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American Business Media and International Federation of the Periodical Press World Conference 2008
Roosevelt Hotel
New York
Sept. 7
www.americanbusinessmedia.com


3rd Annual Print Buyers Conference
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Boston
Sept. 11-12
www.bostonprintbuyers.com


IDEAlliance G7 Summit and Spectrum360 2008
Marriott New Orleans
New Orleans
Sept. 15-18
www.idealliance.org


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E-paper Rising
As we send this issue off to press, rumors of Amazon’s fall release of Kindle 2.0 and late 2008/early 2009 release of Kindle 3.0 (started by the editor-in-chief of tech blog CrunchGear.com, John Biggs), remain unconfirmed. Amazon’s press department responded to my inquiry with the usual tight-lipped, Amazon response: “… We do not comment on rumors or speculation.”

According...
 
 Industry Q&A / Tips
Delighting in a Magazine’s Death? a Q&A with the blogger behind MagazineDeathPool.com
The Grim Reaper, the popular, anonymous blogger behind the Magazine Death Pool at http://www.magazinedeathpool.com, believes the end of days is near for print magazines.

It may not mean coming into physical...
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...about Today, I Only Have Questions
George said:
"Bob: These are excellent questions. I am eagerly awaiting the response from all the newsstand distributors who will most likely blame the publishers for not knowing how to sell their magazine. Having recently "dived into" circulation, I am amazed by the lack of logic in explanations I have received from..."

...about Stop Being So Negative
BoSacks said:
" Nice Rob: I get that negativity brand once in while. I am bullish on the publishing industry and I think we have a great future, but as a reporter I must "speak" truth through the written word. That truth speaks of change and for some even trauma. But we..."

 
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Stop Being So Negative
8/12/08 - Rob Yoegel

I received some feedback from a colleague this week that some of my posts come across a bit cynical at times. My response? “I’m glad whoever said that is reading!” But strangely enough, I agree. So I’m...

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Another Paper Price Increase, Another Reason to Abandon Print?
8/27/08 - Bob Sacks

Editor’s note: This post is in response to recent price increases announced by paper manufacturer NewPage Corp. Everybody deserves to make a living and businesses ought to make a profit—why else would...
 

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Digital Directions: The Third Rail
Like many parents of elementary-school-age children, I spend a fair amount of time around trains. Steam, cog or narrow-gauge, I am no stranger to the iron horse. Perhaps that explains the frequency of...
 
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