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		<title>Somethings Must Kow About Magazine Publishing Concepts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you get into the first magazine publishing business, you will compete against those magazines that have been in the industry for years as well as other new players with a great deal of money who are able to experiment with different layouts and titles before they settle on one particular look. Make sure that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you get into the first magazine publishing business, you will compete against those magazines that have been in the industry for years as well as</p>
<p>other new players with a great deal of money who are able to experiment with different layouts and titles before they settle on one particular look.</p>
<p>Make sure that it is a pretty tought sell before you decide to run this business.</p>
<p>Oftentimes, those in business don&#8217;t count out magazine publishing as a possible venture to get into, and in fact, it can be a good thing. There&#8217;s also an</p>
<p>image of magazine publishing as a wonderful, lucrative challenge. It&#8217;s certainly not glamorous, but there&#8217;s money in it for those who are willing to work</p>
<p>hard and can be successful in it. It&#8217;s true that some of the so-called &#8220;old&#8221; players have sold out, but it&#8217;s likely that they did so at quite a profit to new</p>
<p>magnates. If you want to start up your own magazine, what&#8217;s going to be your first step?</p>
<p>First, decide on what your magazine&#8217;s concept is going to be. Brainstorm on your own at first. Your interests in the magazine world would suggest that</p>
<p>you like to read magazines yourself. Therefore, take a look at what&#8217;s already out there and read up on the industry itself. Do you have favorite titles</p>
<p>you follow? Take a look at those, and take a look at other popular titles, too. Make sure you check outside of your comfort zone as well as within it so</p>
<p>that you know what your audience is going to be reading. This will help you come up with a fresh, new approach that just might make you successful.</p>
<p>When you&#8217;ve got some concepts to choose from, take a moment to pause and choose the one you think you&#8217;re most interested in and capable of</p>
<p>handling. Remember that interest alone is not going to be enough to determine your success. You&#8217;re also going to have to have some basic experience</p>
<p>in the industry you choose. For example, if you have fashion sense, then maybe your magazine is going to be about fashion or a niche within the</p>
<p>industry. Is music your passion? Then maybe you can start a magazine about a particular niche in music. Don&#8217;t try to emulate Rolling Stone, but make</p>
<p>your own mark. Rolling Stone is as great as it is because it made its own niche in its own day. You have to do the same.</p>
<p>Next, decide what your target market is going to be. It&#8217;s likely that you already have some idea of this once you&#8217;ve picked out your concept, but make</p>
<p>sure you refine it. Then, invest your time, money and energy in expanding your concept so that it can really fuel a magazine. This may take some time</p>
<p>and a few missteps, but if you keep at it, stay with your audience and keep people interested in it, you should have success.</p>
<p>Once you&#8217;ve got your concept covered and expanded, start your magazine. It&#8217;s okay to start small and then grow as your circulation does. It&#8217;s better</p>
<p>not to get in over your head in the beginning, because doing so may spell failure. Instead, start small and grow with your circulation. This can help</p>
<p>ensure your success.</p>
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		<title>The Economist: Magazine of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Marlborough</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2008 Advertising Age magazine named The Economist &#8220;The Magazine of the Year&#8221; for its &#8220;crisp example of excellence in editorial, ad sales, circulation and marketing.&#8221; The Economist is a distinctive publication that is growing in popularity in the U.S. James Wilson, a Scottish scholar, politician, economist and entrepreneur started The Economist in 1843. Wilson [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In 2008 Advertising Age magazine named The Economist &#8220;The Magazine of the Year&#8221; for its &#8220;crisp example of excellence in editorial, ad sales, circulation and marketing.&#8221; The Economist is a distinctive publication that is growing in popularity in the U.S. James Wilson, a Scottish scholar, politician, economist and entrepreneur started The Economist in 1843. Wilson started The Economist as a newspaper to campaign for free trade and was the chief editor and sole proprietor of the publication for 16 years.</p>
<p>Wilson believed in free trade, internationalism and minimum intrusion by governments, especially when it comes to the market. Wilson was spurred to establish The Economist because of his dislike for the protectionist Corn Laws, which were repealed in 1846. Since 1928, half the shares have been owned by the Financial Times, a subsidiary of Pearson, the other half by a group of independent shareholders, including many members of the staff. The editor&#8217;s independence is guaranteed by the existence of a board of trustees, which formally appoints him and without whose permission he cannot be removed.</p>
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		<title>Why You Should Start In Magazine Publishing &#8230;. NOW</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world of magazine publishing is enormous. So much so, that there quite literally is an opportunity for everyone, no matter what your interests. There are currently around 10,450 different magazine titles in the UK. The majority of which aren&#8217;t sold in most High Street newsagents. Around the world, there are estimated to be around [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The world of <a href="http://www.searchpublication.com/"><strong>magazine publishing</strong></a> is enormous. So much so, that there quite literally is an opportunity for everyone, no matter what your interests. There are currently around 10,450 different magazine titles in the UK. The majority of which aren&#8217;t sold in most High Street newsagents. Around the world, there are estimated to be around 1.2 million different magazines published in over 200 languages &#8230;. although no one knows for sure! </p>
<p>This is also a business that is growing fast &#8211; fast &#8211; fast. Each year in the UK alone, around 360 new magazine titles are published. That&#8217;s approximately one for every day of the year! The demand for magazines is buoyant &#8211; and growing. Virtually every man, woman and child in the UK reads at least one magazine over the course of a month. Some surveys show that 95% of people read at least one magazine once a month, and there are almost 60 million people in the UK. Very few products have that kind of take up rate and, of course, most people read many more magazines than that.</p>
