publishing strategy
Publishers and iPads: half a decade on Paid Members Public
My predictions for the relationship between magazine publishers and iPads five years ago [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2010/02/the_obligatory_ipad_for_publishers_post.html] : > * Companies will seize on the magazine-like form factor and the “book replication” iBooks interface to build what are, in effect, straight replications
The FT, Telegraph and Conde Nast all Apple News launch partners Paid Members Public
Is Apple News actually making an impact?
Failing industry to still be propped up by falling print revenues in 2020 Paid Members Public
I’m astonished by how many people are sharing this report as good news: > At an aggregated level, combining revenues from the newspaper, book, and magazine industries across more than 50 markets worldwide, we forecast that just 24% of revenue will come from digital in 2020, up from 14%
Pando erects paywall of irrelevance Paid Members Public
Pando, occasional unapologetic copyright thieves [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2015/06/pando-copyright-abuse.html], have decided to erect a paywall [https://pando.com/2015/06/22/welcome-new-pando/]: > From today, the newest articles on Pando will be available to members first. Membership costs just $10 a month (or $100 a
re/code: the very opposite of a lean startup Paid Members Public
John Gruber commenting on re/Code’s acquisition by Vox Media [http://daringfireball.net/linked/2015/05/28/lefsetz-news]: > My take is that if you’re going to go indie, you need to stay lean and mean. You don’t have to stay as lean and mean as I
From digital pounds to mobile pennies Paid Members Public
The mobile problem [http://adage.com/article/digital/publishers-stare-sh-t-mobile-moment/297017/]: > Last year, mobile constituted 60% of time spent on digital, up from 53% in 2013, according to ComScore. Yes, this mobile explosion is helping goose traffic at media sites. But they’re failing to monetize it quickly enough, resulting
Facebook's Instant Articles - an instant opportunity (with a price) Paid Members Public
Facebook is offering publishers another Faustian bargain. Will they accept?
Going native with social media content Paid Members Public
MG Siegler [http://parislemon.com/post/111101766802/can-snapchat-bend-content-to-its-will]: > True power is when media creates content explicitly for a network, rather than simply repackaging it. A useful insight. A lot of work has been done over the last decade on workflows and tech for pushing the same content through multiple
