Digital sales of UK magazines have surged by 15.4% year on year to an average of 2.6 million per edition, according to Press Gazette research based the latest ABC figures. This is all largely due to Spotify-style bundled subscriptions. Some 147 titles published digital edition ABC figures for 2023. This data includes paywalled apps like The Economist and PDF-style digital … [Read more...] about Surge in UK Digital Magazine Sales
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2600 Magazine Defies DRM: Launches Own Digital Distribution
The iconic hacker publication 2600 is an American seasonal publication on a variety of technical subjects including hacking, Internet protocols and services, telephone switching systems, etc. The magazine is available in both physical and digital formats. It started its digital distribution using the Kindle’s Newsstand service.In response, 2600 as launched its digital … [Read more...] about 2600 Magazine Defies DRM: Launches Own Digital Distribution
Bookforum Returns! Everything You Need to Know
Image credit: bookforumBookforum is back! The NewYork-based book review magazine that's dedicated to books and literary discussions has announced its comeback within six months of declaring closure. The popular magazine got relaunched on Thursday (June 22, 2023) in partnership with The Nation.When the magazine decided to stop its operations back in December, the news … [Read more...] about Bookforum Returns! Everything You Need to Know
Is This The End of Computer Magazines in America?
The April editions of Maximum PC and MacLife are now available at a bookstore near you. Sadly, they will be the final print versions of these two historic computer publications. They date back to 1996 (and were previously called Boot and MacAddict, respectively). It is indeed a piece of bad news for computer publication readers.Both publications will only be available in … [Read more...] about Is This The End of Computer Magazines in America?
Digital comics including Webtoon and Smartoon registers strong growth in 2021
The publishing market in Japan grew by 3.6 percent in 2021, revealed the All Japan Magazine and Book Publisher's and Editor's Association (AJPEA) which pegged the entire segment to be worth 1.6742 trillion yen or roughly US$14.70 billion, AnimeNewsNetwork reported. This marks three consecutive years of growth for the entire publishing industry taken as a whole. This also points … [Read more...] about Digital comics including Webtoon and Smartoon registers strong growth in 2021
Flexible OLED Digital Magazines likely the future of in-flight entertainment
Digital media has come to the rescue of airline operators that has been finding it increasingly tough to deal with paper magazines for inflight entertainment. For them, it turned out to be far more simple to offer a means to download content to keep passengers engaged mid-air.However, soon that too started to prove problematic as passengers often complained about … [Read more...] about Flexible OLED Digital Magazines likely the future of in-flight entertainment
Digital Magazine Haqiqah Spreads Message of Islamic Beliefs
Religious leaders across practically every belief structure and faith can expound on the woes of trying to reach new generations of believers as the societies we live in change at rapid-fire pace. For decades younger generations have complained that their parents' religions are outdated, don't "get it," or are just obsolete. But one new digital magazine has launched with the … [Read more...] about Digital Magazine Haqiqah Spreads Message of Islamic Beliefs
Digital Magazine Growth Reaches as High as 78%
A new report from the Association of Magazine Media (MPA) highlights not just what consumers are reading, but also how they're utilizing publishers' content. Some sectors of the industry reported staggering growth in digital consumption, especially on mobile devices, with increases of as much as 78% year-over-year.The February report looked at the combination of print and … [Read more...] about Digital Magazine Growth Reaches as High as 78%
PressReader Offers Free Forbes Daily, Kobo eReaders
PressReader, one of the industry leaders in the all-you-can-read digital magazine and newspaper space, launched two new initiatives this week that will provide free incentives to subscribers for a limited time.The first is the announcement of a joint offer through some of PressReader's content partners, and that's the free Kobo ereader with the purchase of an 18-month … [Read more...] about PressReader Offers Free Forbes Daily, Kobo eReaders
FlipHTML5 Magazine Maker to Reach 2.5M Downloads
With all of the excitement over the shift to digital--and news headlines appears every day that highlight another newspaper or magazine that has moved into the electronic edition sphere--it's easy to overlook some of the processes that led to the creation of the digital edition in the first place. Companies like Adobe have been offering a mildly user-friendly tool in their DPS … [Read more...] about FlipHTML5 Magazine Maker to Reach 2.5M Downloads
Is this the Future of Digital Magazines?
Magazine publishers are constantly talking about the future of their medium. Will people continue to buy the print edition or gravitate towards digital? Are customers satisfied with a replica edition or do they want something more unique and original?AnOther Magazine has their finger on the pulse and has just released a digital first: a high-definition, moving magazine … [Read more...] about Is this the Future of Digital Magazines?
Digital News Readership Continues to Gain New Ground
Newspaper outlets were initially slow to adopt digital publishing in a full-force manner, with many still experimenting with systems like paywalls and subscriber-only content in order to avoid alienating their paid print subscribers. But new data is showing that news outlets have nothing to fear from digital; even as print sales and print advertising revenue continue to … [Read more...] about Digital News Readership Continues to Gain New Ground
Digital Lending Reaches Japan
Just as libraries in the US have had to learn to navigate the sometimes frustrating world of digital content circulation, libraries in Japan have launched digital lending initiatives of their own. While the numbers remain small--only a total of thirty-three libraries offer some form of ebooks--it's the high rate of adoption spreading throughout the various library systems that … [Read more...] about Digital Lending Reaches Japan
Digital Editions Fill the Gaps Where Library Catalogs Dwindle
The digital reading space has come a long way from the era in which public libraries had little to offer in the way of ebooks, digital magazines, or digital newspapers. Some libraries, in fact, such as the Riverside Public Library in California, have face dramatic cuts to their print circulations. According to an article in The Press Enterprise, the library lost nearly 300 … [Read more...] about Digital Editions Fill the Gaps Where Library Catalogs Dwindle
Underserved Communities Turn to Digital Publishing for Local News
When experts mourn the demise of the locally-owned (often family-owned) newspapers, they don't cite things like fast-breaking news or 24-hour headline news coverage; it's the local news and it the hometown coverage that get lost when big name media outlets become the only surviving players in the game. And there is possibly no greater loss in news coverage than that of the … [Read more...] about Underserved Communities Turn to Digital Publishing for Local News
New Industry Takes to Digital Magazine Apps
A variety of industries and business sectors have already seen the benefits in customer loyalty, marketing, and promotion that can come from digital publications, especially in the form of multi-device compatible apps. The hospitality industry, the higher education sector, libraries, and even hospitals have taken to using digital magazines to reach the client base they're most … [Read more...] about New Industry Takes to Digital Magazine Apps