Now an important independent magazine is leaving the "All Access" camp: The Economist last month stopped bundling app access with all new print subscriptions, charging more to newcomers who want both and introducing a print option that comes without apps.
Friday, November 30, 2012
The Economist Unbundles Tablet From Print
Now an important independent magazine is leaving the "All Access" camp: The Economist last month stopped bundling app access with all new print subscriptions, charging more to newcomers who want both and introducing a print option that comes without apps.
Latin American Printing Forecast to Grow 4% in 2012
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A study produced by the Graphics of the Americas Expo & Conference (GOA) forecasts a positive state for the print industry in Latin America, a core GOA audience, in 2013.
A study produced by the Graphics of the Americas Expo & Conference (GOA) forecasts a positive state for the print industry in Latin America, a core GOA audience, in 2013.
Produced annually by the Printing Association of Florida, and now in its 38th year, GOA is held February 21-23, 2013, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Based on statistics reported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the study reveals that the Latin America printing industry remained positive for most of the last decade, with a projected growth of 4% in 2013. The projected GDP in 2013 for Latin America and the Caribbean is 3.9%.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Labor Strike Affects CA Ports
A
strike that began at the Oakland, CA, port yesterday apparently spread to the
port in Long Beach, contacts said today.
"They
have basically closed all ports this afternoon in Long Beach," said one
California paper trader.
The
Southern California port action involved clerical workers, not longshoremen,
contacts said.
In
Northern California, a trader today said that a contact said that APM Terminals
Pier 400 "has been on strike" since yesterday and that "today
Yusen (Terminals), Evergreen, Hyundai California United Terminals, (and) China
Shipping ... have added to the list."
Also
at Oakland, on Nov. 20, Service Employees International union 200 workers
disrupted shipping at the port, local media reported.
Port Hawk Pensioners Asked to Pay Co.
NewPage Port Hawkesbury pensioners told to pay back $5 million due to calculation error:
Former workers of NewPage Port Hawkesbury in Nova Scotia were told this week that they have been overpaid and will each have to pay back thousands of dollars.
Morneau Shepell Ltd., the current pension plan administrator, sent out letters to the pensioners telling them how much they will have to pay back, and blamed the calculation error on the previous plan administrator, Aon PLC.
The mistake was made while calculating the early retirement provisions years prior to the idling of the mill in 2011. About 200 people who opted to take a specific front-loading pension option are the pensioners who are now said to have been overpaid, and owe a collective $5 million. Some people have found out they have been overpaid as much as $60,000.
Former workers of NewPage Port Hawkesbury in Nova Scotia were told this week that they have been overpaid and will each have to pay back thousands of dollars.
Morneau Shepell Ltd., the current pension plan administrator, sent out letters to the pensioners telling them how much they will have to pay back, and blamed the calculation error on the previous plan administrator, Aon PLC.
The mistake was made while calculating the early retirement provisions years prior to the idling of the mill in 2011. About 200 people who opted to take a specific front-loading pension option are the pensioners who are now said to have been overpaid, and owe a collective $5 million. Some people have found out they have been overpaid as much as $60,000.
Graphic Packaging to Buy A&R Carton's Beer and Beverage
Graphic Packaging to acquire A&R Carton's Beer and Beverage Packaging Business in Europe
Graphic Packaging Holding Company recently announced an agreement for one of its subsidiaries to acquire A&R Carton's Beer and Beverage packaging business in Europe. The deal includes two manufacturing facilities that convert approximately 30,000 tons of paperboard annually.
Graphic Packaging Holding Company recently announced an agreement for one of its subsidiaries to acquire A&R Carton's Beer and Beverage packaging business in Europe. The deal includes two manufacturing facilities that convert approximately 30,000 tons of paperboard annually.
