Turning to your phone for a good story Sep 2, 2009
In an article on its site headlined "Lookout Kindle, Here Comes CellStories.net," industry magazine Publishers Weekly said the Web site was "more a digital reading experiment than a business venture.". The content will include short stories, personal essays, narrative journalism and creative nonfiction, with most pieces around 1,500 to 2,000 words, or a 10- to 15-minute read. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Scoop: Aniston will be part of Girls Gone Wild case Aug 28, 2009
Jackson tributes and book-a-zines many rushed into publication just days after his death have generated $55 million in additional newsstand sales for magazine publishers. Were at about almost $67 million in Michael Jackson product, said Gil Brechtel, president-CEO of the Magazine Information Network, also known as MagNet which tracks such data. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
'Harry Potter' video technology comes to US magazines Aug 21, 2009
Magazine publishers are beginning to experiment with new technologies. The first-ever video advertisement will be published in a traditional paper magazine in September. (BBC News -- Technology)
CBS, Pepsi Max put video in some magazine ads Aug 20, 2009
Magazine ad revenue fell 21% for the first half of the year, while ad pages fell nearly 28%, according to Magazine Publishers of America. Ad revenue for Entertainment Weekly fell 28%, and the magazine's ad page total fell nearly 32. (USA Today -- Money)
Dark reaction to a whitewashed book Aug 12, 2009
The publisher told the American trade magazine Publishers Weekly that it regretted its ''original creative direction for Liar - which was intended to symbolically reflect the narrator's complex psychological make-up - has been interpreted by some as a calculated decision to mask the character's ethnicity. The Australian edition, to be released by Allen and Unwin in October, will feature a cover focused on text. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Newsweek: Some magazines thriving in downturn Aug 11, 2009
Generally, as the Magazine Publishers of America has pointed out, some merely benefited from ad categories, or "sub-categories," in which marketers, well, advertisedfood and seasonings and ingredients, household cleaning products, and hair and hygiene. So a few nesting, fitness, and celebrity magazines enjoyed a windfall. (MSNBC -- Business)
Will Amazon's Kindle Rescue Newspapers? Aug 10, 2009
But since the device's E-Ink display technology doesn't handle color, let alone high-quality photos, the Kindle has been more of an experiment than a revenue gusher for magazine publishers. E-Ink, which is also on the upcoming Plastic Logic e-reader its display measuring 8. (Time.com)
* Taiwanese artists childrens book on US award shortlist Aug 4, 2009
The Pingtung-born Chen is the only Chinese-language writer and illustrator to have won repeated international recognition for his work, including a best childrens book award presented by the US trade magazine Publishers Weekly in 2003 and a best childrens book award presented by the Japan Library Association in 2006. This story has been viewed 396 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
A Balancing Act Jul 30, 2009
Underscoring the struggles magazine publishers face as advertising moves to the Internet, ad revenue at Time Inc. fell 26 percent. Time Warner shares closed trading yesterday down 49 cents, or 1. (New York Post -- Business)
The vanishing apostrophes Jul 27, 2009
The federal Department of Veterans Affairs, the book trade magazine Publishers Weekly, the Diners Club credit card and Albertsons supermarket chain are among the organizations and companies that eschew the apostrophe. Albertsons is part of the Supervalu Inc. family of food stores, which also includes Shaw's supermarkets in New England, which continue to use the apostrophe. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Winners receive Asian Multimedia Publishing Awards 2009 Jul 24, 2009
Valued conference partners include: ASEAN Book Publishers Association (ABPA), Asia Digital Marketing Association (ADMA), Asian Media Information nication Centre (AMIC), Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP), Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI), Philippine Association of National Advertisers (PANA), Magazine Business Association of Taipei (MBAT), Magazine Publishers... (JCN Network, Japan)
Morningstar's Mansueto could be among BusinessWeek bidders Jul 15, 2009
BusinessWeeks ad pages plunged 34% in the second quarter, worse than the industry average of 30%, according to data from the trade group Magazine Publishers of America. In the same period, Mansueto Ventures Fast Company saw ad sales drop 37%, with a 14% decline at Inc. Mr. Mansueto, 52, bought the two magazine titles for $35 million in 2005. (Crain's Chicago Business)
