Monthly Archives: September 2011

Numbers are UP for New Magazine Launches in Third Quarter 2011

[There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers. … Continue reading

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Magazines Begin to Sell the Fashion They Review

["Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions." -G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)] Magazines Begin to Sell the Fashion They Review By ERIC WILSON On Park & Bond, a new e-commerce site for designer men’s wear, … Continue reading

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Dead Tree Edition Launches an In-Depth Investigation of Mag Newsstand

[Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. - Unknown] Invasion of the Bookazines, Featuring the Return of the Living Dead Blame it on the mooks and their zombie buddies By D. … Continue reading

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How David Bradley and Justin Smith Saved ‘The Atlantic’

[He was one of those men who think that the world can be saved by writing a pamphlet. - Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)] The Atlantic Sees Fortunes Change After Rethink How David Bradley and Justin Smith Saved ‘The Atlantic’ … Continue reading

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But Not All – Big Magazine Publishers Sign On for Amazon’s Tablet

[Lord Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. Lord Polonius: What is the matter, my lord? Hamlet: Between who? Lord Polonius: I mean, the matter that you read, my lord." - William Shakespeare, Hamlet] Most – … Continue reading

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What’s a Tweet Worth?

[It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that. - G. H. Hardy (1877 - 1947)] What’s a tweet worth? BY BRIDGET CAREY – McClatchy Newspapers … Continue reading

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Hearst and HGTV in a Rare Entry at the Newsstand

[There is timing in the whole life of the warrior, in his thriving and declining, in his harmony and discord. Similarly, there is timing in the Way of the merchant, in the rise and fall of capital. All things entail … Continue reading

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Is Bloomberg Businessweek+ the Perfect Digital Magazine?

[Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 - 1944)] Is Bloomberg Businessweek+ the perfect digital magazine? BY Frédéric Filloux Based on content, … Continue reading

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Content Marketing Has Arrived. Should Publishers Be Worried?

[The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. - H. P. Lovecraft (1890 - 1937), "The Call of Cthulhu", first line] Content Marketing Has Arrived. Should Publishers … Continue reading

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Magazine Execs Psyched Over Color Kindle

[Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find … Continue reading

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