Magazine publishers are going through a torrid time. Yesterday I rang someone at a leading business/finance magazine for whom we have done a test file. But we couldn’t talk because he was having to digest a decision announced yesterday about job reductions in the company. Some of his staff are affected.
We agreed to talk in a few days. What do you say? It is not helpful to point out that if they had been doing a digital edition in … Keep Reading
We are still small cosy team, with no paper work (really none, except the occasional contract) but we still all see the customer support stream. That doesnt mean that we all read it, but its in our email flow and we can look at it, if we choose. I do read a fair bit of it. Occasionally you see a piece of feedback that sets you back, sets you up, causes the jaw to drop, stops you in your tracks!… Keep Reading
Are these two great companies on a collision course? They may be united in their disdain for Microsoft, but they are going to be knocking into each other in the coming year.
Google has its Android mobile platform, and Chrome which is looking increasingly like a lunge towards an operating system (Google seem to be embarassed that Chrome does not yet run on Macs, but do Apple really want another operating system pushing into their terrain?). Not to mention … Keep Reading
The sharp fall in the value of the £ is good news for exporters. Good news for subscribers who want to buy British magazines. This may explain why we seem to be having a boom in overseas subscriptions (which have always been strong).
A monthly magazine whose digital subscription costs £45 (eg the wonderful Opera) seems a lot better value when that translates into $69 rather than $99 which is what the $ price was a few months ago. … Keep Reading
Continuum publish a comprehensive guide to British publishers which is now available through the Exact Editions platform.
Here are some sample pages. Note that some are available for full view. The index is also useful in full page view.
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