Is This New Magazine Really Bucking Media Trends?
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“The last time George Gendron set out on a new media venture, it was the early 1980s, and print was still king. Now, the editor who led Inc. magazine through its formative years is launching a publication in the digital...
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It’s an Uber Magazine!
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Starting this week in NYC, you can grab a copy of Uber’s new in-car magazine from the seat-back pockets.  They’ve changed the way an entire generation looks at transportation. So it’s not a huge surprise that the folks at Uber are launching...
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Magazines Called “Indulgent Necessities”
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New consumer research reveals some startling emotional connection with print magazines that doesn't exist in digital form.  The way we consume media has dramatically changed in the last several years. Yet in spite of the easy access, high personalization and...
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More Publishers Sign On to Apple News
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Plenty of publishers seem willing to gamble on the app-based news feed concept. What do you do if you’re a news publisher and your ads are at risk of being blocked on a massive scale? You do what several dozen...
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Don’t Blame Us for Ad Blocking, Says Developer
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“Brands and publishers need to ‘be thoughtful’ with ads on the mobile web, or else face mutiny from smartphone users installing ad-blockers en masse.” That’s the sentiment being credited to Dean Murphy, developer of a technology that’s set to make...
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Why Print Still Matters for Learning
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There are times and places, says Dr. Naomi Baron, professor of linguistics at American University, when digital books are fantastic -- like in developing countries where the price of print is prohibitive. “Besides convenience and potential cost savings, they can...
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For Hard Core Fashionistas, It’s Print All the Way
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For Net-a-porter, their VIP customers are overwhelming fans of print. Before high-end digital retailer Net-a-Porter launched their flagship print magazine Porter, they did the research required to make such a bold move. As Joe Lazauskas explains in Contently, newly-hired VP...
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What’s Big, Heavy and Loved by College Students?
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"Easier to read.” “Ebooks are difficult to navigate.” “Lack of focus and concentration” with digital books. These are just some of the reasons given by more than 500 college students when asked about their preference in text book format. “Seven...
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Prices, Pages Both Higher for New August Magazine Launches
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As the magazine industry transitions away from mass market toward specialty niches, Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni comments that “August was filled with titles that continue to reflect the face of our society more than any other medium in the industry.”...
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When Work is Not Labor, But Love
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As we launch into the long Labor Day holiday weekend, we want to celebrate the artists out there, for whom work is not so much labor as love. One such artist is Jason Seiler, who has a truly unique perspective...
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