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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
Lessons Learned From Indie iPad Magazine Publishers
By Susan Currie Sivek, MediaShift
It seems like publishing a digital magazine on the iPad should be pretty easy. With some basic design skills, time, and a bit of money, publishing an independent iPad magazine is possible. But being successful — rising on the Apple Newsstand charts, continuing to gain readers, and making money? Those are much tougher goals. 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
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
6 ways leading publishers are dealing with declining print revenue
While many small publishers are still relying heavily on print, and losing sleep over its inevitable decline, many of the world’s most best publishers have already moved on and created successful businesses where print revenue is but a small part of the mix. Continue reading
