea that their product can be supported solely through advertising, no matter how targeted those campaigns may be.
May 2010 From Publishing Executive
The launch of the iPad has put a renewed focus on digital media applications, and early evidence suggests the impact of Apple's new product on the digital editions market will be profound. With its portability, interactivity and high-resolution color screen, the iPad seems taylor-made for magazines, and audiences have responded enthusiastically—as widely reported, the most downloaded free news app in the wake of the tablet's launch was a magazine reader.
The iPad: Not Great for Work, Effective for Play, But the Start of Something Bigger
April 7, 2010 From Bob Sacks
Due to a series of mishaps I didn't get my iPad till early Monday evening. So I am digesting the issues at hand (pun intended), with some slowness. I don't love it, and I don't hate it either. For a digital work junkie like myself it is clearly not a work tool. It is designed to push content at you and not the other way around.
April 7, 2010 From Bob Sacks
Due to a series of mishaps I didn't get my iPad till early Monday evening. So I am digesting the issues at hand (pun intended), with some slowness. I don't love it, and I don't hate it either. For a digital work junkie like myself it is clearly not a work tool. It is designed to push content at you and not the other way around.
January 29, 2010 From CNN
Now that they've gotten a peek at it, publishers of books, newspapers and magazines are hoping Apple's forthcoming iPad tablet device will breathe new life into their struggling industry.
A handful of publishers already have struck content deals with Apple for the handheld wireless device, which displays text, photos and graphics
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The Atlantic Will Sell Short Stories on Kindle
December 7, 2009 From The New York Times
Starting on Monday, December 7, Amazon will sell two stories, one by Christopher Buckley and the other by Edna O’Brien, through its Kindle store. The stories have been selected and edited by the staff at The Atlantic, the venerable magazine that once published short fiction in its print pages monthly....
December 7, 2009 From The New York Times
Starting on Monday, December 7, Amazon will sell two stories, one by Christopher Buckley and the other by Edna O’Brien, through its Kindle store. The stories have been selected and edited by the staff at The Atlantic, the venerable magazine that once published short fiction in its print pages monthly....
InformationWeek First B-to-B Tech Media Brand to Launch on Kindle
November 20, 2009 From PE Inbox
TechWeb's InformationWeek, a San Francisco-based business technology media brand, became available yesterday via subscription on Amazon's Kindle platform
November 20, 2009 From PE Inbox
TechWeb's InformationWeek, a San Francisco-based business technology media brand, became available yesterday via subscription on Amazon's Kindle platform
October 2009 From Publishing Executive
I have been talking for years about a possible new business model for publishers that I have termed, for lack of a better title, consortium publishing. The idea works like a cable TV plan—with tiered subscriptions starting with a flat price for a basic service and working up to a platinum package containing any and all available content.
Amazon.com Customers to Pick the Best Magazine Cover of the Year
September 2, 2009 From News
Amazon.com Customers to Pick the Best Magazine Cover of the Year
September 2, 2009 From News
Amazon.com Customers to Pick the Best Magazine Cover of the Year
Digital Publishing's Future is Mobile
August 31, 2009 From Rob Yoegel
Mobile will be key to the growth of search, video and social media on the Web, not thin, plastic, flexible transistors with polymer LEDs (aka "e-paper") or the latest Kindle.
August 31, 2009 From Rob Yoegel
Mobile will be key to the growth of search, video and social media on the Web, not thin, plastic, flexible transistors with polymer LEDs (aka "e-paper") or the latest Kindle.
What's the Formula for Our Future Business Plans?
August 2009 From Publishing Executive
I get the very strong impression that we are on the cusp of the next phase of information distribution. Kindle sales are booming, and there is competition aplenty for the black-and-white Amazon e-reader. Several new machines that cost at least $50 less than the Kindle now are on the market, with more seemingly on the way each week. In cooperation with Google, Sony is making available 500,000 free e-books for e-readers. It is important to note that Kindle sales figures are believed to have grown faster than iPod sales in the same time frame. That is very impressive. Most book publishers are adjusting and adapting to this new platform in one way or another at a rapid pace.
August 2009 From Publishing Executive
I get the very strong impression that we are on the cusp of the next phase of information distribution. Kindle sales are booming, and there is competition aplenty for the black-and-white Amazon e-reader. Several new machines that cost at least $50 less than the Kindle now are on the market, with more seemingly on the way each week. In cooperation with Google, Sony is making available 500,000 free e-books for e-readers. It is important to note that Kindle sales figures are believed to have grown faster than iPod sales in the same time frame. That is very impressive. Most book publishers are adjusting and adapting to this new platform in one way or another at a rapid pace.
