Tech Investments Make For Happy Publishers
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After the doldrums of 2008 – 2011, investment in manufacturing and production technology in our industry saw a spike up in 2012, and the trend continued last year according to industry stats. Bill Mickey reports in Folio: that “satisfaction levels...
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The Resilience of the Printed Magazine Explained
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Pat Henry of What They Think recently interviewed CDS Global's Malcolm Netburn about the magazine industry. His aim was to get Netburn’s take on why the magazine industry is so resilient, with hundreds of new launches happening in a time when the...
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Is Print Really Killing Publishers?
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If you read this blog regularly, you know we are big fans (usually) of Dead Tree Edition. The author consistently gives an insider’s perspective on the publishing industry that tends to cut through the clutter with an acerbic and insightful...
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Confessions of a Magazine Editor        
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There is no doubt the magazine industry has changed. Increased pressure from the business side coupled with unceasing demands to compete with digital has created a pressure cooker. But is it really as bad as all that? “Being a magazine...
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How to Succeed in Magazines without Really Trying
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When the right intern fills the right spot at the right publication, publishing magic can happen. While interns definitely aren’t expected to be experts in their field (yet), the best ones come equipped with a strong desire to learn. Christina...
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Digital Publishers See Ad Value in Magazines
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When big name digital companies like Yahoo, Say Media and Flipboard start talking about the value of creating magazines, you better believe that people are taking notice. Lucia Moses in Digital Day writes about the trend in “Why digital publishers...
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Why Print Matters to Digital-Only Publishers
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Most of us might assume that digital-only publishers have little to no stake in the success or failure of printed titles. We might expect them to be blissfully unaffected by physical distribution issues at the newsstand, rising postal rates and...
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B2B Media Revenue up Nearly 5%
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The first quarter BIN 2014 reports are out from the Association of Business Information and Media Companies (ABM) and the news is good for B2B media companies and publishers according to this article in Publishing Executive. “ABM's report finds that overall...
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Crain’s Gets This One Wrong
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We understand that bad news gets more press, but really, Crain’s New York, you’ve got this one completely backwards. Crain’s recent article on the state of the magazine industry is headed by the stark notice that “through June, 27 magazines...
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