Magazine Industry Growth Slows

60 titles launch, 23 close through the first half of 2015. The post Magazine Industry Growth Slows appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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Ad Units in Magazines' iPad Editions Climbed 16% in 2013

Ad units in magazines' iPad editions climbed 16% in 2013, according to a report out Monday by MPA-The Association of Magazine Media and Kantar Media.The report, which looked at 69 magazines with monitored print and iPad editions, is a hopeful sign for traditional publishers stymied by secular... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Controversy Doesn't Slow 'Happy' Sales

Sales of the Duck Dynasty star's book, Happy, Happy, Happy, saw an 86% increase between the weeks ended December 15 and December 22. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Greatest Magazine Ever Published

Last summer in a used bookstore, I happened on an enormous, bound volume of Life magazine, from July–September 1945. I opened to the very first story in the first issue, July 2, 1945. The headline read:   Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Screw magazine publisher Al Goldstein dies aged 77

Publisher who helped break down legal barriers against pornography dies in Brooklyn after long battle with illness Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Magazine Medic Honors

 Awards season has arrived. The Oscars, the Golden Globes, all the rest. Some of these shows we love, most we secretly mock. There are way too many, to begin with. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nothing said you made it in 2013 like a magazine launch

Longform journalism is having its moment, one that backers of recent print and digital magazines hope will linger like a 10,000-word New Yorker profile.Readers appear hungry for a more relaxed experience than the harried web.The hashtag #longreads took off on Twitter. Buzzfeed launched a long... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Local Magazines Figured Out What Patch Never Could

Look at the list of winners for the annual City and Regional Magazine Association awards. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines Digital Chief Troy Young Discusses Finding Great Editors

Specs Who Troy Young Age 45 New gig President, Hearst Magazines Digital Media Old gig President, Say Media What’s it been like coming from pure-play digital companies like Say Media to Hearst, which has had a print mind-set? It was different at first, for sure. There were a lot more steps... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital, International Will Drive Growth, Murray Says

Speaking at an investor conference, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said growing digital and international sales will drive gains for publishers in the years ahead. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paywalls Boost Ad Rates for Some Magazines and Newspapers, OPA Study Finds

Online paywalls are helping some newspaper and magazine websites increase the ad rates they charge, according to a new report from the Online Publishers Association.It's a hopeful sign for publishers that have hesitated to erect paywalls, despite the potential to generate new revenue from... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading the New York Times Magazine isn't what it used to be | Michael Wolff

The magazine was once the most hotly anticipated Sunday read. Now it's been eclipsed by the showy T style publicationTwo magazines, both published by the New York Times, arrived in my house over the weekend, one thin, the other thick.The thin one, The New York Times Magazine, is largely about... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Autumn statement: UK's special effects industry cheered by tax relief plan

Chancellor's measures to help film business likely to encourage more Hollywood studios to use British post-production facilitiesThe UK's film special effects industry has received a shot in the arm with the government announcing plans to make it easier for Hollywood studios to qualify for UK tax... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA and ABA team up with Toy Industry Association

BookExpo America (BEA) and the American Booksellers Association (ABA) have teamed up with the Toy... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s Australian Kindle store: an unhappy ending for the book industry?

Amazon has been prising open the wallets of Australian consumers for years – but what will its local push on Kindle mean for readers, writers and publishers?Ben Eltham Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York magazine goes biweekly

New York magazine will reduce its frequency from 42 issues to 29—effectively going from a weekly to biweekly—in a move that reflects shifting reader habits as much as it does the economic realities of putting out a print magazine, the company said Monday.The magazine will save $3.5 million in... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stylist magazine marks 200th issue with Miranda Hart and Nigella Lawson

Free women's title is guest edited by BBC sitcom star, while TV chef 'reveals special 60s makeover' as its beauty directorThe 200th edition of free women's magazine Stylist, out this week, has been guest-edited by BBC star Miranda Hart and features contributions from Nigella Lawson, Lauren... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book momentum is slowing, book fair panelist says

The once-explosive growth of ebooks losing some steam, but tech companies like Amazon.com, Apple and Google are still the most influential players in the publishing industry today, said Christopher Kenneally, a panelist at the Miami Book Fair International. The director of business development... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Play Newsstand merges Currents, magazines and newspapers on Android today, iOS in 2014

Google is not particularly great at keeping secrets. Its Nexus devices always leak and peeks at code are constantly revealing features before they're announced. So, it's no surprise that, exactly one month after we reported references to a Google Play Newsstand popping up, Mountain View is... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No Game Without Drama: Slovenia’s Publishing Industry in Turmoil

With one of Slovenia's two major publishing conglomerates up for auction, the industry fears the worst; readers, meanwhile, have rallied around a surprise bestseller. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forbes to Explore Sale of 96-Year-Old Magazine

Forbes Media, the publisher of the eponymous financial magazine and website, is exploring a sale.The company is working with Deutsche Bank AG to consider its options. In a memo to staff Friday morning confirming a report by Bloomberg News, CEO Mike Perlis said the company had received... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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