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 form section earlier this year and Business Insider hired former New York Observer editor Aaron Gell to edit long pieces. Medium, the long form site founded by Twitter alumni Evan Williams and Biz Stone, recently opened to the public after a year in beta.The popular music criticism website Pitchfork launched the quarterly magazine The Pitchfork Review. They weren’t the only website to go analog. In 2013, Politico launched two print titles, Politico Magazine and a quarterly policy magazine from subscription site Politico Pro.“There is still a desire for [print] magazines,” said Trish Hagood, president of MediaFinder.com, the database of U.S. and Canadian periodicals, which released its year-end numbers on Tuesday.Advertisers also appear to want in. While fewer print magazines launched in 2013—150 vs. 195 in 2012, according to MediaFinder.com—more are surviving. Last year, 74 bit the dust. This year: 51.“Like the vogue for vinyl records in the age of iTunes and Pandora, a well-designed physical publication has a certain attraction and also represents success,” said Chris Kaskie, president of Pitchfork Media, in an email to Ms. Hagood.Thirty-five online-only magazines launched in 2013,... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
[ Crains New York | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines announced that both HGTV Magazine and Food Network Magazine will be increasing rate bases in 2015. HGTV Magazine will increase its rate base twice in 2015, from 1.0 million in 1.1 million with the January/February issue, and to 1.2 million with the July/A Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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In the Oct. 21 issue of Advertising Age, you'll find the closely watched annual Magazine A-List, which honors 10 glossies that are doing really, really well. I'm part of the editorial team that, each summer and fall, works on the list (which involves a lot of in-depth research and... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Conde Nast closed Gourmet in 2009, the company staked much of its epicurean business on Bon Appetit, a staid magazine with a big circulation but little traction outside the food category. But soon enough Conde Nast took another risk, assigning the title's reinvigoration to a pair of leaders... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not unlike the adult side of the business, children's publishing in Canada looks to be headed for a pretty good 2013 overall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not unlike the adult side of the business, children’s publishing in Canada looks to be headed for a pretty good 2013 overall, despite limited school and library budgets and reduced inventory and heavy return rates at Indigo Books and Music stores. Rick Wilks, director of Annick Press, points to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The second half of 2011 continued to be a challenging time for magazine publishers, with only four of the top 20 consumer titles achieving lifts in print circulations. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today, Hearst Magazines announced that two new senior executives would be joining its U.S. magazine division. Debi Chirichella, former chief operating officer at Condé Nast Digital, will join as senior vice president, chief financial officer; while Grant Whitmore, former chief operating officer... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sisters Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti will rerelease their self-published Zodiac Academy romantasy series in paperback under their newly-formed company, Dark Ink Publishing. On April 23, Dark Ink released 'Restless Stars,' the ninth and final book in the series, with an announced print... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Abrams ComicArts is launching a new imprint, Kana, focusing on manga series translated into the English language for the U.S. market, primarily catering to adult audiences. Its first titles, including 'Leviathan' by Shiro Kuroi and 'Manhole' by Tetsuya Tsutsui, are due this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Davis, her husband Julius Tennon, and publisher Lavaille Lavette are launching JVL Media, a new publisher and packager focused on diverse and underrepresented voices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Authorities in Canada say they have made arrests in the theft of a cargo container that included gold and other items worth over 20 million Canadian dollars — about $14.5 million — that were stolen from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago Continue reading at ABC News
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In its first year, Keeperton will publish 10 titles—four of them by Swan, whose Miles High Club series is a BookTok favorite—under its romance imprint, Arndell. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Simon Element v-p and publisher Richard Rhorer and executive editor Stephanie Hitchcock will lead the imprint, which aims to publish 15–20 "books that help readers navigate the dynamic world of work" per year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Hearst's Sheel Shah took the stage at the Digiday Publishing Summit to speak about why its marketplace business is focusing on authority. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2024-03-27 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Four HarperCollins executives traveled to the Vatican last weekend to present eight different editions of 'Life, My Life Story Through History' by Pope Francis, which was released on March 19 and is being published in all of the publisher's global markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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