City and Regional Magazines Capitalize on Custom Publishing

City and regional magazine publishers continue to be nimble and optimistic in an atmosphere that remains anxious about the future of print advertising. A survey conducted by Folio: last year illustrated these publishers' skillful approach to revenue diversification: nearly two-thirds of respondents expressed concern over vulnerability to declining print advertising, yet 92 percent were confident about business growth. Why? Business growth among city and regional publishers has evolved in many ways, encompassing digital and social marketing (for those with the requisite online traffic), events, and even retail. Possibly most significant, however, is growth in the form of ancillary print publications or custom publishing for clients. Article Continues After Advertisement When opportunity knocks... When SagaCity Media Inc., based in Portland, Oregon, began publishing Portland Monthly 13 years ago, it set off a domino effect of sorts. “We discovered that there were a lot of people in Seattle that loved what we were doing in Portland and wanted us to bring the same type of city magazine to the Seattle market. So, in quick order—about a year and a half later—we started Seattle Met,” says Jeff Adams, vice president of custom media at SagaCity. “We started pretty soon after that with our first customer, which was Travel Portland.” SagaCity continues to service Travel Portland, a private non-profit destination marketing organization, highlighting the company’s vested interest... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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LinkedIn Launches Insights Tool to Help Brands Become Better Publishers

For going on a year, LinkedIn has been repositioning its ad business around content marketing. Now it's launching new tools to let advertisers see how they're faring as publishers within its walls.LinkedIn will now start assigning brands content-marketing scores to gauge the effectiveness of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Content Aggregator Apps and Publishers: A Complicated Dynamic (Infographic)

Many publishers already have their own native apps, while others are in development. Although they can be expensive to launch, apps have helped some publishers establish a foothold within the mobile frontier. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's customers get credits from ebook antitrust settlement

Customers of Amazon.com Inc. found credits in their inboxes Tuesday from the settlement of an antitrust lawsuit over ebook prices. Amazon, in a Customer FAQ posting on its website, said the credits are partial refunds and will be applied automatically to the accounts of those eligible: people... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NYT boss attacks Bloomberg for saying it shouldn't publish anti-China stories

Mark Thompson says New York Times journalism will remain impartial and won't be swayed by commercial considerationsMark Thompson, the chief executive of the New York Times, has hit out at rival Bloomberg for saying it shouldn't have published investigative news stories criticising China, because... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 charts that describe the state of digital publishing

In its 2013 State of the News Media report released today, Pew found that while digital publishers are clearly growing fast, they're going to need to grow a lot more to make up for the losses elsewhere. The post 5 charts that describe the state of digital publishing appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, Publishers Battle New E-book Antitrust Claims

Two new suits were filed this month against Apple and the five major publishers involved in a 2010 ebook price-fixing conspiracy, raising the possibility of a new ebook antitrust battle involving aggrieved retailers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sara Miles: God, One City Block at a Time

Sara Miles, once a war reporter in Central America, didn’t give religion much thought then. Now she is an Episcopal lay liturgist and preacher taking to the streets of San Francisco and finding God there. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tolkien’s Translation of Beowulf To Be Published in May

Nearly 90 years after JRR Tolkien translated the 11th-century classic poem Beowulf will be published this May by HarperCollins UK and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brands should welcome entry of news publishers' into content marketing

The industry can learn about quality, and maintaining readers' loyalty, from the arrival of the Guardian and New York TimesThe recent, dramatic arrival of tanks – in the form of some of the world's biggest news organisations, including of course the Guardian – on the content marketing industry's... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ukrainian Book Publishing Fears Hard Times Ahead

Ukraine's new government is considering withdrawing support for the publishing industry and eliminating tax and other benefits for publishers to save cash. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why top digital publishers are betting on data dashboards for reporters

A breakdown of which publishers share traffic data with their own writers -- and which don't.The post Why top digital publishers are betting on data dashboards for reporters appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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Q&A with Paul Riley of OUP-ELT: Digital Publishing in Korea 2014

For global publisher Oxford University Press (OUP), close connections with the markets that it operates in have afforded plenty of opportunities to establish partnerships with different technology companies for its products and services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Changing Korean Book Retail Industry: Digital Publishing in Korea 2014

When online bookstores came on the scene back in 1999, there were around 5,000 brick-and-mortar bookstores in Korea. Today, there are barely 1,500 nationwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Driving the Content Industry Forward: Digital Publishing in Korea 2014

Nothing gets the work done faster, or makes the word travel further, than having the might of the government behind it or the united action of a group of individuals with shared interests. In the Korean publishing industry, such synergy is evident and has been very effective. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here Come the K-books: Digital Publishing in Korea 2014

Consider these figures: This is the country with the fastest Internet speed in the world at 13.3 Mbps (against 8.7 Mbps in the U.S.), and 98% of its households have access to broadband Internet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the belly of the viral-publishing beast, @ExMediaMan tells all

A Twitter account run by "ExMediaMan" has taken aim at the supposed seedy underbelly of digital media.The post In the belly of the viral-publishing beast, @ExMediaMan tells all appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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Dealing with Rights in Korea: Digital Publishing in Korea 2014

A seasoned rights agency knows the answers to the following questions: What kind of title will sell and what will become silverfish fodder in the warehouse? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading newspaper publisher apologises for Hillsborough tragedy insult

The publishers of a weekly newspaper have issued an unreserved apology for "appearing to link football hooliganism with the Hillsborough tragedy".The latest issue of the Reading Chronicle carries a front page story, headlined "The other face of football", which says:"Football hooliganism may be... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facts and Numbers on the Korean Book Market: Digital Publishing in Korea 2014

A visit to the Gwanghwamun branch of Kyobo, Korea’s largest bookstore chain, provides many clues to the country’s present book market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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5 things we learned at the Digiday Publishing Summit

Top executives from the Guardian, Time, USA Today, Atlantic Media's Quartz, the Onion and others took part in panel discussions with Digiday editors on a range of topics, such as applying established journalism techniques to the Web, embracing mobile, the rise of online video, and making... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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