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More barriers to entry come tumbling down
A new product from 30 DC promises to make launching your own magazine easier than ever, including accessing Apple’s Newsstand. It’s called MagCast and it includes a turnkey template designer, publishing tool, and WYSIWIG editor, full MagCast educational course on everything necessary to launch a successful magazine, including selecting a magazine niche, creating quality content, and … Continue reading
Do you have a digital edition yet?
Are your publications all available in digital editions yet? Because, if they’re not, you’ve now fallen behind HeartLand Boating, the magazine that covers covers pleasure boating on mid-America’s inland waterways. The niche publication recently announced the new digital edition here
Time Inc magazines finally come to Apple
Time Inc. and Apple both announced Wednesday that they had reached an agreement to finally bring all of Time’s magazines to Apple’s digital newsstand. Those magazines include 3 of the 5 most popular magazines based on revenue in 2011; People, Sports Illustrated, and Time, in addition to other popular magazines like Entertainment Weekly. The long … Continue reading
Who says print is dead?
Interesting article from the Guardian on how web media is actually creating new demand for print products http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jun/03/who-says-print-is-dead?newsfeed=true I did notice in my local newsagents recently the proliferation of magazines such as the ipad app guide and similar titles, which suggests that tablets can’t be a wholly satisfactory substitute for a print publication. Not yet anyway, … Continue reading
News-stand iphone app for Men’s Health
Men’s Health magazine has announced the launch of a news-stand iPhone app. See here for more information. Apparently, it’s the first iPhone application to launch on the Adobe platform in the United States. Men’s Health has long been a leader in digital editions and apps, with a number of popular and innovative iphone apps spun off … Continue reading
Quark comeback continues
Quark XPress has continued to improve its publishing offerings and keep competition alive with the new 9.3 version now offering the option to export direct to Amazon Kindle format. See the product website for more information and specs The company has also recently acquired MobileIQ the outift behind PressRun, the digital magazine and app service … Continue reading
Mag week 2012 dates announced
Publishers Australia has announced that Magazine Week 2012 will take place from 12-16 November in Sydney. As in 2011, the main conference will take place on the Thursday and Friday, with the gala dinner and excellence awards on the evening of Friday 16th. This will be the second Magazine Week, with the inaugural event in … Continue reading
Pinterest for publishers
How are publishers already making use of the rising interest in pinterest? This article from digiday looks at a few leading examples. http://www.digiday.com/publishers/five-publishers-to-follow-on-pinterest/ But are there opportunities for smaller publishers to use this latest social trend?
