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Ad Execs to Supervise Editors–a Really Bad Idea

Here's a scary juxtaposition of articles about the upheaval in the publishing industry–or maybe it's a useful warning …  Read more.

Notable Links: October 8, 2009

Publishers are building an online store for magazines: Time Inc., Condé Nast, and Hearst are reported to be …  Read more.

Goodbye, Gourmet

Goodbye, Gourmet

Despite all the leaked reports about 25 percent across-the-board budget cuts and dire times ahead, it’s still a …  Read more.

Notable Links: July 10, 2009

NYTimes.com: European Publishers Call on E.U. to Protect Copyright – They want better control of—and the chance to …  Read more.

Twitter as Publishing: Tim O’Reilly’s Take

Tim O'Reilly runs a successful and innovative company that covers technology through many platforms: books in print, books …  Read more.

Stanford Writers Workshop for Book Authors and Magazine Journalists

Stanford Writers Workshop for Book Authors and Magazine Journalists

Magazine writers and book authors: Wouldn’t you like to spend two days this summer honing your craft, learning …  Read more.

Notable Links: June 12, 2009

NYTimes.com: Magazine Researchers Explore New Ways to Weigh Ad Impact – Much needed–but only incremental–improvements. It's still a …  Read more.

Smart Website Redesign: Get Your MagsU Slides Here

Smart Website Redesign: Get Your MagsU Slides Here

I had a great time chewing over various aspects of Web publishing with all the smart, friendly folks …  Read more.

Tapping the Power of Social Media (MagsU 2009)

Tapping the Power of Social Media (MagsU 2009)

How should publishers be using microblogs, social networks, wikis, and similar social media tools? I explored that question …  Read more.

Magazine for Newspapers Quits Print;One on Luxury Guitars Starts Up

Magazine for Newspapers Quits Print;
One on Luxury Guitars Starts Up

Presstime, the magazine of the Newspaper Association of America, has just published its last issue in print. Beginning …  Read more.