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Los Angeles Times Shutting Down LA Magazine

The Los Angeles Times is shutting down its monthly Sunday magazine, LA. The last issue will be June 3rd and the closure comes after attempts to recast the publication through frequency reductions, management shifts and editorial change-ups. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time magazine breastfeeding cover: A shocking 'stroke of genius'

Time magazine's breastfeeding cover story asks: "Are You Mom Enough?" But it might as well ask: "Who Says Print Is Dead?" Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alohomora! Free Harry Potter books coming to Kindle

Harry Potter has joined the Kindle lending library.Amazon.com announced Thursday that on June 19, the ebook editions of J.K. Rowling's seven Potter novels will become part of the Kindle service available to Amazon Prime subscribers. Members can download a book for free once a month. Amazon's... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PPA Conference: Stylist editor reveals how free title competes in challenging market

It would be a big surprise if one of the major publishers were to follow Stylist magazine and launch a mainstream free women's title, according to Lisa Smosarski, editor of Stylist, who believes such a move would be a "big step". Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PPA Conference: Digital takes up 80% of our time, says Hearst's Dolphin

Although print accounts for 80% of Hearst's revenues, the publisher is spending 80% of its time on the "huge potential" of digital, according to Ella Dolphin, publishing director of Hearst Magazines UK's young women's group. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Subscription, Advertising Revenues Down in Q1 2012

Time Inc. reports a loss in both advertising and subscription revenue in the first quarter of 2012. Ad revenue decreased five percent (equivalent to $19 million), with subscription revenue down two percent (valued at $6 million). Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Shrinking Again

Not a good sign for the magazine business: A rough quarter for Time Inc. the world's biggest magazine publisher. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter-inspired blood tests

A diary that writes on its own pages in one of the Harry Potter books inspires a paper that spells out blood types. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Getting a read on the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

More than 400 authors are scheduled over the two days at USC. Writers as varied as Anne Rice and Jeff Kinney will hold court.What do Sugar Ray Leonard, Judy Blume, Betty White, T.C. Boyle, Rodney King, Joseph Wambaugh and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have in common? They're just a few of the high-profile... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IAB's New Standardization Tools Just Might Mean You Won't See That Beer Ad Ten Times in a Row

The Interactive Advertising Bureau is addressing a problem that's plagued tech-centric industries since the first Mac-vs.-Dos argument: standardization. The problem has become acute for Web video, an industry enjoying meteoric growth, and the growing pains that come with that growth. So the IAB... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Out New York Launches E-Commerce, Daily Deals Platform

Moving forward with an expanded focus on digital media, Time Out New York (TONY) has integrated e-commerce and daily deals into its website and newly-launched apps. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book review: 'No Time Like the Present' by Nadine Gordimer

An interracial couple navigates modern life in South African in 'No Time Like the Present,' by Nadine Gordimer.No Time Like the Present Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book reviews: 'Free Will,' 'Religion for Atheists'

The necessity of self-improvement and social betterment is thoughtfully explored in Sam Harris' and Alain de Botton's books.Free Will Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lonely Planet offers ebook "experience" guides

Lonely Planet is launching two new ebook series, one offering guidance to the enjoyable... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radio campaign for Marco Polo guides

Marco Polo travel guides, newly launched into the UK market, will be backed with a summer radio... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Kindle's Free Samples Change the Structures of Plots?

Search-engine optimization reshaped the craft of a good headline. Will Amazon's book promotions have a similar effect on novels? Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guide to wine for Pan Mac

Pan Macmillan has acquired a new "engaging and accessible guide to wine" based on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Franzen – this time taking on Twitter – heaps more scorn on social media

 'Freedom' author Jonathan Franzen, who has previously disparaged Facebook and ebooks, says Twitter 'stands for everything I oppose' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Limited edition Famous Five for Hodder

Hodder Children’s Books is to publish limited editions of the Famous Five books by Enid... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Real-Time Advertising Bidding Offers Publisher Control

As publishers attempt to make online advertising a profitable and engaging business model, real time bidding on Web inventory by prospective clients is becoming more prevalent. Conde Nast launched a private Web ad exchange with AdMeld for select clients in late 2011, and now smaller publishers... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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