Editor John Micklethwait departs on a high. But print circulation may never be so high - nor fortunes quite so serene – againYou used to judge successful editors by a simple test. How many copies did they sell on day one, and how many on their last day in the chair? Plus, of course, parallel profit-and-loss figures. Today, the swirl of digital change makes everything more difficult. But put John Micklethwait’s nine years on top of the Economist to the ancestral test.In 2006, when he took over, the Economist had a circulation of 1.1m and operating profit of £28m. This month, as his successor – Zanny Minton Beddoes, the magazine’s brilliant business affairs editor – picks up the baton, the figure is 1.6m, with an operating profit of £59m. Micklethwait – heading now to New York as editorial boss of Bloomberg News – isn’t the only Economist editor to leave on a high. To the contrary, the build has been steady, and remarkable, for decades: a true British triumph of judgment and style. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New launches once again outweigh shutdowns, but the gap is narrowing significantly. The post Tempered Growth in the Magazine Industry appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regular readers of The Bookseller will be aware of the three trends driving the print renaissance: adult colouring books, clean eating titles and psychological thrillers. Thus far in 2015, total sales are up 6% year on year through Nielsen BookScan, with a good deal of that down to 2015 breakout... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Labour culture minister among new appointments along with co-founder of lastminute.com Brent HobermanThe Economist has shaken up its board with appointments including former Labour culture minister Tessa Jowell and Brent Hoberman, the co-founder of lastminute.com and Made.com, as former... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has received his share of celebrity endorsements, with stars such as Mike Tyson and Dennis Rodman backing the controversial billionaire. "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, however, is decidedly not a member of Trump's fan club. The Scottish writer... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith boss Stephen Clarke has been awarded a 56% pay rise this year, taking home £3.9m including bonuses in 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ebook market share in Germany shows slow growth in 2015, according to the German Publishers Association and research company GfK. The post Ebook Market Share in Germany Shows Slow Growth appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With 18 days left on its $50,000 fall fix-up Indiegogo fundraiser, feminist bookstore Bluestockings has raised $37,800. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While most publishers are trying to figure out how to get video shorter to distribute on platforms like Facebook and Snapchat, The Economist is betting on a long-form approach. Its 4-month-old, 10-person video division, called The Economist Fi ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Folio: and WhatCounts team up on a survey revealing how publishers need to get a better handle on ROI and content value. The post List Growth Alone Won’t Drive Success in Email Marketing appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clickbait headlines and A/B testing may be publishers’ go-to growth tactics on Facebook and Twitter, but to boost their email subscriptions, they are adopting a more old-fashioned scheme: the contest. Millennial news site Mic, for ex ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's old is new again. Publishers including Mic, Ozy and Skift are trying to seduce readers into signing up for their newsletters by cajoling them with cash and trips. The scheme takes a page from the the playbook of Publishers Clearing House, which uses contests to great effect (and... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by girl-focused comics, sales of kids' and YA graphic novels continue to grow and publishers used New York Comic Con to launch a spate of new properties targeting girls and young women. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The goal of the survey, which publisher Lee & Low created and is overseeing, is to gather statistics about the staff makeup of both publishing houses and review journals based on gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling often interacts with fans on Twitter to share previously unknown facts about the characters from the wizarding world of her books, but a recent confession about Hagrid has left some people sad. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The company’s quarterly earnings call beats analysts’ expectations despite a fall in total revenue from the previous quarter and a net loss of $379mNews Corp, owner of the Wall Street Journal and the Times, reported a better-than-expected quarterly results as strong growth in its digital real... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now that Facebook is getting into streaming (soon for non-celebs too) and even Google/YouTube is taking notice, the folks at Twitter-owned Periscope are publishing some stats to let us know where the bar is for live video apps. In a blog post on Me... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Existing shareholder Exor increases its holding from 4.7% to 43.4% to become the largest single shareholder in the publishing groupPearson has sold its 50% stake in the Economist Group, publisher of the Economist newspaper, to existing shareholders for £469m in cash.The deal, a fait accompli... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing group Pearson says it has agreed to sell its 50% stake in the Economist Group for £469m. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson is expected to announce the sale of its stake in the publisher of The Economist magazine as early as this week for about £400m, according to people close to the matter. The De Rothschild family and Exor, the investment vehicl ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times Co. posted second-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates after the publisher cut expenses faster than revenue declined.Earnings excluding some items were 13 cents a share, the New York-based company said in a statement. That compares with the 11-cent average of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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