Tough Period for First-Half Consumer Circulation

ABC released its first-half 2011 FAS FAX report today and the numbers reflect a tough reporting period for publishers. The newsstand held back many attempts to gain circ, and overall circulation-paid, verified and analyzed non-paid-dipped into the negatives for about 45 percent of the U.S. magazines in the report. It wasn't all doom and gloom, however. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]

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French and Watson lead strong first half for debuts

Written By: Philip Stone and Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 24/08/2011 - 08:31 Dawn French and S J Watson are the most successful debut novelists of the year so far across paperback and hardback, with debut novels generally having a more successful year than 2010. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

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How the Chinese edition of my book about the periodic table got such a risqué cover.

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[ Slate | 2011-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Tops, Up 12 Percent In Ad Pages for First Half 2011

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Financial Times Grows Paid Digital Subs 34 Percent in First Half 2011

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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Data Shot: Consumer Weeklies Out-Page Monthly Mags for Ads

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Penguin's sales and profits fall in first half as digital rises

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Half of Wakefield's libraries under threat

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Publishers seek second half upturn to 2011

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