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		<title>Fashion Magazines with M-Express</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Man</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magazines are considered as the great sources of gaining knowledge and having fun. One can find various types of topics and subjects in the magazines. A number of magazines are easily available these days. Everyday, some or the other publishing companies are coming up with new magazines. In fact, these are used by every sections [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Magazines are considered as the great sources of gaining knowledge and having fun. One can find various types of topics and subjects in the magazines. A number of magazines are easily available these days. Everyday, some or the other publishing companies are coming up with new magazines. In fact, these are used by every sections of the society. Some use these for fun whereas others use them for different research works.</p>
<p>There are some other types of journals that are found in the publishing industry. One can find information about specific products, places, people and ideas in such magazines. The telephone directory and yellow pages can also be counted in such categories. The online version of these publications is very useful. These provide one the opportunity to find useful information irrespective of the geographical restrictions. The <a TARGET="blank" HREF="http://www.magazineboard.com/">e-magazines</a> are taking place of the traditional journals very quickly. Easy accessibility, convenience in searching and availability of a large number of choices are some of the key factors that contribute to the fast growth of online magazines.</p>
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		<title>Magazine Printing: How It&#8217;ll Perform for Your Best Interests</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shania</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magazines are fun to read. Not only do they hold excellent images that make reading more interesting, magazines contain sections, columns and articles that are sure to cater to anyone&#8217;s interest. This makes magazine printing all the more an attractive enterprise and pursuit. If you are planning to build your own magazine, go ahead. Magazine [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Magazines are fun to read. Not only do they hold excellent images that make reading more interesting, magazines contain sections, columns and articles that are sure to cater to anyone&#8217;s interest. This makes magazine printing all the more an attractive enterprise and pursuit.</p>
<p>If you are planning to build your own magazine, go ahead. Magazine printing is especially easy with today&#8217;s technology. Printing companies have made magazine printing easy and affordable. So venture into this pursuit and realize how it is to create glossy magazines.</p>
<p>If you have a small business, a magazine publication, no matter how thick or thin it will have to be, can complement you, your business and enhance a number of things to your advantage. It includes, but are not limited to the following:</p>
<p>1. Magazines can be used as a marketing and promotional material that would give your clients more ideas.</p>
<p>2. Magazines can empower your clients to buy more. The featured products and services can influence them to try and sample your offerings.</p>
<p>3. Magazines can be read multiple times before they even tire you or your readers. Such that, they can be passed around easily.</p>
<p>4. Magazines can build your customer&#8217;s loyalty and even attract new clients.</p>
<p>5. Magazines, again, can build your company&#8217;s image and brand identity.</p>
<p>6. Magazines reinforce the company and its products and services better within the market and community.</p>
<p>You can make specialized magazines that caters to the specific needs of your business and one that may also offer or contribute to your industry. You can align it to who your desired audience will be.</p>
<p>Just take a look of the dozens of magazines out there. Some of these are fashion magazines, car magazines, fitness magazines, health magazines and even men&#8217;s magazines.</p>
<p>Now, the whole production can be a bit messy with all the work that has to go into it, the design, the layout, the articles and all bits and pieces. But with magazine, it doesn&#8217;t have to be that complicated.</p>
<p>With online printing, it is as easy as going online to a commercial printer&#8217;s site, uploading your file, specifying your product order, and paying it in full. While these steps are easy, it may do you more good if you have more insight on magazine printing.</p>
<p>Here are some things that you should know.</p>
<p>1. Binding &#8211; There are different binding options which you can choose for your magazines. The most common is saddle stitching which involves stapling your magazine along the spine. Perfect binding glues the pages of the magazine together, but may be considered as custom printing by some companies.</p>
<p>2. Paper Stock &#8211; Paper stock are the paper used by the printing company. There are paper stocks for the inner pages of the magazine and there are also paper stocks for the magazine covers. A variety of paper stock can be offered by printing companies.</p>
<p>3. Turnaround time &#8211; Product specifications in magazine printing indicate turnaround time. The moment you have approved the proof sent to you by the pre-press department of the printing company and upon full payment of the job order will only the turnaround time take effect. This involves the number of days for the printer to finish printing your magazine. This does not include weekends, holidays and shipping time.</p>
<p>4. Quality &#8211; How do you measure a printing company&#8217;s observance of quality? Printing companies that are true to their word would give you the best value for your money without compromising quality, which includes color, sharpness, and materials.</p>
<p>5. Offset printing &#8211; This is the process used to print your magazines. Volumes of magazines can be printed at a fast rate. Its efficiency and convenience makes it a cost-effective choice.</p>
<p>Ultimately, your magazines will find or create a following. Especially with quality printed magazines, you already have that advantage of catching their attention and interest</p>
<p>Produce magazines that will perform for you and your company. With a professional magazine printing company in town, you&#8217;ll never go wrong.</p>
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