During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, print media saw multiple obstacles, one of which was the physical nature of its daily distribution. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-22 17:21:08 UTC ]
Unlike most mass-market magazine publishers, whose print books generally depend far more on subscriptions and advertising revenue than single-copy sales, the closures of newsstands, bookstores and other retail outlets stemming from shelter-in-place orders have robbed many independent, niche... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-04-23 16:55:51 UTC ]
Nearly five months after News Corp announced it was launching a product billed as a “generous aggregation” of news and the antidote to Google News' monopolistic position, the company debuted Knewz.com on January 29. Its launch didn’t generate much consumer-side buzz, despite it having an... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-02-13 17:20:50 UTC ]
The publisher of the two top-selling magazines on American newsstands has initiated a process aimed at exploring alternatives outside of the traditional magazine-retail supply chain, which has become dominated by two major wholesalers following years of decline and consolidation. Bauer Media... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-06-11 20:01:50 UTC ]
Facebook is making it easier for people in Germany to report fake news, but it might not be enough to convince publishers that it's willing to help turn the platform into a distribution channel for serious journalism. Publishers have been keen for more discussion with the platform about how to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are not doing enough to adapt to the mobile era. The biggest mistake, Breaking News gm Cory Bergman says, is not investing enough in mobile talent -- and not allowing for the inevitable mistakes in trying to figure out what works. Instead, there's a propensity for publishers to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
As publishers increasingly post their content directly to social networks, many media companies are losing control of the distribution of their own product. Still, some publishers say that the rise of these platforms as distribution channels -- from Facebook's Instant Articles to Snapchat's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo has expanded its distribution channel in France with the addition of retailers Pixmania,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]