Canadian National Printing Association Announced
Formation of New National Printing Association Formally Announced: PISC and CPIA have formally announced the formation of a new printing association to be called Printing Industries of Canada (PIC). PIC "will serve as the national voice of the industry and will actively support and promote the health and growth of Canada’s printing industry," and will be officially launched in April 2013.
Magazines Continue Tablet Commitment
Magazines Double Down On Tablet Commitment: The magazine industry’s faith in the future of tablets is not easing up, even though advertiser support for digital editions has been slow in coming and these platforms still represent a small fraction of overall distribution for most books.
Leading among group publishers is Hearst, from whom iMonitor counted 89 apps, followed by Time Warner with 84, Conde Nast with 83 and Future Media with 82.
Leading among group publishers is Hearst, from whom iMonitor counted 89 apps, followed by Time Warner with 84, Conde Nast with 83 and Future Media with 82.
43% of Magazines Have Both Print, Digital Growth
GfK MRI: Over 40 Percent of Magazines Have Concurrent Print, Digital Growth: More than 40 percent of magazines surveyed saw concurrent print and digital audience growth in the fall of 2012, according to the most recent study by GfK MRI.
Next Issue Expands Title Offerings
Next Issue Expands Title Offerings Outside 5 Founding Companies:
Next Issue Media, the company behind the unlimited magazine app Next Issue, is a joint venture formed by five of the largest domestic publishers—Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc. To offer readers more options, the company announced Thursday that it is expanding its iPad catalog beyond these five companies. The new offerings will include magazines from publishers like Mansueto Ventures, New York Media and American Express Publishing, among others.
Next Issue Media, the company behind the unlimited magazine app Next Issue, is a joint venture formed by five of the largest domestic publishers—Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc. To offer readers more options, the company announced Thursday that it is expanding its iPad catalog beyond these five companies. The new offerings will include magazines from publishers like Mansueto Ventures, New York Media and American Express Publishing, among others.
BPA Members’ Circulation: Digital Now 21%
Digital Accounts for 21 Percent of BPA Members’ Circulation:
The number of publishers reporting digital copies is growing, new numbers for media-auditing firm BPA Worldwide show. A total of 532 BPA print titles reported digital circulation for the June 2012 cycle—an increase of 6.4 percent when comparing the December 2011 period.
The number of publishers reporting digital copies is growing, new numbers for media-auditing firm BPA Worldwide show. A total of 532 BPA print titles reported digital circulation for the June 2012 cycle—an increase of 6.4 percent when comparing the December 2011 period.
Wired's Puzzel; Only in Print
Wired celebrated its 20th anniversary
year in 2012 with a hidden and quite old-school little print puzzle.
If you stack the January through December issues with the covers facing up, it
reveals a (frankly hard-to-read) quote on the spines that Wired founding editor Louis Rossetto made
in the first issue, in 1993: "Our first instruction to our writers: Amaze
us." A reader in Riverside, Calif., named Ben Allen was the first to
notice the pattern—realizing after the first nine issues that it was spelling
out a message. He quickly guessed the complete line with a Google search. The
puzzle's makers, Eric Harshbarger and Mike Selinker, were wise to stick with
Rossetto's pithy first instruction to writers. His second was: "We know a
lot about digital technology, and we are bored with it. Tell us something we've
never heard before, in a way we've never seen before. If it challenges our
assumptions, so much the better."
Kodak Accepts Improved Credit Facility
Kodak Accepts Improved, $830-Million Credit Facility: Eastman Kodak has received and accepted an offer from the Steering Committee of the Second Lien Noteholders Committee for interim and exit financing totaling $830 million in loans. The commitment is superior to, and therefore replaces, the $793 million commitment announced by the company on Nov. 12.
Folio: People On The Move
People On The Move | 11.29.12:
Source Interlink’s Automobile Magazine has added Todd Lassa as its executive editor and Michael Jordan as senior editor. Lassa joins the magazine from sister publication Motor Trend, where he was Detroit editor. Jordan joins the magazine from Edmunds.com, where he was an executive editor and more...
