The Gourmand on the Cutting Edge of Foodie Content
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The image is surprisingly uncomfortable and yet fascinating … a snail, complete with shell, poised delicately on the razor’s edge of a chef knife. “No snails were harmed in the making of this photo story,” notes the editor. Phew. The...
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Adobe, Indies and the Way Back to Print
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Madeleine Morley has a good eye for indie magazines.“Whether standing in line for checkout at a supermarket, sitting in a local coffee shop, or browsing in a modern bookstore, it’s not unusual to see magazines with $15, $20, even $25...
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Publishers Expecting Print Growth in 2018
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We’ve moved from “print is dead” to “print is in an inexorable decline.” And now it’s time to put that fallacy to bed as well. According to Tony Silber writing in Folio, a new survey shows magazine brands are bullish...
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The End of an Era?
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He was an international icon of publishing. When billionaire publishing magnate S.I. Newhouse died last week, many called it the “end of an era” for the glossy publishing industry. “When Si Newhouse died this week at the age of 89,...
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7.6 Million a Month Means THIS for the Head of Meredith Publishing
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As president and COO of Meredith – publisher of Better Homes & Gardens, the Magnolia Journal, and Martha Stewart Living, among others – Tom Harty knows one thing for certain about his key demographic. He was recently interviewed by Samir...
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Salty at Heart Launches in Print; Mermaids Everywhere Rejoice
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Salty at Heart’s founder Kirstin Thompson felt something was lacking in the women’s magazine niche. So she set about filling it – with a magazine dedicated to and inspired by women, adventure and the sea. “When Kirstin saw a void...
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Watch Site Hodinkee to Publish a Print Magazine
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It’s been a cult hit since it launched as a blog in 2008. Now Hodinkee has announced it will publish a glossy print magazine, according to Victoria Berezhna writing in Business of Fashion. “Our twin goals for the Hodinkee Magazine...
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How to Protect a Brand from Social Media Flare-ups
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When it comes to the food niche, brand preference is weakening. “One of the big issues facing brands today is finding advertising context that will affirm their credibility in the eyes of the consumer instead of damaging it, whilst also...
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Print Dead? Piffle.
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Shaun Donnelly, the London-based publisher behind the design lifestyle publication Manimalist, is one of us. “Try to imagine picking up a fresh print magazine; feeling the weight, quickly flicking your fingers through the pages and prising them open so you...
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Rethinking the Sports Magazine – 10 Indie Titles to Check Out
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If you’re not familiar with the folks at Stack, you might want to check them out. They do a great job of discovering indie magazine titles and making them available to a wider audience. Recently, Stack pulled together their list...
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