VIEWPOINT
Retail Opportunities for Small and Mid-Sized MagazinesBy Richard Alleger, Senior VP, Retail Sales, Rodale No one's saying it isn't very challenging out there for smaller titles, but there are areas of leverage... |
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FEATURES
No Returns? Economics, Digital Media Spurring New Book Publishing ModelsBy Karlene Lukovitz
HarperCollins's new no returns/no advances, digitally-savvy imprint exemplifies the directions being pursued by a growing number of publishers. HC imprint head Robert S. Miller and other insiders discuss the dynamics behind these models. |
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 Invaders from Mars and Other In-Store Scenarios: Q&A With DSI's Mike Porche
By Karlene Lukovitz Porche, president/CEO of Distribution Services, Inc. and this year's recipient of the Herrera Award for industry leadership, offers candid thoughts on competition, cover pricing, SBT and more.
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The Art and Science Behind Winning Magazine CoversBy Karlene Lukovitz What goes into creating highly compelling magazine covers, issue after issue? A complex mix of artistry, research and retail marketing savvy. |
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INDUSTRY UPDATES Next Steps for One Voice and Industry Forum InitiativesThe "One Voice" consolidated category performance presentation will be finalized by July. Separately, the new Industry Forum is exploring other new initiatives. |
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Barnes & Noble.com to Sell Print and Digital Magazine Subscriptions Barnes & Noble.com announced that it will be selling magazine subscriptions in both digital and print formats. BN.com will sell subscriptions to over 1,000 magazine titles, available in both digital and print formats, at prices up to 90% off newsstand cover prices. |
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The Economist, Travel & Leisure Named Outstanding 2007 Newsstand PerformersDesignation from The New Single Copy marks 10 uninterrupted years of retail revenue gains. Plus the list of titles on a five-year roll... |
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Study: Magazines A Top Influencer of Affluent Consumers' Retail Buying DecisionsNew insights into affluent consumer behavior, including the media they rely on most for product information. |
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ND's, Magazine Publishers Discuss Grab-Bag of Issues During Recent PanelsSome highlights of topics--and opinions--that ran the gamut. |
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Book Sales Up 6% Through February Adult paperback and adult mass market logged particularly strong performance. |
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Publisher BriefsReader’s Digest Association teams with ShoptoCook on grocery kiosks; adds new sections to Reader’s Digest…Shareholders approve Macrovision’s acquisition of Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc…Ziff Davis Media agreement could enable June exit from Chapter 11…O, The Oprah Magazine Cookbook debuts; Gourmet starts cookbook club...National Magazine Awards winners announced. |
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Retailer BriefsThe rapidly growing list of retailers offering consumers incentives to spend tax rebates in their stores now includes Home Depot, Kmart, Kroger, Supervalu, Sears, Staples and Wal-Mart…Wal-Mart has opened its first “Hispanic community” store in Dallas. The new store replaces the chain’s original Hypermart store, the predecessor to its Supercenter concept… Borders has opened its first California-based concept store in National City, one of 14 pilot stores being launched around the U.S. that include digital centers where consumers can download books and music, self-publish, and make custom CD’s…Winn-Dixie confirmed that it has completed remodeling of 47 of its 520 stores, and will complete another 50 store remodelings by the end of June…Home Depot has dropped plans to open 50 new stores, and is closing 15 stores and scaling back its plans for future expansion...Walt Disney Co. has acquired the Disney Store chain in North America from Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. |
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PeopleTim Hammonds, president/CEO of The Food Marketing Institute, will retire after 15 years in those positions, once his successor has been selected…Jack Bamberger has been named chief innovation officer at Meredith Corp. Other changes include Jeannine Shao being named VP, client solutions; Jim Carr becoming VP, group publisher of Family Circle and Better Homes and Gardens; and Carey Witmer becoming publisher of FC…Carla Bayha, long-time book buyer for Borders, will be heading up the retailer’s magazine category as of mid-May. In addition, Dawn Stymiest, who presently manages newsstand, is moving to a planning role within the children’s group, and Jenny Weed will be associate buyer for newsstand…Peter Weedfald has been named president of Ziff Davis Media. His background includes executive positions at Circuit City, Bigfoot Interactive ViewSonic Corp. and Samsung Electronics North America, as well nine years at ZDM earlier in his career…Kevin Warren has been promoted from VP, finance to executive VP at Benjamin News and Benjamin Distribution…The Atlantic has named Jay Lauf VP and publisher. Lauf was previously publisher of Wired…Steve DeLuca has been named VP/publisher of Details. He was previously associate publisher, Conde Nast Traveler…Deb Blackburn has been promoted to VP, publisher relations at Ingram Periodicals. |
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IPDA NewsRetail Conference Audio Available This year’s Retail Conference presentations are now available in audio on the Magazine Publishers of America Web site. |
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May 08
