Marrecca Fiore
April 7, 2006
SWOP (Specifications for Web Offset Publications) has announced plans to modernize SWOP Specification by addressing the industry's shift toward virtual proofing workflows. It also plans to halt its certification program until July, when it plans to unveil a comprehensive industry program.
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Marrecca Fiore
April 6, 2006
S. Rosenthal & Company, Inc., a privately held, full-service printing company, is out of business, according to an employee. Messages left for CEO Robert Slattery over the past two weeks have gone answered.
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
April 6, 2006
Rumors are circulating that the next postal rate increase will be higher than what postal officials have previously suggested. Rather than an increase in the mid-single digits, some sources are saying the increase could be in the double digits.
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
April 5, 2006
There's been a lot of talk in the industry about co-mailing and co-palletization as two ways to combat potential postal increases in the coming years. Both are ways to save money on postage; how do they compare? Which is right for you? Defining the Terms Co-Mailing
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Marrecca Fiore
April 5, 2006
A struggling gossip magazine and popular teen publication soon are saying good bye to the newsstand.One-year-old Celebrity Living, seemingly unable to achieve the ad revenue and circulation of competitors, People and US Weekly, will publish its last issue this week, its parent company, American Media Inc. has announced.
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Marrecca Fiore
March 30, 2006
Roy Reiman, founder of Reiman Publications, opened the 2nd annual FOLIO: Publishing Summit Tuesday, offering this keynote message for publishers, "The goal is to have a magazine that is so informative and in such demand that you can get by on subscriptions alone," he says, adding "Then the ads are the frosting on the cake."
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John Brady
March 30, 2006
Dear Reader: Remember when you used to jump into the pool then call out, "Come on in, the water's fine!" Same thing with the editor's page. You have been swimming around in these editorial waters for a long time, and now you want readers to join you. Hey, leap in, the writing's fine.
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
March 29, 2006
Magazine designer Luke Hayman has garnered numerous awards for his work dating back to the late nineties. His most recent accomplishment was helping New York launch a completely redesigned version of itself in 2005, just five months after Hayman joined the publication.
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
March 29, 2006
This publisher bought a struggling regional magazine and quadrupled its subscribers, tripled its staff and diversified its offerings. Gary Whitaker's once-struggling magazine is growing so quickly, he felt guilty taking a recent vacation.
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
March 29, 2006
Gleysteen has been the avatar of digital proofing at the magazine giant and vows that he won't stop until every Time title is published that way.
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