If you live in Canada and watch television, undoubtedly you might have seen the Next Issue advertisements. The premise of their campaign is trying to convince you that physical magazines take up a lot of room. It makes it unsuitable for reading at home, or on the go. So the question is, is Next Issue viable for Canadians wanting to read digitally?Next Issue has over 100 … [Read more...] about Is Next Issue Good for Canadians?
Digital Magazine News
Golf World Magazine Suspends Print and Goes Digital
Golf World is the oldest American magazine and first started publication in 1947. Conde Nast has made the call to suspend the print edition, due to declining sales and focus on digital distribution.The changes were announced Wednesday as part of its "new strategic vision" for Golf World. By going exclusively digital, the magazine will start pumping out 50 issues a year, up … [Read more...] about Golf World Magazine Suspends Print and Goes Digital
The Maritime Industry Finally Embraces Digital Content
Every single day there are 60,000 cruise, cargo and oil rigs in operation globally. The vast majority of staff that keep these operations running properly are workers from the Philippines, Malaysia, Russia and India. Many of the corporations that bankroll everything are putting a new emphasis on crew welfare and retention. This has opened up a new market for digital publishing … [Read more...] about The Maritime Industry Finally Embraces Digital Content
The New Yorker to Implement a Digital Paywall
The New Yorker exemplifies a high society paper that chronicles commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. The paper has been going strong since 1925 and recently they have been working like fiends to make sure their website is brought up to modern standards. Not only do they have a new responsive design that makes it shine on computers, but now looks … [Read more...] about The New Yorker to Implement a Digital Paywall
Readers Begin to Respond to Digital Magazine Advertisements
Traditional magazine advertising often captivates readers attention due to color, gloss and shine. When it comes to reading on a tablet, such as the iPad, do advertisements still resonate?According to new research by GfK MRI Starch Advertising readers respond to digital advertisements at the same rate as print. They found that the average level of reader recall for both … [Read more...] about Readers Begin to Respond to Digital Magazine Advertisements
Washington Post: What Would Bezos Do?
It's no secret that newspapers as a whole are on the decline. Some of the longest-standing family-owned outlets in the country have already shuttered their doors, and the ones who are managing to stay afloat are doing so with the help of digitization efforts and an online presence. This characteristic of journalistic publishing made the news this past spring that Jeff Bezos, … [Read more...] about Washington Post: What Would Bezos Do?
Mozilla Secures Grant Funding to Build Reader-Centric News Sites
With the help of some non-profit agency grant funding, Mozilla is working to make the internet a place that fosters better discussion and more reader-centric but newsworthy content. After securing around $3.9 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which provides significant funding to groups that are promoting new practices in journalism, Mozilla and two major … [Read more...] about Mozilla Secures Grant Funding to Build Reader-Centric News Sites
Adobe DPS Powers New Samsung Tablet’s Magazine Feature, Papergarden
With the launch of Samsung's newest tablet offering, the Galaxy Tab S, consumers must be wondering what makes the new device so compelling, so stand-out that it's worthy of their hard earned money. Just from a digital reading standpoint, there's a lot about the tablet that stands out, particularly thanks to Adobe's Digital Publishing Suite.With the release of DPS v31, which … [Read more...] about Adobe DPS Powers New Samsung Tablet’s Magazine Feature, Papergarden
Blurb Adds Graphicly Team to Accelerate Growth
Blurb, a company that begin by producing limited print runs of graphics-heavy paper books before expanding into a digital publishing platform for self-published authors with a suite of user friendly tools, has been on a mission lately to acquire key products and support personnel to make their platform even more engaging, easy to use, and far-reaching. A release from the … [Read more...] about Blurb Adds Graphicly Team to Accelerate Growth
Amazon Compiles Bestsellers, Most Well-Read Cities Lists
As big data works its way into the publishing industry mindset, information gathered from online retailers can provide an insightful peek at what's happening in the world of bookselling. Amazon's editors have once again compiled comprehensive lists based on sales data, figures which have helped translate that information into rankings by not only bestselling titles but also … [Read more...] about Amazon Compiles Bestsellers, Most Well-Read Cities Lists
New Yahoo Movies Digital Magazine Unveiled
Yahoo has been rebranding all of their major properties with a new digital magazine layout. Yahoo Food and Yahoo Travel were two of the largest ones to launch this year and we can now add Yahoo Movies to the mix.The new movie website was designed with a new responsive theme that will look great on computers, tablets or smartphones. The content is geared towards trailers, … [Read more...] about New Yahoo Movies Digital Magazine Unveiled
Kobo, Aquafadas Launch Innovative Digital Magazine Publishing Tools
Digital publishing tool provider Aquafadas has had an ongoing relationship with Kobo's digital content consumption platform for quite some time, but news came out today that the partnership just got better. Aquafadas initially released its Cloud Authoring tool as a streamlined process for publishers looking to make their digital magazines and newspapers even better for readers … [Read more...] about Kobo, Aquafadas Launch Innovative Digital Magazine Publishing Tools
eBay is Developing a New Digital Magazine Strategy
Many nonconventional companies are starting to get involved in the news business. The most recent one to develop a strategy was Facebook Paper that launched a few months ago and curates content from mainstream news organizations. Pepsi, Red Bull and Mini Cooper have all hired in-house writers to develop a slew of original content. Ebay is hoping to capitalize on this growing … [Read more...] about eBay is Developing a New Digital Magazine Strategy