How to Distribute a Magazine Jul 13, 2009
Magazine publishers may also benefit from opening an ongoing account with certain retail stores ... Packaging may be the only concern for magazine publishers after a deal with commercial products have been made. (Suite101.com)
Business Review borrows a page from itself Jul 12, 2009
The restructuring at Harvard Business Review Group comes as magazine publishers are experiencing the effects of the economic downturn. Ad pages for publications in the general business magazine category plummeted 27 percent during the first quarter, according to the Publishers Information Bureau, which tracks media print ad spending. (Boston Globe)
paidContent:UK: Football blog back in founder's hands Jul 11, 2009
Theres very little difference between these sites, Anoraks sites and Shinys sites and much of the web output of newspapers and magazine publishers these days. Time for a rethink on the name. (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
Beijing International Book Fair 200... Jul 3, 2009
Hall 1 F: publishing on demand, high-quality printing products, international book and magazine publishers. The International Children s Publishing Exhibit. (Suite101.com)
Road ahead for printing group is far from smooth Jun 25, 2009
It issued a profit warning yesterday saying second-half earnings would fall by almost half as print demand from retailers and magazine publishers slumped in the past three months because of the economic downturn. The statement talked about plans to transform the company and rebuild customer relations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
TIME WARNER CEO hints at online fees for magazines... May 30, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - One of the world's largest magazine publishers appears to be having second thoughts about giving away most of its articles on the Internet. Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes told an investor conference Friday that he doesn't think it makes much sense for publishers to provide their content without a way to recover the production costs. (The Drudge Report)
Time Warner hints at online magazine fees May 30, 2009
NEW YORK - One of the world's largest magazine publishers appears to be having second thoughts about giving away most of its articles on the Internet. Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes told an investor conference Friday that he doesn't think it makes much sense for publishers to provide their content without a way to recover the production costs. (AZCentral -- Business)
Global newspaper sales inched up in 2008: industry body May 28, 2009
Finnish print media group Sanoma, one of the five largest magazine publishers in Europe with 220 titles and operations in more than 20 countries, has also built up a strong Internet presence which makes a key contribution to its bottom line. "There is no free content," the head of Sanoma's news division, Mikael Pentikainen, told the conference. (Yahoo! Asia News)
New York Mag Tightening Belt May 23, 2009
The magazine also pulled out of the industry trade association the Magazine Publishers of America, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in dues. When Wasserstein bought the magazine, it was widely seen as a vanity play, particularly since he beat out high-profile suitors like Mort Zuckerman, Harvey Weinstein and Nelson Peltz in his purchase from Henry Kravis' Primedia. (New York Post -- Business)
Mags' Ads Plunge May 18, 2009
Nast, the glitziest of all magazine publishers, is reeling more than any other publisher. Only four of its magazines are off by less than 30 percent. (New York Post -- Business)
NewspaperDirect Launches "ideas: the magazine of newspaper marketing" SmartEdition at INMA World Congress 2009 May 14, 2009
"The ideas SmartEdition will not only enable INMA members to access this award winning publication anywhere, anytime, the digital edition will act as a benchmark for other newspaper and magazine publishers looking to grow their audience, revenues and profitability in the digital world.". As a special show promotion, NewspaperDirect is offering INMA World Congress attendees 1 month free access to the 1,000 digital editions on PressDisplay. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Kindle DX Ressurrects `Crazy Idea' Knight Ridder Abandoned 14 Years Ago May 13, 2009
From 1992 to 1995, Fidler and his team worked on the tablet and attracted some interest from newspaper and magazine publishers in joining a distribution system. Hardware tripped them up: Screens then were too heavy or bulky for most consumers and required too much power, Fidler recalled. (Bloomberg)
