[caption id="attachment_170661" align="alignright" width="241"] Adam Sandow[/caption] When Adam Sandow was founding his namesake company in 2003, his goal was to build a media business that would allow him to innovate and do things differently. “What we didn’t want to do is focus on the few basic revenue streams that publishers usually depend on, which is national advertising and subscriptions,” says Sandow's CEO and chairman. Since then, Mr. Sandow has worked to expand the company's portfolio of businesses—which now includes an in-house printing and content studio, a newsstand network at private airports and a research lab, among others—even though he says the core is still rooted in media. NewBeauty and the first Colorado-based local edition of Luxe Interiors + Design were launched in 2005, but not long after that in 2007, Sandow ventured into the direct-to-consumer space with Test Tube by NewBeauty, which he says was the first beauty subscription sampling program. Following that, Luxe was expanded into new markets and created both a local and national advertising sales model that allowed the brand to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 26% over 14 years. A decade ago, Mr. Sandow also launched a newsstand company, Media Jet, which owns the rights for distributing print magazines at private airports, which has scaled to over 300 locations.. Aimed at reaching a very affluent audience, the newsstands sell both Sandow brands and partner titles, accounting for over... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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Icon Books has apologised to indie booksellers who could not get copies of The Etymologicon in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the e-commerce craze gets hotter, publishers looking to get into the game are faced with many questions. Some of these include how the business model of the e-commerce operation will operate; how it integrates seamlessly into editorial while avoiding advertising influence; and perhaps most... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The launch of C&T Publishings Stash Books imprint in early spring 2010 was a key factor in driving up sales last year at the Concord, Calif., craft and quilting book publisher, and the new imprint, aimed at a younger audience than C&Ts usual customers, continues to do well in 2011.... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eerdmans Publishing Company has always flouted convention. The press, founded in Grand Rapids, Mich., on August 16, 1911, by Dutch emigrant William B. Eerdmans Sr., who led it for 52 years, remains family-owned: William Bill Eerdmans Jr., the son of its founder, has served as the companys... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sara Lloyd, Pan Macmillan: "The basic process of writing will stay quite stable, but the authors who will do particularly well are ones who think about how to build a digital audience." Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 08/06/2011 - 09:29 An early engagement with books in the home is a core function of a child's future success, the former director of Ofsted has said. Speaking at a parliamentary reception for the children's literacy charity Volunteer Reading... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a white paper titled The Media Company of the Future: The Revolution Goes On, consulting firm AMR International Consulting Inc. outlines the steps it says traditional companies must take to incorporate technological advances into their business model and stay competitive against New world... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple kept mum on its highly anticipated digital subscription plan during a press conference today at the Guggenheim in New York City announcing News Corp.'s new tablet publication The Daily (which is available in the App Store as of noon Eastern), but News Corp. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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