The layoffs that have plagued the magazine industry for a decade continued in the first quarter of this year, along with hundreds of cuts at digital media companies. The pink slips reflect the industry’s precarious position as it adjusts to a new world of data-driven advertising, digital-native audiences and continually shrinking newsstand sales. Still, opportunities remain for those publishers willing to make necessary changes. Outlets that can reach niche audiences, have a high-quality product and have found ways to monetize their data are finding new ways to thrive. “The industry is suffering right now, but there are things to be somewhat excited about,” says Bill Beuttler, a magazine journalism professor at Emerson College. “The strong magazines will survive, and the ones that remain are going to be good ones.” Below are the biggest trends to emerge (or endure) during the first quarter of 2019, and what they mean for the quarters—and years—ahead. Building (Pay)walls A growing number of companies are looking for ways to put at least some of their content behind a paywall, with some companies publicizing a bigger commitment to the shift than others. Most notably, Condé Nast announced in February a plan to charge readers for access to at least some content from its more than 20 brands, after initial experiments with soft paywalls at crown jewels The New Yorker, Wired and Vanity Fair. The new version of the paywall is more dynamic than the one-size-fits-all versions that... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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The Harry Potter publisher ascribes its record profits to a hunger for affordable diversion. That’s the magic of booksIn the gloom of a UK economy teetering on the edge of recession, a glittering puff of smoke wafted up last week from the publisher that will for ever be associated with Harry... Continue reading at The Guardian
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CNN has a new CMS, which it built to cut back on costs, improve reader engagement and draw in advertisers. Continue reading at Digiday
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Online retail giant Amazon has cut back its pioneering drone delivery team, but says it will still have a Prime Air presence in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The distributor has had growth of 58% over the past three years, due in part to its ability to regain shelf space at major chains that had cut back on their book sections. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The layoffs that have plagued the magazine industry for a decade continued in the first quarter of this year, along with hundreds of cuts at digital media companies. The pink slips reflect the industry’s precarious position as it adjusts to a new world of data-driven advertising, digital-native... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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New MagNet study finds monthly magazines offer subscriptions for an average of 63 percent off cover price. The post Report: Subscription Discounts Drive Down Newsstand Sales appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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In 2014, sales of Christian fiction were down 15% over the previous year, and several houses have either cut back or eliminated their fiction acquisitions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Even while publishers at the International Christian Retail Show celebrated top books in Christian fiction, publishing programs are being cut back in this crowded category. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Today, the University of Missouri is promoting a study claiming that regular Twitter use is “linked to infidelity and divorce.” The study, led by University of Missouri School of Journalism doctoral student Russell Clayton and published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, found... Continue reading at Slate
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Like most comics publishers, Archie Comics, home to America’s favorite fictional redheaded teenager, has historically focused its distribution on newsstand sales and the comics specialty market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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At a time when some university presses have cut back their publishing program or changed course, the MIT Press, which celebrated its first 50 years this spring, continues to look to the future—“relentlessly,” according to editorial director Gita Manaktala. “The retrospective glance doesn’t come... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The recession, combined with the boom in readers turning away from print and to the Web, was a one-two-punch that forced most major American newspapers to cut back their book review coverage—or drop their review sections altogether Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In December 2010, National Book Network CEO Jed Lyons made the decision to cut back on the number of distribution clients NBN represented while also realigning its sales and marketing teams. The changes led to the departure of some NBN executives including NBN president Rich Freese, who moved to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Publication audit agency BPA Worldwide released its U.S. Consumer Trac Data report for the period ending June 30, 2011 on Tuesdaythe results show that newsstand sales across different titles throughout the industry are on a decline from the same period a year ago. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Written By: Benedicte Page Essex county council has vowed not to close any of its libraries, or to cut back its mobile library destinations. But consultation is to begin next month on proposals to reduce opening hours to 54 of its 73 libraries. Jeremy Lucas, cabinet member for heritage, culture... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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