Source Interlink’s Automobile Magazine has added Todd Lassa as its executive editor and Michael Jordan as senior editor. Lassa joins the magazine from sister publication Motor Trend, where he was Detroit editor. Jordan joins the magazine from Edmunds.com, where he was an executive editor and more...
ARM & UBM Tech Launch Signum
ARM and UBM Tech Launch New Digital Magazine:
ARM, a supplier and architect of digital semiconductor chips, has partnered with UBM Tech to launch the new digital magazine–Signum. The focus of Signum is to combine journalistic content with robust multimedia technology.
ARM, a supplier and architect of digital semiconductor chips, has partnered with UBM Tech to launch the new digital magazine–Signum. The focus of Signum is to combine journalistic content with robust multimedia technology.
Diversified Business Communications Buys Amazing Charts
Diversified Business Communications Buys Electronic Health Record Provider:
Portland, Maine-based b-to-b media company Diversified Business Communications has acquired Amazing Charts, a provider of electronic health records. The deal is intended to expand Diversified's Pri-Med division and its medical education business.
Portland, Maine-based b-to-b media company Diversified Business Communications has acquired Amazing Charts, a provider of electronic health records. The deal is intended to expand Diversified's Pri-Med division and its medical education business.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
EURO-GRAPH Reports Oct. Numbers
EURO-GRAPH has reported October European Graphic paper shipments rose +2.4% as compared to the same month last year. Exports increased +5.5% and demand was up +0.9%.
Sappi Cloquet: Union Votes to Authorize Strike
Sappi Fine Paper North America
has learned that, in a vote yesterday, the Cloquet Mill employees represented
by the United Steelworkers (USW) have authorized their leadership to call a
strike if it chooses to do so. "Even though such a vote is not uncommon,
and does not mean a strike will occur, we are very disappointed in the
membership's action, given our fair and competitive contract package,"
said Rick Dwyer, Managing Director, Cloquet, Sappi Fine Paper North America.
Catalyst Paper Names Bidder for Snowflake
Catalyst Paper identifies the bidder for its Snowflake mill assets in Arizona.:
Catalyst Paper has accepted a qualified stalking horse bid from MLR Ventures, LLC as part of the sales process for disposition of the Snowflake facility and Apache Railway.
“We have received a $12.0 million Stalking Horse bid for the assets and land associated with the Snowflake facility and the equity of Apache Railway,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin J. Clarke. “We look forward to beginning the next phase of the sale process and to identifying a qualified buyer in the near term.”
Catalyst Paper has accepted a qualified stalking horse bid from MLR Ventures, LLC as part of the sales process for disposition of the Snowflake facility and Apache Railway.
“We have received a $12.0 million Stalking Horse bid for the assets and land associated with the Snowflake facility and the equity of Apache Railway,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin J. Clarke. “We look forward to beginning the next phase of the sale process and to identifying a qualified buyer in the near term.”
AbitibiBowater Mill Project Dead
In May, Natural Resources Minister Jerome Kennedy confirmed that a company was interested in setting up shop at the former mill site.
But the company involved, York Energy, now says the government abruptly cancelled the negotiations and has killed the deal.
Resolute Estimates Fort Frances Idling Costs
Resolute Forest Products’ costs for indefinitely idling kraft mill and paper machine in Fort Frances:
Resolute Forest Products estimates the company will incur a charge of approximately $12 million for severance and other termination benefits, and $5 million in other closure costs resulting from the indefinite idling of the kraft mill and one paper machine in Fort Frances, Ontario.
Total future cash expenditures associated with these items are expected to be approximately $14 million.
Resolute Forest Products also expects to incur approximately $32 million of non-cash asset impairment charges to reduce the carrying value of the assets to their estimated fair value.
Resolute Forest Products estimates the company will incur a charge of approximately $12 million for severance and other termination benefits, and $5 million in other closure costs resulting from the indefinite idling of the kraft mill and one paper machine in Fort Frances, Ontario.
