Howcum magazines aren't demanding a slice for Google's use of their content?

With book publishers successfully taking on Google over digitization of their content, how come magazines and newspapers aren't following suit? asks The Century Foundation in a posting. Since the $125 million settlement implicitly acknowledges that information is not free.This leads to an obvious, critical question: Why aren’t newspapers and news magazines demanding payment for use of their

Design City show focusses on colour, layout and selling design

Design City is a "show within a show", sponsored by Design Edge Canada magazine and part of Print World 2008, Canada's largest trade show for short-run printing. The show runs November 22 - 24 at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto. There are three paid seminars and three workshops that are included in paid admission, all pitched at designers, art directors, design managers, production managers

DogSport magazine sold to U.S. manufacturer

A Guelph couple who lovingly created DogSport magazine for dogs who compete in agility and physically challenging athletics, have reluctantly sold their creation to a U.S. manufacturer of a dog agility products. Andrew and Anne Douglas officially handed over to NTI Global, based in Amsterdam, NY on October 17, according to a story in Masthead.The bimonthly magazine found it difficult to provide

Alberta Oil website relaunched with global focus

The online arm of Alberta Oil, albertaoilmagazine.com has been relaunched. The print edition was overhauled and relaunched last month after the magazine and website were purchased by Edmonton's Venture Publishing in June. The magazine and website provide news and analysis of Canada's energy sector. The website, which is has been expanded to cover the issues and trends facing the global energy

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German publisher G + J braces for major ad slowdown(Reuters)British Society of Magazine Editors Awards top covers of 2008 (Guardian)Victoria Beckham fails in bid to get summary privacy ruling against Grazia (Press Gazette)Harvard backs out of Google book scanning after reading settlement fine print (paidContent)

Tearing down the crepe; Canadian magazines can fight back with facts

One of CBC Radio's biggest audiences is Metro Morning, the drive-time show hosted by Andy Barrie in Toronto. What people hear there is often the fodder for watercooler chat later in the day. So it was with some dismay that I heard the interview Barrie conducted this morning with Marco Ursi, the editor of Masthead magazine about the state of the industry.Ursi did a good job of answering questions

Magazines Canada ramps up: when the going gets tough, the tough get going

In response to the storm of depressing magazine news these days, it's encouraging that Magazines Canada is taking several very worthwhile initiatives.Two new national association partners have joined the MagNet superconference, held each June (this year June 2 - 5) in Toronto. The Canadian Authors Association (CAA) will hold its annual conference at MagNet 2009, while the Editors' Association of