Allrecipes’ Secret Ingredient: A Generous Helping of Community Data
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When the successful website Allrecipes.com launched their print magazine in the summer of 2013, the publisher bucked a major trend of magazines forsaking print for a digital-only product. The calculated risk has paid off beautifully, with the latest circulation figures...
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Moody’s Report As Seen By Darwin
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[responsive][/responsive]Ad revenues are down, digital subscriptions are leveling out and the magazine industry looks pretty bleak, according to credit ratings service Moody’s. But what are we really seeing? “Our outlook for the US Newspapers and Magazines sector is negative,” the...
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Can Print and Digital Just Get Along?
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October is the debut month of a brand new content venture called California Sunday Magazine. And its publishers are hoping that they have hit on profitable common ground between print and digital media. Of course, being funded to the tune...
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UK’s People of Print Proclaim the Life of Print
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[responsive][/responsive]We got tired of hearing that print is dead. And now, a few years on, we are getting a bit tired of saying that it’s not. So we are thrilled to see this stunning reminder of the creative and innovative...
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“If Only You Knew Anything About Actual Publishing…”
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[responsive][/responsive] Understanding the business of small magazines is no easy feat. So when Caroline O’Donovan of the Neiman Journalism Lab dove into the topic, she went right to the source.  Her interview with little magazine veteran and publisher of Lapham’s...
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Shoppable Images A Great Opportunity to Integrate Digital with Print
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[responsive][/responsive]Online shopping is usually a bit uninspired. While some websites are using video and other distractions to introduce their new lines, the typical purchase experience involves clicking on a lot of pictures laid out in grids. It reduces online shopping...
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Enough with the Knee-Jerk Dead Tree Hype
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We don’t mean to single anyone out. Certainly Laura Montini isn't alone as she flippantly tosses off the “going all digital is good for trees” mantra, which she did inan article last week in Inc. Her article was actually about...
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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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Want to Remember What You Read? Switch to Paper
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[responsive][/responsive]Do you find it hard to recall what you’ve read online or on digital readers? You’re not alone. “Going all digital might be good for trees, but it's bad for memory, suggests new research, which found that Kindle readers are...
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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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