Total future cash expenditures associated with these items are expected to be approximately $14 million.
Resolute Forest Products also expects to incur approximately $32 million of non-cash asset impairment charges to reduce the carrying value of the assets to their estimated fair value.
NS to Spend $6.3 million to Increase Crown Land
Nova Scotia plans to spend $6.3 million to increase Crown land base:
Nova Scotia is setting aside $6.3 million in its 2013-2014 budget to increase the province’s Crown land base.
Lands purchased will be used to increase coastal access, protect Mi’kmaq values, enhance wildlife conservation, and help the province meet its 12% land protection goal. The $6.3 million dollar investment includes $800 thousand from the Forestry Transition Land Acquisition Program.
Nova Scotia is setting aside $6.3 million in its 2013-2014 budget to increase the province’s Crown land base.
Lands purchased will be used to increase coastal access, protect Mi’kmaq values, enhance wildlife conservation, and help the province meet its 12% land protection goal. The $6.3 million dollar investment includes $800 thousand from the Forestry Transition Land Acquisition Program.
Magazine Digital Readership Up 47%
Time Launches Digital Video Unit
To manage the unit, Lang brought in J.R. McCabe, who was vp, chief video officer at Meredith Corporation.
90% of Doctors Read Journals in Print
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Kantar Media found that even though younger doctors are more inclined to seek out digital journals that they still have an appreciation for the print edition of the current journal, much like their older colleagues. According to Kantar, the digital divide shakes out as follows: 90% of doctors read print journals and 40% rely on print and digital. In terms of single channel readership, Kantar said 50% of doctors were print-only and just 8% never let their fingers touch ink, relying solely on digital editions.
Kantar Media found that even though younger doctors are more inclined to seek out digital journals that they still have an appreciation for the print edition of the current journal, much like their older colleagues. According to Kantar, the digital divide shakes out as follows: 90% of doctors read print journals and 40% rely on print and digital. In terms of single channel readership, Kantar said 50% of doctors were print-only and just 8% never let their fingers touch ink, relying solely on digital editions.
Buffet Still Bullish on Newspapers
Mr. Buffett went on a newspaper spending spree this year by buying more than 60 newspapers from Media General and a small stake in the newspaper company Lee Enterprises, a chain of mostly small dailies based in Iowa. At the time, he stressed that he had great confidence that newspapers would continue to be solid investments for decades to come.
Simon & Schuster Launching Archway Publishing
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
AF&PA Reports Oct. P&W Paper Ships
The American Forest & Paper Association released its
October 2012 Printing-Writing Paper Report on Nov. 21.
According to the report, total printing-writing paper
shipments decreased 2 percent in October compared to October 2011, primarily
driven by declines in uncoated mechanical shipments.
Additional key findings include:
October
shipments of coated free sheet papers increased year-over-year for the
fifth time in the past twelve months, reaching the highest level since
September 2010.
Shipments of
uncoated free sheet paper in October increased 2 percent over the same
period in 2011, with mill inventories at the lowest level since July 1995.
October uncoated mechanical paper shipments
decreased 23 percent compared to October 2011, with YTD shipments down 16
percent relative to the previous year.
AF&PA Reports Recovered Fiber Consumption
The American
Forest & Paper Association released its October 2012 U.S. Recovered Fiber
Monthly Report on Nov. 20, 2012.
According to the report, total U.S. industry consumption of
recovered paper in October was 2.49 million tons, 6 percent higher than in
September 2012. Consumption was up across all grades except for Newspapers,
which remained at its September low and was 25 percent lower than in October
2011. Year-to-date total consumption in 2012 is 4 percent lower than during the
same period last year.
China's Paper & Board Exports Up 2.5% YTD
More Details from Catalog Survey; Essential Consumer Tool
Print Catalogs Remain Essential to Many Consumers: U.S. consumers continue to rely heavily on the print catalogs, as reported by the American Catalog Mailers Association in its latest study.
