Associations Create a Boom for the Technology and Begin Testing Mobile Offerings

Associations are looking toward the latest and greatest in digital offerings--including access to digital magazines via iPhones, and other smart technology mobile phones, and handheld devices. (June 2008)

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Association Publishers Make the Case for Digital

American Chemical Society, which publishes 36 journals and a weekly magazine that has 138,000 subscribers, said that after partnering with digital producer Texterity the society found that about 40 percent of the 10,000 people who renewed opted to receive the digital edition of the magazine. (June 2008)

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Spin launches online edition on MySpace

Spin Digital, a highly interactive online version of the magazine, quietly made its debut on MySpace three weeks ago. It feels more like the print edition of the rock-music monthly than its Internet cousin, Spin.com. (February 2008)

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Texterity, Inc. Announces Release 1.0 of iPhone and iPod touch Magazines

This first digital magazine interface and portal designed for the Apple mobile devices lets users see a publisher’s complete magazine, as originally published, on the iPhone and iPod touch

Texterity and its publishing partners expand the availability of free digital editions, designed for the iPhone’s Safari browser, with over 50 different magazines for iPhone users to read and enjoy through Texterity’s upgraded digital magazine iPhone portal.

Texterity enables publishers to reach increasingly mobile and digitally-connected audiences by providing iPhone users with a magazine portal and viewing experience. (November 2007)

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Profile of the Digital Magazine Reader

This second annual survey of digital magazine readership reveals high digital reader satisfaction and engagement, along with an 11% decrease in the use of print magazines. 110 different publications representing 33 publishers participated in the research. (May 2007)

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MAKE Magazine promotes Texterity with Podcasts

To help promote digital editions for readers and prospective readers, O'Reilly Media's Make recently did a Podcast demonstrating their digital edition. View the Podcast on iTunes or on the web version in the MAKE blog. (March 2007)

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Texterity Launches Best Practices Group

Texterity's Best Practices Group helps publishers increase revenue, build circulation, and generate or expand their international subscription base. (September 2006)

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Digital Games at CMP

The digital version of the magazine — which is a paid product — is a replica, containing the same editorial content and advertising as the print... Peter Leahy, executive producer online products, Games Group, says they liked the fact that there is no downloadable software or plug-in required to read the digital magazine, which means there is no barrier to subscribing. (April 2006)

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Browser-Based Digital Editions: Making the Case

Magazine publishers are finding an increasing array of ways to use digital editions to build circulation and advertising. A vivid digital version of a printed magazine results in an enhanced version of an ink-and-paper product. (March 2, 2006)