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%
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Study Finds Consumers Aren’t Interested in Paying for News
With the shift to internet news, studies have found that consumers just aren't as interested in paying for information when there's a wealth of content out there to be had for free. But a new survey by Retale took a closer look at how that behavior is broken down by age group demographic, which should provide a telling insight for content publishers and how they market to … [Read more...] about Study Finds Consumers Aren’t Interested in Paying for News
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
OverDrive Acquired by Rakuten, Owners of Kobo
OverDrive is the world's leading digital content provider of books, movies, music, and more to the public and academic library space. The company basically powers the digital lending capabilities of more than 33,000 separate libraries around the world, as one of their huge innovations was the ability to borrow content through dedicated library apps to any mobile device. And … [Read more...] about OverDrive Acquired by Rakuten, Owners of Kobo
New Platform Senserial Delivers Serialized eBooks
One of the more popular ways that readers are consuming digital content involves the auto-delivery of content such as serialized titles, installment short stories, auto-delivery of digital newspapers and magazines. Whether it's a throwback to the days of authors like Poe, Dickens, and Twain, all three of whom often wrote and published in installments, or just the convenience of … [Read more...] about New Platform Senserial Delivers Serialized eBooks
New Report Predicts Significant Growth of Global Digital Newspaper Market
A new report on the digital newspaper publishing industry has predicted a steady increase in the global production of digital titles, with an expected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.52%Â worldwide by 2019. That may not seem like an impressive number in markets where 100% to even 300% growth is more typical, but there are a lot of factors that have to come into play … [Read more...] about New Report Predicts Significant Growth of Global Digital Newspaper Market
Censoring Indie Authors
With so much attention focused on the US when it comes to self-publishing, it's easy to forget that this is a worldwide indie author movement, and that companies like Kobo are connecting readers across the globe, making it possible for a reader in Denmark to enjoy a work of science fiction written by an author in sub-Saharan Africa. But while US authors happily further the … [Read more...] about Censoring Indie Authors
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
Star Wars Back-story to be Published Before The Force Awakens
I am pretty sure that Star Wars is the only franchise able to truly give Apple a run for its money in the hype department. Even if you've been living under a rock the past few years, you'll be well aware that a new installment to the beloved series of films is due out at the end of the year --but before we see Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the big screen, Disney Worldwide … [Read more...] about Star Wars Back-story to be Published Before The Force Awakens
The End for Tech Blog GigaOm
It appears to be the end for one of the industry's top tech blogs, GigaOm, which was founded in 2006 by Om Malik. The site, which recently underwent a high-profile management change, made a significant shift to both research-based projects and the staging of live industry events, which may be at the root of the money problems some insiders have mentioned related to the shut … [Read more...] about The End for Tech Blog GigaOm