Daily Archives: Tuesday, October 28, 2003

It’s not about the books: In the comments related to a previous post, I pointed out that Amazon.com’s book search is as much about the value of its search box, or should I say, “valuation,” as it is about selling … Continue reading →

Gawking magazine covers: Slow gossip day, I guess, as Gawker analyzes every New York Magazine cover of this year. Why anyone would want to do this beats me.

Maganomics: No way to say down is up when both pages AND revenues are down (revenues -3.5% for month, -.2% for the year), as they were in August’s B-to-B magazines. So, unlike in the past, today, Media Post’s Larry Dobrow … Continue reading →

Discovering custom publishing: Kay Harvey of the Pioneer Press in Minneapolis has discovered custom publishing and Samir Husni (more on that later) all in one article. Her profile today on a new magazine called figure is filled with head-scratching about … Continue reading →

View from the top: Still catching up from my weekend travels. Here is a NY Times piece by David Carr on the Newhouses and Conde Nast. Quote: Little more than a decade ago, the magazine company managed to lose $20 … Continue reading →