Monocle’s $115 Million Value Proves Luxury Publishing is Doing Just Fine
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[responsive][/responsive]Monocle, the prestige lifestyle magazine, has received a $10 million investment from Japanese newspaper publishers Nikkei, Inc. Monocle is one of several magazines in this high-end sector that is thriving. “This success is in part driven by strong ad sales...
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Garden Design Magazine Blooming Back in Print
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[responsive][/responsive]Garden Design Magazine is back in print, with the tagline “The Magazine of Outdoor Design + Garden Aesthetics,” according to Valerie Easton writing for the Seattle Times. And the magazine, being relaunched in print after a year of being dark,...
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Another Magazine Reader Who Won’t Use Newsstand
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[responsive][/responsive]Despite significant cost savings over print versions, one industry insider just won’t use the Newsstand app to read his magazines. And he’s not alone in his criticism of the platform. “First, it’s too easy to forget about,” writes Kirk McElhearn in...
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Magazines to Offer Subscriptions via Text Message
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Acquiring new subscribers has always been a huge cost of doing business in the publishing world. And the digital evolution has certainly provided some new avenues into doing just that, with titles like Vogue and Vanity Fair now available through...
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Nothing Sacred: 11 Magazines to Run Fake Covers for NBC          
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[responsive][/responsive]“The Blacklist” is a breakout hit for NBC and its star, James Spader. And to further cement its popularity, NBC has convinced at least 11 major magazines to run fake covers on their upcoming issues. “Starting this week, magazines like...
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InStyle Celebrates 20 Years in a Big Way
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September always makes us happy. No, it’s not because the kids go back to school, but because it’s the start of a new fashion year. And that means fashion publishers pull out all the stops to create memorable issues. Several...
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Digital Magazines Toy with Reduced—or Eliminated—Pricing
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Earlier this week we talked about the slump in digital magazine sales, and how the predicted glut of digital revenue in the magazine industry hasn’t panned out. Further evidence of the irrational exuberance of the digital business model is the fact...
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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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Are Bookazines Cannibalizing the Newsstand?
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Bookazines continue to boom in the newsstand. And while many in the industry see this as a good thing—publishers are  after all getting a good price for these special edition magazines—one pundit sees potential devastation in the idea. “I hate to...
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Pioneering Women of Graphic Design
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Tired of the frivolous way in which female readers were portrayed, Cipe Pineles (1908-1991) sought to change the fashion magazine industry from the inside by assuming her audience wanted and deserved much more than they were getting. “By commissioning fine...
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