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Newspapers, Magazines, and the Apple iPad

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Figures from conferences I’ve attended , Paidcontent , New York Observer , Venturebeat ) All very impressive…but… 1) Friend and former magazine colleague Dave Cushman makes a point which quite a few other people have also discussed – is this an illusion of a long term future for publishers ? OK, sure, they have outlets etc.

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Anyone on Empire Avenue?

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Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Augmented Reality needs to jump the shark Thoughts on UK magazine ABC figures… → Anyone on Empire Avenue?

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Not sure how to monetise your eyeballs?

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May 3rd, 2010 · View Comments While newspaper and magazine owners are still trying to decide whether or not they should aim for eyeballs or paywalls, there are several other companies who are happy to take up the challenge. Compare that to the epic lists of staff at most magazines, for example, and you can see a big contrast.

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Why does the UK budget reward print and punish web?

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Books, magazines and newspapers continue to sold without Value Added Tax (VAT), which is commonly applied to purchases in the UK, and will increase from 17.5% Tags: Charity / Cause · Digital Culture blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: to 20% from 4th January, 2011.

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Great news for Facebook page security

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Consumers pay less, and publishers starting to diversify?

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And to have seen a mention of other forms of media beyond newspapers and magazines. Tags: Digital Publishing · marketing blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: But obviously the study has taken place during/towards the tail end of a global recession, so I was a little surprised not to see that mentioned in over reports.

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The two digital publishing models of the near future

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They might have large numbers of content creators, but these people are grouped around specific products in the magazine industry, for example. The groups are too small to churn out content – and aren’t geared up yet for producing content for anyone else.