July 2011
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June 2011
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May 2011
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WatchTime lapse of the making the Businessweek over a week. For more shenanigans, follow us @bizweekgraphics
January 2011
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December 2010
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Magazines Doomed Once Again as iPad Sales Slump →
It’ll take more than a touchscreen to revive the hemorrhaging magazine industry, if pitiful recent sales numbers are any indication—iPad sales have taken a nosedive among the highest profile glossies. Wired? Down to a fifth of its debut.
Wired’s peers aren’t doing so hot either—and didn’t have the mammoth, 100,000 sale premiere to kick things off. According to the...
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Why crowdfunding is superior to crowdsourcing →
Crowdsourcing, however, has become valuable for creative projects in a different way. While efforts to tap the wisdom of crowds may fall flat in bringing creative visions to life, tapping the wallets of crowds has been incredibly successful. Microfunding platforms like Kickstarter, alongside a handful of copycats and competitors, are liberating innovators everywhere from film to industrial design...
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magCulture →
The magCulture blog celebrates editorial design. All types of publication are covered, maagzines, newspapers, print and digital, all that matters is the degree of innovation, creativity and thought behind them. It is written by Jeremy Leslie, creative director at magCulture, but relies on submissions and suggestions from many others around the industry and the world.
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Visual Editions →
Visual Editions, nicknamed VE, is a London-based book publisher, started in early 2009 by Anna and Britt. The idea for VE comes from our joint love of books and a (mischievous) desire to do things differently, so that everything we do translates into a new experience for our readers, and for all the writers and designers we work with. What we do is make sure we turn all that love and mischief into...
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“once again, I am looking at magcloud.com and thinking, “I must be able to...”
– Warren Ellis
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Creating and Running a Profitable Online Magazine,... →
In this first section we’ll discuss the grounds of manifesting a creative idea and how to go about the basic building blocks for digital content. Part II will be focused on some heavier responsibilities of a magazine startup. This includes writing consistent articles, marketing, and expanding your skillset into larger management.
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October 2010
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September 2010
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August 2010
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paper.li →
paper.li organizes links shared on Twitter into an easy to read newspaper-style format. Newspapers can be created for any Twitter user, list or #tag.
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How to self-publish anything online →
Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be exceptionally rich, smart or well-connected to bring a company to life these days. With these self-publishing tools, all it takes is a little time, dedication, and of course, the talent to make a great product in the first place.
Including: Artwork, clothing and collectibles, books and magazines, food and drink, music and video, software and video...
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Big Cartel →
Simple shopping cart for artists, designers, bands, record labels, jewelry, crafters… Big Cartel provides you with your own independent store to sell your stuff online.
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Issuu →
Issuu is the most popular destination for quality publications on the web. Our service is trusted by the publishing industry’s biggest players as well as thousands of independent magazines, newspapers, and journals. Give your readers the best possible reading experience online and upload your sneak previews, free editions, or your entire archive.
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Fiverr →
The place for people to share things they’re willing to do for $5. Buy. Sell. Have fun.
A possible way to get content produced?
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International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN) →
The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an internationally accepted code which identifies the title of serial publications. It is an eight digit number consisting of seven digits plus a check digit which enables a computer to recognise when the number is incorrectly cited. The check digit may be an X, otherwise the ISSN is fully numeric.
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What should the Open Paper be about?
I’ve been trying to find a theme for this project that would inspire contributions. Something broad, but specific enough to result in a paper about something. Until now, I have been thinking of generic words - propaganda, local, discovery, modern life, technology - themes that can mean different things to different people. They all seemed a little boring though.
Then I had a more specific...
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Successful fundraising with Kickstarter.com →
$24,000 in 30 days
a room full of books in 60
& a new way of publishing in 90
I want to share with you a story about books, publishing, fundraising and seed capital. It’s a story that I hope will change how you think about all of these topics. And it’s a story that I hope will serve as a template.
July 2010
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May 2010
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The (Only) Ten Basic News Stories →
For the record, they are: Shock and Horror, Tragedy, Hot Sex, Scandal, The Fall of the Mighty, Conflict, Worry, Voyeurism, Dilemmas & Gee-Whiz Stories.
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Watch48HR Magazine - a pocket documentary
48 Hour Magazine - a raucous experiment in using new tools to erase media’s old limits. Can you write, photograph, illustrate, design, edit, and ship a magazine in two days?
This pocket documentary follows the experiment and the people behind it.
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MagCloud →
Magazines printed on demand
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48 Hour Magazine →
We made 48HR Magazine over one weekend in May. Over 1,500 submissions came into our pop-up HQ and two dozen editors selected 70 pieces to fill the paper magazine.
about / has48hrmagbeenshutdown.com
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Why Dan Gillmor is publishing his next book with... →
I’m going with Lulu, a company that understands the changes in media. This is a self-publishing service — an operation that takes my work and turns it into books that can be sold, by me and by anyone else who wants to sell them.