Weekly newsletter of Circ Pros - Issue #1
I've lived in the world of magazines for all of my career. In so many ways, the world of daily work often feels like a contracting circle full of monolithic companies squeezing the life and interest out of the business.
But then something interesting shows up in my newsfeed that I never thought could happen. Or a client delivers a new issue and I open up the FedEx to find this beautiful new issue. I walk into a retail store (Yes, they still exist and many carry magazines.) and I see something brand new, or something that I didn't think was around anymore.
My goal is to bring you five new (to me) things that I can share with you. Most of these will be about some aspect of the world of media each week. A few others may be media adjacent. Or they may be articles that I discovered that delighted, enlightened or otherwise engaged me. I may add in a few short opinion pieces of my own based on what I read or experienced.
As the chefs say on "Chopped", "Please enjoy!"
1) I started a Roundtable during the Pandemic. We still meet...
Pandemic Publishing Roundtable: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, Chief Content Officer, Library Pass – From the Foredeck of the Titanic — newsstandpros.wordpress.com "Comics are immersive, engaging; readers of all ages enjoy them, and many can be used in educational settings and aligned with curricula."
2) Everybody into the pool! The Economist is into the Online Course Business
'The Economist' Rolls Out Its First Online Course 05/26/2021 'The Economist' Rolls Out Its First Online Course - 05/26/2021
3) If You Follow the Book Business, You Should Be Reading "Shelf Awareness"
Shelf Awareness for Friday, May 21, 2021 | Shelf Awareness — www.shelf-awareness.com Welcome to the Web site for Shelf Awareness: Daily Enlightenment for the Book Trade, the free e-mail newsletter dedicated to helping the people in stores, ...
4) File under: "Whoa! Did not see that coming!" Future Media in the UK buys Marie Claire, US
Hearst selling Marie Claire to London-based Future Media — nypost.com Hearst Magazines is bidding farewell to one of its edgiest women's titles.
I don't have much love or use for the "New York Post" as a news source in general, but Keith Kelly's "Media Ink" columns are priceless sources of insider information.
5) Want to know more about all if the #IndyMags that are out there in the world?
Follow some of these retailers on Twitter:
@rare_mags
@StackMagazines
@magbrighton
@magazinecafe
I keep wishing that stateside, we had the same magazine culture as the UK and there were more eclectic brick and mortar stores with vibrant online presence. Unfortunately our offerings here are much more limited.