FOLIO: Magazine Staff
January 27, 2006
buyer: ABRY Partners | seller: F+W Publications | price: $500 million| date: August takeaway: By going to court and seeking to rescind the deal in November, ABRY risks a long and potentially embarrassing public ordeal.
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
January 27, 2006
buyer: Apprise Media | seller: Beckett, Canon, CFW Enterprises, Y-Visionary | price (combined): $270 million est.| date: January (Beckett), April (Canon), August (CFW), September (Y-Visionary)
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Bill Mickey
January 26, 2006
As publishers move aggressively to increase content traffic flow between print and online properties they're facing the ugly prospect of reconciling the technical back-ends of what, in many cases, have been traditionally separate product lines.
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
January 26, 2006
When choosing a printer, you're choosing a business partner. And you want to be sure to choose the right one. Lots of printers have the staff and equipment to process your work efficiently and within budget. Many also provide excellent quality and support. A printer that works well for one publisher, however, may or may not be the best choice for another.
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
January 26, 2006
by Dale Buss Publishers and editors remain split on the value of blogs to their readers, their publications and their brands, and they're even divided on what makes a good blog. But many agree it isn't too risky or costly to find out whether their prejudices are correct.
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Bill Mickey
January 26, 2006
I never thought I'd hear the word "portal" these days outside conversation that was anything but reminiscent. Yet it's popping up all over lately as more magazine publishers obscure print brands behind a larger online brand. So what's different this time?
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Bill Mickey
January 26, 2006
DECEMBER 19 Buyer: AGI Events Seller: Royal Productions Sale Price: $15 mill. est. Revenue Multiple: N/A
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
January 26, 2006
Reed Business Information has put its 23-title New Products Division on the block, company executives confirmed. Also this week, the company laid off as many as 30, executives confirmed.The Jordan, Edmiston Group has been retained to handle the sale.
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
January 26, 2006
Magazine printing has evolved, expanded, and diversified to the point where, today, forward-thinking printers consider themselves "communications/information services companies." It wasn't so long ago that magazine production people talked with their printers about "film," "typesetting," and similar terms that, for the most part, have gone the way of the letterpress.
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FOLIO: Magazine Staff
January 26, 2006
By Eric Butterman
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