Carl Landau has officially sold Niche Media—the conferences and professional services network he founded over a decade ago to serve B2B, city/regional and special interest magazine publishers—to Second Street Media Solutions, a St. Louis-based provider of audience engagement software to marketers and media companies. Announced publicly on Tuesday, terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a news release noted that Niche Media "will remain its own independent entity" under Second Street's ownership. "I've known [Second Street co-founder] Matt Coen for over 10 years, and admire what he and co-founder Doug Villhard have built," said Landau, who will stay on at Niche Media, at least for a transitionary period, along with VP of marketing and programs Kristi Dougherty. "The big winners are going to be our Niche publishers. Second Street has the resources and expertise to develop incredible content, tools and events to help them generate more online revenue and grow their audiences." [caption id="attachment_158849" align="alignright" width="150"] Carl Landau[/caption] In addition to Super Niche, its flagship three-day annual conference, Niche Media also puts on smaller CEO summits tailored to B2B and consumer magazine publishers, respectively, in addition to newsletters and online education and networking. Founded in 2007, Second Street counts numerous regional magazines, digital media companies, newspapers and TV stations among its past and present clients, and also offers its... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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In an open letter to Google's Eric Schmidt the boss of German publishing firm Axel Springer says it is afraid of the search giant. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2014-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Audible founder Don Katz launched the Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX) platform in May 2011, he said one of the main goals was to help increase the number of audiobooks released into the market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Independent Bookshop allows book-lovers to set up a virtual bookstore, share their favorite reads and discover, recommend and review books online. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liberty Media Corp. has sold most of its stake in Barnes & Noble to what the company called “qualified institutional buyers.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Say Media told publishers in its ad network that it will begin paying them on a 120-day payment schedule effective Apr. 1, slowing payment from an average of 85 to 90 days.The move is a response to similar slowdowns from marketers and agencies, the company told its publishing partners. Procter... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Active Interest Media (AIM) has promoted Patricia Fox (pictured) to executive vice president of operations for the enthusiast consumer magazine and events publisher. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When print was thriving, advertisers would simply use brands as a proxy for the audience they wanted to reach. Want moms? Buy People magazine. Now marketers know more about their targets, have better tools to find them and more ways to reach them. And traditional publishers stood by as... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a 97-year-old magazine publisher, Forbes is no shrinking violet. CEO and president Mike Perlis on why the critics have got it wrong.The post Why Forbes sees a platform approach building its brand, not diluting it appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Homeless busker James Bowen was helped in his struggle against addiction by the companionship of a stray cat. Now his books charting their friendship have propelled him into an elite publishing clubSamuel Johnson used to buy oysters for his cat, Hodge; Charles Dickens was so distressed when his... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tokyo is known for its legendary street style and a new book by photographer Thomas Card captures the best of it.Tokyo is known for its legendary street style, where hyper-stylized fashion tribes, from Yamanba to cosplay to Lolita, don elaborate outfits. NYC-based photographer Thomas Card spent... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins' It Books imprint is getting a new name, and a slightly new focus. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mondadori has acquired social reading service Anobii, which has more than a million users worldwide, with its strongest base in Italy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. has raided the digital world to land a new publisher for Fortune magazine, naming Eric Danetz to the post on Friday. Mr. Danetz had been chief revenue officer at Defy Media, the web video and branded entertainment company created when Break Media and Alloy Digital merged last fall.The... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Veteran publishing executive Jack Griffin will be CEO of Tribune Publishing, which is being spun off from Tribune Co. Times Publisher Eddy Hartenstein will chair the board in a non-executive role.Veteran publishing executive Jack Griffin has been named chief executive of the new Tribune... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heavy Metal Magazine has been purchased by two show-biz veterans who have an ambitious plan to relaunch it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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F+W Media Inc. and the Germany-based Hubert Burda Media have entered into a 50-50 joint venture to run the brand Burda Style in the U.S. and Canada, as well as the U.K. digital activities of Burda Style. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House imprint Vintage Books announces global sales of erotic thriller which started life as Twilight fan fictionOne-hundred-million copies of EL James's erotic trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, have now been sold around the world, her US publisher announced today.More than 27m of the books,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks announced this morning that the Chicago-based publisher is adding the Peanuts gang to its Put Me in the Story digital platform, which allows parents to create personalized versions of children's books as an app or in print format. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As of this week, E.L. James's Fifty Shades trilogy has sold 100 million copies worldwide, and has spent 100 weeks on the "New York Times" bestseller list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's NewFronts could be confused for OldFronts.Along with the NewFronts' six founding partners -- DigitasLBi, AOL, Yahoo, Hulu, Microsoft and Google -- the official 2014 lineup will again increase the presence of traditional media companies, with Time Inc. and The New York Times joining... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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