Key findings:
92% of those who examine the catalogs they receive have made a purchase
Nearly six out of 10 (58%) respondents look at catalogs as soon as they
Two-thirds (66%) of consumers surveyed say they examine the print catalogs they receive in the mailbox.
Key findings:
92% of those who examine the catalogs they receive have made a purchase
Nearly six out of 10 (58%) respondents look at catalogs as soon as they
Two-thirds (66%) of consumers surveyed say they examine the print catalogs they receive in the mailbox.
Departures Hikes Rate Base
Departures Sees Jump In Ad Revenue, Hikes Rate Base:
Departures, American Express Publishing’s luxury travel title, is seeing gains in print and online advertising, and will be increasing its rate base in the new year.
Ad revenue for the print magazine grew by 12 percent and paging grew by a total of two percent in 2012. The news marks the title’s second consecutive year of growth—in 2011, the magazine saw a 46 percent increase in ad revenue and a 43 percent increase in paging. Revenue from the digital side also increased by 144 percent for the full year of 2012. In all, 78 new advertisers joined Departures this year.
Departures, American Express Publishing’s luxury travel title, is seeing gains in print and online advertising, and will be increasing its rate base in the new year.
Ad revenue for the print magazine grew by 12 percent and paging grew by a total of two percent in 2012. The news marks the title’s second consecutive year of growth—in 2011, the magazine saw a 46 percent increase in ad revenue and a 43 percent increase in paging. Revenue from the digital side also increased by 144 percent for the full year of 2012. In all, 78 new advertisers joined Departures this year.
All You Debuts "Real Talk"
The December issue of All You debuted "Real Talk," an editorial feature that opens each of the magazine's sections with a question from readers. The franchise is threaded throughout the book as well, with flagged reader comments appearing as sidebars within several stories.
Tesco: Retailer's Success in Publishing
The bi-monthly publication has grown its readership to 7.2m, according to the NRS. By contrast The Sun has a readership of 7.1m.
The retailer’s investment in content is a smart move, and it isn’t alone. Asda’s magazine has 6m readers. The M&S magazine has 3.7m readers. Sainsbury’s has 3.4m readers.
Pros & Cons of Holiday Subscription Discounts
‘Tis the season for huge savings. Whether they’re buying a
car, TV or the latest Barbie, customers expect big price drops during the
holiday season. The same goes in the magazine industry where publishers have
made a habit of offering seasonal discounts on top of already deeply discounted
subscription prices. But while slashing prices on magazines can attract hordes
of new readers, there’s also the risk of having those readers undervalue the
product itself.
Top Toy Catalog Ignores Typical Gender Roles
Top Toy created the holiday catalog for toy chains BR and Toys"R"Us. The catalog was released in both Denmark and Sweden, but the Swedish version features some Photoshopped changes. Perhaps most notably, a boy wielding a toy gun in the Danish catalog was replaced by a girl, while a boy appears on another page playing with a very pink dollhouse.
Retail, Online & Small Business Holiday Sales Strong
Marketing Email Often Flagged as Spam
http://www.btobonline.com/article/20121127/EMAIL13/311279994/study-marketing-email-often-flagged-as-spam
Marketing email accounts for the preponderance of spam reports, according to a study by email deliverability company Return Path. Perhaps as result, inbox delivery rates continue to fall, the company said.
Marketing email accounts for the preponderance of spam reports, according to a study by email deliverability company Return Path. Perhaps as result, inbox delivery rates continue to fall, the company said.
Q3 Newpaper Ads Down -5.1%
This is the 25th straight quarter of ad revenue declines for newspapers, the NAA said. From 2006-11, total newspaper ad revenue plunged 51.5%, from $49.30 billion to $23.90 billion.
Print Still Growing in India
The
death knell may have sounded for a number of newspaper and magazine titles
around the world, but India's print media sector is still enjoying growth.
