One of the most profitable subscription website business models is a magazine subscription website.
It's not because it's cheaper to build, or brings in substantially more revenue than other business models,
Hearst, Vanity Fair, and Porter Magazine are multiplatform publishing organizations bringing in new employees for focused change
One of the most consistent changes we've seen throughout the digital landscape is the
As the first wave of digital magazine apps has passed, we’ve discovered one thing: People hate apps with nothing in them.
And yet, the vast majority of digital magazine apps available
Readability and scrolling text should come first in tablet and native edition digital magazine design
Since we started our annual Digital Magazine Survey to help publishers home in on digital magazine design, the
Second-time magazine subscribers may turn out to be even more profitable than they were their first time around
Peter Drucker wrote, "The most important thing in communication is to hear what
If you're publishing on social media – and if you're not, contact us immediately for a free 30-minute conversation, things just got real! – you know that the goal posts
TIME magazine is seeing growth in print and digital due mostly to a strong pursuit of native ads in editorial and video, plus staffing updates and multiplatform publishing
Last year, TIME's print
Digital magazine distribution and consumption will receive the Audit Bureau of Circulations treatment; plus, Google follows Apple's lead and Time Inc.'s vision
Digital magazine distribution, readership, ad views, and more are
Latest publishers' news includes personnel moves, mergers & acquisitions, and multiplatform advances
For publishers, news from across the industry is nonstop these days, and we wouldn't have it any other way.
App-less in Seattle: the next frontier of multi-platform mobile development doesn't involve apps
Appearing erudite and august themselves, the August 3 cover of Time magazine features Presidents George W. Bush and
Have you ever spent time poking around on your iPad, just to see how customers feel about the digital magazines they buy and subscribe to? We make this a habit
Video ad viewability continues to be a crucial part of multiplatform publishers' plans, particularly if you're working under an advertising-reliant revenue model, of course. But even if you're not, solid
Digital magazines comprise the whole ecosystem of paperless magazines.
If a story can be read digitally, it's a digital magazine. It doesn't matter if it's read on the web, or a
The early days of 2015 have seen a streak of staff changes at top publishing companies, from big-time executive positions to digital and event slots getting filled almost daily.
Digital archives are a great friend to digital publishers. Releasing archives digitally allows for publishers to create a new revenue stream while audience members bask in the glory of so
Time.com's bounce rate is down 15% since adopting continuous scrolling for its content, the Poynter Institute reports. In addition, after its March redesign, the site saw a 21% jump in
Time.com is playing Facebook like a fiddle, growing its Likes by 44% to 5.4 million during the past three months – in the process outpacing the likes of BuzzFeed, The
Unlike other platforms', magazines' worth rise as the years go by. Think about it: Your first DVD player is a piece of junk these days, but the first issue of
How the top five magazines on Twitter got so popular -- not to say that this is definite list of every publisher, but according to our research, these publishers are
We often hear about predictions for digital magazines; how they will grow, the revenue generation expected throughout the industry and the time frames associated with these numbers. These predictions are
At last.
We’ve noted here that it seemed simply astounding that a publisher with the vast resources of Time Inc. was putting out a blurry product. TIME magazine – granddaddy of
Talking New Media is reporting that TIME finally releases a retina edition of their iPad App. It's the first update to the app in a year. I wonder if we'll
Wine Enthusiast has launched a new app called the Tasting Guide which is available on the Apple App store and will be available on Google Play in September 25th.
The NFL has a creative ad campaign in store for female magazine readers. AdAge reports that the NFL will be running a 16-page insert called "The Savvy Girl's Guide to
Back on April 1 Don wrote a post entitled Saving TIME Magazine: or, the Future of All of Us. Don’s vision of the future, even for faltering weekly news magazines,
How big is the Martha Stewart brand? The formal name, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, pretty much says it all. And Googling the name for news of the company in the
Digital magazines can thrive, but they can’t be Yahoo
On March 3, 1923, TIME magazine was born. It was what most publications were in that era: an aggregator, dedicated to rewriting
Gutenberg is dead. And you will be, too, if you don't make the transition now to meet the public's growing demand for digital information.
Fortunately, there is one resource, one unique
Tips from a Leading Author
“Work on a computer that is disconnected from the Internet.” This is number seven on much-honored English author Zadie Smith’s 10 rules for writers. (Time magazine
The Niche Magazine Conference will take place in Nashville, TN this coming February. Don Nicholas, Mequoda Group’s CEO, attended a Niche Media conference earlier this year, was impressed and offered
As magazines quickly transform themselves from atoms to bits, their basic business strategies are likely to gain greater economic clarity
It is both a difficult and exciting time to be a
A brief Q&A with John Locke
Every principle that best-selling author John Locke has used to sell over one million eBooks through the Kindle applies to all online publishers, whether you
But how will Kindle arouse long-term consumer interest when the Sony Reader hasn't? The answer is in the online publishing strategy of the major news media.
On Monday (Nov. 19, 2007)
