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Publishers and the iPad: No Future in Control

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The publishers want to control the subscription process and have full access to subscriber data; Apple wants to keep that control to itself, skim off 30% of the subscription price, and give publishers limited access to the data. As aptly summarized by Peter Kafka, “Magazine publishers used to salivate over the iPad.

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Three Ways to Annoy People and Produce Great Content

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It’s a perception that most editors learn to accept as the price of doing their jobs well. Editorial details are to content as fit and finish are to automobiles: they account for the difference between a functional product and a great one, and between humdrum and robust sales. This sometimes made them look like jerks.

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