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This Startup Run By Ex-Apple Designers Is About To Change The Entire Publishing Industry
Business Insider speaks to the ex-Apple designers behind the revolutionary MAZ.
The interview looks at what MAZ actually does; Continue reading
HTML5 technology spurs ‘write once, publish many’ model
The publishing benefits of deploying HTML5 technology were discussed last month at MPA Digital: Technology, a one-day conference that focused on how media companies can use technology to manage magazine content on print and digital platforms. HTML5, a browser-based programming language that is able to deliver content on most Web-enabled devices, is designed to make online content easier to distribute and more interactive. Continue reading
New York Magazine publishes its first ebook
New York magazine has taken a path followed by many publishers recently and got some extra value out of their most valuable product, their content. By repackaging their content into an ebook, they can effectively get another bite of their cherry. Continue reading
Niche of the week: Skeptic
The official magazine of The Skeptic Society, Skeptic examines extraordinary claims and revolutionary ideas, promotes critical thinking, and serves as an educational tool for those seeking a sound scientific viewpoint. Each issue examines a specific theme and explores various social, scientific, and paranormal controversies. Continue reading
For publishers, digital dollars are about data not eyeballs
Are you swapping analogue dollars for digital dimes?
If you follow the traditional publishing business model in an ever more the digital world it is inevitable. The traditional magazine business model is based on creating content to attract eyeballs, and then to sell exposure (advertising) to them. This basic plan has kept magazine publishers profitable for over a hundred years. But this model faces harsh challenges in today’s digital media world. Continue reading
Digimarc Empowers House Beautiful’s Launch of World’s First “Pinterest-Enabled” Print Magazine
Digimarc Corporation today announced that House Beautiful, published by Hearst Magazines, is the world’s first publication to enable readers to pin images directly from a magazine to their Pinterest boards. House Beautiful is using the new Print-to-Pin℠ solution from Digimarc to enable this capability in the June issue, which is set to hit newsstands today. Continue reading
Flipboard launches on Android phones, no plans for a tablet app
Flipboard, Apple’s 2010 iPad app of the year, is finally launching on Android phones worldwide, and will also be available on the Kindle Fire and on Nook tablets. The personalized news magazine app will incorporate Google+ and YouTube for the first time. But Flipboard has no plans for a dedicated Android tablet app, another sign that … Continue reading
SmartMoney Will Move to Web-Only Magazine
From the Wall Street Journal BY JOHN JANNARONE AND WILLIAM LAUNDER Dow Jones & Co. said Thursday it will stop publishing the print version of SmartMoney, although it will expand the personal-finance magazine’s digital platform. Dow Jones, a unit of News Corp., which also publishes The Wall Street Journal, said it would add six new … Continue reading
Print has further to fall, big opportunities in mobile
This graph has been around for a little while, I saw it in at least one presentation at the Publishing Business Conference in NYC in March. Continue reading
Futurist: Digital Should Be A Path to Print
By Karlene Lukovitz, IPDA Daily Publishing & Retail News
Digital doesn’t mean the death of print, but it does mean it’s time to reinvent old models, maintains Drew Davis, chief strategy officer at Tippingpoint Labs. Davis serves as a futurist, advising the consumer packaged goods, publishing and entertainment industries. Continue reading