A larger Kindle could upend textbooks, newspapers May 7, 2009
A larger Kindle could also intrigue newspaper and magazine publishers that have been staggered by the recession and the online migration of readers and advertisers and are hard-pressed to get people to pay for content in Web browsers. Up to now selling digital copies to portable devices like the Kindle mainly has been an experiment. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Richard E. Deems, Trustee of The Hearst Family Trust, Board Member of Hearst Corporation & Longtime Force In Publishing Industry, Dead at 96 May 6, 2009
Deems was active in many industry groups, at one time serving as a graduate director of the Advertising Council and the Magazine Publishers Association. In 1979, he was awarded the industry's highest honor, the MPA's Henry Johnson Fisher Award. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Super-sized Kindle aimed at newspaper readers May 5, 2009
"They don't have as much control as they'd like to," Epps said of newspaper and magazine publishers. "Amazon is keeping the majority of the revenue and publishers can't sell ads through the Kindle."The only question is whether this larger device will also support an ad model. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Cowboys & Indians Magazine Aims to Corral New Readers With Newly Expanded Website May 1, 2009
2 readers per copy, as determined by the Magazine Publishers of America, Cowboys & Indians now has an average of 823,716 readers for each issue. The June issue of Cowboys & Indians, now available at newsstands everywhere, showcases publisher Gregory L. Brown's in-depth interview with Ted Turner, the maverick media entrepreneur who has accumulated enough acreage to qualify as the largest individual landowner in the United States. (PR Newswire)
Multimedia publishers and corporate communicators to compete in Asian Publishing Awards Apr 18, 2009
APC and the Awards, described as the learning and networking event for publishing professionals in Asia, is presented by a host of regional and national associations: the ASEAN Book Publishers Association (ABPA), Asia Digital Marketing Association (ADMA), Asian Media Information nication Centre (AMIC), Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP), Magazine Business Association of Taipei (MBAT),... (JCN Network, Japan)
Standing up for the environment Apr 18, 2009
Buddhists in San Francisco are working to save trees by encouraging major magazine publishers to use recycled paper. Evangelical Christians in West Virginia are working to keep mining corporations from removing the tops of mountains to extract coal to feed U.S. power plants. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
More Business Stories Technology Headlines Venture to help US newspapers make money on Web Apr 15, 2009
Brill said the company has already held talks with most major US newspaper and magazine publishers and they expressed "strong interest" in the venture. "We think this is a special moment in time when there is an urgent need for a business model that allows quality journalism to be the beneficiary of the Internets efficient delivery mechanism rather than its victim," he said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Hindery, Brill Want to Help Make Journalism Pay Apr 15, 2009
Brill said in the release the venture has begun talks with most major newspaper and magazine publishers and some online news organizations. "We've all heard some people say that Internet journalism needs to be free because other less-valuable content is free," Brill said in the release. (Multichannel News)
Venture aims to introduce fees for online news Apr 15, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO - Three media veterans plan to bundle the Internet content of newspaper and magazine publishers into a subscription package that will test Web surfers' willingness to pay for material that has been given away for years. The system won't be ready until the fall, but the plans were announced late Tuesday because so many publishers already are clamoring to sign up, said Steven Brill, co-chief executive of the new venture, called Journalism Online. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Intel beats the Street Apr 15, 2009
-- Three media veterans plan to bundle the Internet content of newspaper and magazine publishers into a subscription package that will test Web surfers' willingness to pay for material that has been given away for years. The new venture, called Journalism Online, plans to start in the fall. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Facebook for the rich Apr 8, 2009
