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Employee Spotlight: Joel Savage, Ruby Developer 


🎙 Welcome to the next edition of the #EmployeeSpotlight blog series 🎙

In today’s instalment we’re interviewing our Ruby Developer, Joel Savage.

1. How long have you worked at Exact Editions?

    I’m going to reach 2 years in May! I came to work at Exact Editions after finishing a web development bootcamp following a career change from being a pastry chef.

    2. Could you describe a day in the life of a Ruby Developer?

    After starting the day with a … Keep Reading

    Auditing Magazines and All You Can Read

    The Press Gazette this week has an excellent roundup on the ABC figures for the UK magazine industry in the second half of 2024. The headline is depressing “half of print titles see distribution drop 10% or more” and yet not surprising. Not surprising, since we have known for years, that print circulations and especially print subscriptions are generally on a downward trend. However, a 10% year on year fall, is concerning. 

    Sure, there are some good … Keep Reading

    2025’s Magazine Publishing Trends

    Industry newsletter The Exact Edition has been documenting changes in the ever-evolving sphere of magazine publishing since 2023.

    Even in this relatively limited lifespan, notable developments in this space have emerged. A resurgence in print titles relaunching, diversification in content distribution, and a honing down on niches, are some key developments.

    2025 has placed interesting nuances to these larger scale developments. Learn what’s happened — and what will happen in magazine publishing below.

    (If you like what you’re reading, sign Keep Reading

    Explore Hube Magazine’s Digital Archive

    hube Magazine has partnered with Exact Editions to offer individual and institutional subscribers seamless digital access to their magazine’s complete and growing digital archive via the Exact Editions cutting-edge streaming platform.

    hube was founded to create an interdisciplinary space for the evolution of progressive technological and artistic forms. Published biannually, hube is an independent print journal that is focused on art, fashion, science, technology, aesthetics, society, and philosophy. Each issue presents innovative forms of communication, combining cover stories, in-depth … Keep Reading

    Perpetual & Ongoing Access; a solution to resource crisis?

    In 2019, the University of California and Elsevier failed to reach a renewal deal for a laundry list of journals totalling millions of dollars. The dissolution of the agreement was what is termed as a ‘trigger event’ in many publisher licenses. Via this clause, UC was able to keep most of what it had subscribed to before deciding not to proceed, but crucially not everything.

    Over the last few years, more and more universities in the US and UK have … Keep Reading

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