The two companies have within days of each other announced new projects that play on the idea of reader interaction in very different ways.
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In 2012, a survey from the Pew Research Centre and The Economist found that 60% of Americans under the age of 40 preferred to read conventional print-like versions of newspapers and lifestyle magazines on their tablets rather than interactive ones.
Topics: 2014, kindle, lizard, mimic, modern, online, technology, android, Blog, Comment, content, design, digital publishing, future, good, indie, interactive, ios, ipad, issues, journal, magazine, media, newspaper, page lizard, print, publications, publishing
Although currently limited to the US, Amazon's new service has the potential to dramatically alter the way books are consumed. The subscription model itself is not a new one; companies like Spotify are well-known for changing the way we listen to and purchase music. More recently, ventures like Readly, a subscription-based magazine service, have taken steps to translate this into the Digital Publishing world.
Topics: 2014, kindle, modern, News, page, self-publishing, spotify, Subscription, technology, amazon, author, Blog, consumer, content, creative, digital publishing, ebook, editing, future, indie, interactive, publications, publishing, self-publish
What does this years PPA New Talent Awards tell us about new talent within digital publishing?
Not much unless you can work out why it is all concentrated to a handful of media companies.
To name a few: Dennis, Future, Immediate Media, IPC and ShortList.
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