Newspass: Google's Micropayment System to Save Mainstream Media?
One of the biggest dilemmas for print and mainstream media today is how to transition from a free-for-all model to one where its users actually pay for the content they consume. Should each site enact...
View ArticleAre white pages on their way out?
Score another one for the digital revolution. The phone book - or at least the residential white pages - is going the way of the rotary telephone and the phone booth. Not to mention vinyl records,...
View ArticleNational Enquirer publisher files for bankruptcy
American Media Inc, publisher of the National Enquirer and Star supermarket tabloids, on Wednesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.read more
View ArticleWhy Magazines Aren't Selling on the iPad
According to a new report from Women’s Wear Daily, digital magazine sales are on the decline. A closer look at the data, however, reveals that sales are not nearly as bad as they appear.
View ArticleWhat e-mag publishers need to do, and do now
GIGAOM's Darrell Etherington makes some good, if obvious, points about how magazine publishers.
View ArticlePlayboy puts entire 57 years of magazines online
Good news for those who thought their copies of Playboy were gone forever when their moms found them and threw them away.
View ArticleAmazon says e-book sales surpass printed books
Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday said that, after less than four years of selling electronic books, it's now selling more of them than printed books. The online retailer said that since April 1, it has sold...
View ArticleNew Arrest in British Hacking Scandal
British news organizations identified a man taken into custody as Stuart Kuttner, who resigned as managing editor of the News of the World in 2009.
View ArticleMedia Decoder Blog: After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses
Bowing to the competition online, the encyclopedia's publisher said the 2010 edition, a 32-volume set that weighs in at 129 pounds, would be the last.
View ArticleLaura Lang Rethinks Magazines for Time Inc.’s Digital Audience
In her first couple months as chief executive of Time Inc., the country’s largest magazine publisher, Laura Lang took some time to hold town hall style meetings and field questions from many of the...
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