The site's members are chief executives, celebrities, investors, magazine publishers, philanthropists and socialites from around the world, Mitchell said. Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner is among those with a profile, and Mitchell who helped launch Rolling Stone's Web site swears, "It's him.". (The Palm Beach Post)
HP Forgot to Put the ‘Cloud’ in MagCloud Apr 2, 2009
For only 20 cents per page, it lets small-scale magazine publishers with no use for traditional, large-scale printing services create their own high-quality magazines. The MagCloud site also serves as a virtual newsstand where HP handles everything: customer buys a copy, HP outsources the ad hoc print job, and printer ships magazine to buyer. (Salon)
Versos recycling partnership pays off Mar 24, 2009
Verso is a North American producer of coated papers, including coated groundwood and coated freesheet, and super-calendered and specialty products used by catalog and magazine publishers. Reader Comments. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Graffiti warfare: the view from the trenches Mar 23, 2009
All three of the graffiti writers at the powerHouse event have become legitimate members of the commercial creative community, working variously as photographers, magazine publishers, and designers. Ket has done image consulting for major brands that want to springboard off his credibility, including Atari, Moet & Chandon, and MTV.. (Globe and Mail)
Playboy and Bondi Digital Publishing Unveil www.playboyarchive.com Searchable Web Archive Mar 20, 2009
Bondi Digital Publishing has extensive experience helping magazine publishers create commercial opportunities from their print archives. Bondi has developed both online and offline software platforms for organizing and viewing vast collections of magazines. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
McGraw-Hill Construction's Robert Ivy, Architectural Record, and Engineering News-Record Win Crain Award, Min's Best of the Web, and 7 Neal Awards Mar 20, 2009
com, which provide a mix of print and multimedia news and information, have received several recent awards, including the Magazine Publishers of America 2008 "Website of the Year: Enthusiast," two 2008 Silver Ozzie Awards from FOLIO: for "Best Cover" and "Best Use of Photography," a 2007 Bronze Ozzie Award for Best Site Design, and BtoB Media Business' 10 Great Media Websites List in 2007. They also received two 2008 Neal Awards for "Best Website" and "Best Online Article or Series.". (PR Newswire)
Natasha Richardson: One of the Good Guys Mar 19, 2009
Our table consisted in the middle of a room full of celebs and tall, thin good looking fashion types I didn t know of Regis and Joy Philbin, magazine publishers Ingrid Sischy and Sandy Brant, and adventurer Pepe Fanjul. Around the room we spotted Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow with mom Blythe Danner, Claire Danes with Hugh Dancy, Anne Hathaway, Charlie Rose and Amanda Burden, Gayle King, Martha Stewart, Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman, hotelier Andre Balazs, Padma Lakshmi, Pink Floyd s Roger... (Fox News)
Speed, Andrews, Cropper re-elected Mar 19, 2009
Andrews, a consultant to magazine publishers, said not having anyone else on the ballot was a vote of confidence, and attributed it to the board s ability to work together. In her first term, she was happy with several of the board s accomplishments. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Anderson News' woes leave region's retailers in lurch Mar 17, 2009
5 million, and Anderson News has filed an antitrust lawsuit against magazine publishers, their national distributors and two wholesalers claiming a conspiracy to force it out of business, according to the. Representatives from Anderson News did not return calls in time for press. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
NYSE accepts listing plan from Verso Mar 17, 2009
Memphis-based Verso is a North American producer of coated papers, including coated groundwood and coated freesheet, and super-calendered and specialty products used by catalog and magazine publishers. The plan came after the NYSE notified Verso (NYSE: VRS) in December that the company had failed to meet an average market capitalization standard of at least $75 million over a consecutive 30-day trading period. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Louise Blouin Media to Partner With the Ninth Edition of the Sharjah Biennial, 19 March - 16 May 2009 Mar 14, 2009
