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Google Play Adds Magazines, Shares Data
In a sign of the escalating turf war between it and Apple, Google made several key announcements this week at its I/O event—including the introduction of a new tablet, and the addition of magazines on Google Play.
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New App Publishing Platform for Niche Publishers
While big-name magazines have held a presence on Apple’s Newsstand since its inception, small to medium-sized publishers have had a harder time breaking through.
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App Retention Increases, One-Time Usage Drops
As the app market evolves, a publisher’s success is measured less by the number of downloads and more by the engagement level and number of returning customers.
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ABM Forms Strategic Alliance With UK’s PPA
ABM, the association of business information and media companies, has formed a strategic alliance with the Professional Publishers Association (PPA), an ABM counterpart in the UK, which also serves consumer media.
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Are You Swapping Analogue Dollars for Digital Dimes?
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Time Broadcasts Its First Google+ Hangout On Air
Last week, Time magazine hosted its first Google+ "Hangout On Air,"a video chat that is streamed live to the public and shared via Google+, YouTube and Time. com. Hangouts On Air are an offshoot of Google+'s standard Hangouts.
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Facebook Offers App Subscriptions
While magazines haven't exactly rushed to create Facebook apps, perhaps some changes to the social network's monetization policies will offer some incentive to do so. Starting next month, app developers will be able to sell subscriptions to their Facebook. com and mobile web apps.
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Hearst Relaunches ‘Elle Accessories’ Title
In another hopeful sign that the magazine industry—or, at least, some segments of it—may be turning an important corner, Hearst’s Elle brand is preparing to relaunch an extension, Elle Accessories, to include a projected 200-page, oversized print edition published twice per year, along with a.
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Quark Acquires PressRun Tablet and Mobile Publishing Platform
Quark has acquired digital publishing software company Mobile IQ—creators of PressRun, a cloud-based tablet and mobile publishing platform—for an undisclosed sum. .
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GfK MRI Spring 2012 Report Reveals a 1.7 Percent Decline in Print Readership
GfK MRI's latest Survey of the American Consumer reveals an unsurprising drop-off in print readership, along with a glimmer of hope from digital editions.

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