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?
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Newspaper Companies Can Learn from The Guardian Digital Archive
Newspapers often do not have a long shelf life at your local library and often disintegrate over a long period of time. The Guardian and Observer newspapers have been documenting worldwide news since 1791. If a reader wanted to peruse an old issue and read about life on the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars or the first Wimbledon, suffice to say it would be very hard to … [Read more...] about Newspaper Companies Can Learn from The Guardian Digital Archive
TheTablet Apple tried to stop
That's exactly the tagline Samsung is now making good use of in Australia as it attempts to make up for the time lost while it engaged with Apple in the court of law rather than the streets and markets Down Under. The ad appeared in the The Sun Herald newspaper and is clearly a smart move on part of Samsung as the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has already received a world of media attention … [Read more...] about TheTablet Apple tried to stop
New York Times Agrees to Apple Terms, Offering In-App Subscriptions for the iPad
New York Times has agreed to comply with Apple's in-app subscription rule. What this means is that New York Times will now have to pay 30 percent of every in-app sale it makes, something that the publisher has refused to do until now. Apple has earlier set a New York Times June 30 deadline to avoid facing removal from the Apple App store. Apple later extended the deadline by … [Read more...] about New York Times Agrees to Apple Terms, Offering In-App Subscriptions for the iPad
The Daily for iPad launched
The Daily, the world's first digital newspaper developed to be available exclusively on the iPad has now been officially launched after some initial hiccups that had pushed back the release a few weeks behind schedule. The new app that aims to provide iPad users with all the latest news covering all niches also promises to bring the best of both world - the best of traditional … [Read more...] about The Daily for iPad launched
‘The Daily’ for the Apple iPad set for a Jan 19 launch
The first digital newspaper to be available exclusively on the iPad will be ready to greet readers from the morning of January 19. The formal launch event is scheduled to take place at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and will be graced with the auspicious presence of Robert Mudroch, CEO of News Corps. Also to be present there would be Apple CEO Steve Jobs, watching … [Read more...] about ‘The Daily’ for the Apple iPad set for a Jan 19 launch