It
is not the country's busy and thriving cities that are largely fuelling this
growth. Instead, media companies and advertisers have turned to smaller cities
and towns where local publications are thriving amid improving literacy rates
and burgeoning spending power.
HarperCollins Launches HarperTeen
Interview with NAPL VP, Chief Economist
NAPL State of the Industry:
For most of us at NAPL, the Graph Expo show is where we conclude our research about this year and start thinking about next year. It is also where Andy Paparrozi, NAPLs VP and Chief Economist, announces the results of our State of the Industry research. During our latest NewsTalk Live webinar, I had the chance to interview Andy and here is a small segment of that interview.
For most of us at NAPL, the Graph Expo show is where we conclude our research about this year and start thinking about next year. It is also where Andy Paparrozi, NAPLs VP and Chief Economist, announces the results of our State of the Industry research. During our latest NewsTalk Live webinar, I had the chance to interview Andy and here is a small segment of that interview.
Future PLC's Digital Focus
Future PLC's Digital Play:
Future plc, the UK-based enthusiast publisher that once relied heavily on print newsstand sales and subscriptions, has been in deep turnaround mode making digital a primary focus. And that challenge has been best illustrated in its struggling U.S.-based operations, where after a year of cost contraction through title sell-offs and closures and staff reductions, digital has become a strategic imperative.
Future plc, the UK-based enthusiast publisher that once relied heavily on print newsstand sales and subscriptions, has been in deep turnaround mode making digital a primary focus. And that challenge has been best illustrated in its struggling U.S.-based operations, where after a year of cost contraction through title sell-offs and closures and staff reductions, digital has become a strategic imperative.
Direct Marketers Face Change
Direct marketers embrace change, but worry: As the year comes to a close and 2013 approaches, marketers find themselves facing a radically different direct marketing scenario than in the past—along with several other concerns about the future.
It’s Time for Print Ads to be More Social
It’s About Time for Your Print Advertising to be More Social:
Despite this, my experience has shown that there are some media channels, such as print, ..that marketers don’t think about how social media and technology can be influenced by the medium, or vice-versa.
Following are a number of ways that your print advertising can be more social and be better integrated with technology:
PROMOTE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTIONS
Print advertising can drive a huge amount of traffic to your social media promotions.
GET CREATIVE AND INSPIRE SOCIAL AMPLIFICATION
Dazzle your consumers with print ads that are so incredibly creative that they feel compelled to share their experience with your ad with their social networks.
PROMOTE FOURSQUARE CHECK-IN SPECIALS
GRANT ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
DRIVE TO A COMPLIMENTARY MOBILE WEBSITE
INCLUDE A COMPELLING CTA
Despite this, my experience has shown that there are some media channels, such as print, ..that marketers don’t think about how social media and technology can be influenced by the medium, or vice-versa.
Following are a number of ways that your print advertising can be more social and be better integrated with technology:
PROMOTE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTIONS
Print advertising can drive a huge amount of traffic to your social media promotions.
GET CREATIVE AND INSPIRE SOCIAL AMPLIFICATION
Dazzle your consumers with print ads that are so incredibly creative that they feel compelled to share their experience with your ad with their social networks.
PROMOTE FOURSQUARE CHECK-IN SPECIALS
GRANT ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
DRIVE TO A COMPLIMENTARY MOBILE WEBSITE
INCLUDE A COMPELLING CTA
Postmaster General Compares USPS to...Twinkies
Ailing U.S. Postal Service Strives to Avoid Twinkie Fate: While the Hostess Twinkie may not be as central to the U.S. economy as the mail, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe sees uncomfortable parallels of iconic products within unworkable organizational structures. Like Hostess Brands Inc., where a labor impasse prompted the snack-food maker’s liquidation, the Postal Service, with 28 times Hostess’s workforce of 18,000, has been squeezed by labor costs and changing consumer tastes to the brink of extinction.
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