Louise Blouin Media, founded by Louise Blouin, is one of the world's largest art magazine publishers and information providers, with more than 165 annual productions and readership of over 6 million art enthusiasts, collectors, and art professionals. Titles include Art+Auction, Modern Painters, Gallery Guide, ARTINFO.com, Art Sales Index, Gordon's and Somogy. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hawaii faces magazine shortage Mar 13, 2009
The company halted operations in February after magazine publishers on the Mainland disagreed with its proposed increase to 7 cents per distributed copy. The Hawaii division of Anderson is Prologix Distribution Services. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Rogers wants 2009 NMAs to be scrapped Mar 11, 2009
In a brief letter last week to the NMAF, copied to other major magazine publishers, Rogers Publishing president and CEO Brian Segal indicated the award ceremony would not be getting the $5,000 donation Rogers usually provides. Moreover, since there is no money for any activities outside of producing magazines, he strongly urged that the 2009 event not be held. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
ELLE PUBLISHER TAKES 'HACHETTE' TO RENT Mar 6, 2009
After Jack Kliger last year walked away as CEO, the company dispatched Alain Lemarchand from Paris to take over, and he's been cutting costs, including pulling out of the Magazine Publishers of America, which saved Hachette between 300,000 to 400,000 a year in dues. The rent bill for their offices is considerably higher; one source estimated that the six floors at 1633 Broadway cost the company close to 15 million a year. (New York Post -- Business)
Hearst Corp. e-Reader Feb 28, 2009
Looking at technology as a plausible solution, Hearst Corp, one of the nation's largest magazine publishers, is preparing to launch an electronic reader that will do for periodicals what Amazon's Kindle is doing for books. Hearst, whose catalog of magazines includes titles such as Cosmopolitan and Esquire, as well as the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, sees that the downward trend of print publications may never recover, and instead will one day be replaced completely by digital content. (IGN Gear)
What to do about sudden deluge of unsolicited 'trial' packages Feb 22, 2009
It was a fairly common practice among magazine publishers to send additional products after a customer ordered a calendar or a video, for example. The item would then arrive for the consumer to reject. (Boston Globe)
Sunday Business Feb 22, 2009
THE crisis that has rocked the nation's magazine publishers is also affecting its chief lobbying group, putting. . (New York Post -- Business)
WEAK LINK AT MAG GROUP DRAWS MEMBERS' IRE Feb 20, 2009
THE crisis that has rocked the nation's magazine publishers is also affecting its chief lobbying group, putting its president and CEO in the crosshairs. The Magazine Publishers of America has lost as members Elle publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media; Star and National Enquirer publisher American Media; and most recently New York magazine ... Those dues are about equal to the 740,000 that MPA President and CEO Nina Link takes home each year, which has become a lightening rod among some magazine... (New York Post -- Business)
Magazine supplier halts Isle shipments Feb 12, 2009
Recently, the company told magazine publishers it needed to add a surcharge of 7 cents per copy for distribution if business was to continue after Feb. 1. Major publishers refused and stopped shipping magazines to the distributor, Anderson News said in a statement. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Burkle Co. Sues Over Magazine Distribution Feb 10, 2009
The ongoing battle between magazine publishers and wholesalers took a turn yesterday after Ron Burkle's Source Interlink Cos. sued several publishers and rival wholesalers claiming they're trying to drive Source out of business. (New York Post -- Business)
WAL-MART'S EMPTY RACKS Feb 8, 2009
That's because unless things change dramatically, copies of the popular issue won't go on sale in more than 3,000 Wal-Mart stores as a result of an ongoing battle between magazine publishers and wholesalers. The Wal-Mart stores, along with grocery-store chains Kroger and Safeway, are getting caught in the crossfire over two wholesalers' demand that publishers pay a 7-cent per copy surcharge for delivery of their magazines to retailers. (New York Post -- Business)
Half-price fashion models tighten their belts Feb 7, 2009
Magazine publishers from Conde Nast, which owns Vogue, to Time Inc are seeing advertising sales dive, and the New York Times has said it expects sales to deteriorate further. At the January fashion shows in Paris and Milan, a prime advertising opportunity for luxury brands, designers hired fewer models than last year. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
