Don’t Be Shelfish: Share Your Archive With An Issuu Shelf.

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Sorry for the lame title but it made you look, didn’t it?
Below is an interactive Shelf that just came out of the Issuu labs. It syncs with a folder in My Library on Issuu and updates whenever I add more stuff. It’s perfect for showcasing your archive or a collection of bookmarks.

ZinePal Gets It Right: Proper Re-Packaging and Re-Distribution of Blogs

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You would think that the makers of Zinepal read this blog, but I’m sure it’s just coincidental: A while ago I wrote about similar services FeedJournal and Tabbloid and called for a somewhat different model: Using technology to repackage, edit, and re-distribute blog posts, instead of ‘just’ offering PDF dumps via email.
Now Zinepal does that, [...]

The World’s Shortest Monocle Interview (The Long Version)

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A while ago I did an interview with Monocle (together with their Danish correspondent Kim Flyvbjerg). The print version of the new issue is now out, and, eh.., let’s say they edited it a bit. Think quote-size interview.
As happy as I am with any mention by established media, I thought it would be good to [...]

Issuu Made It To TIME.com’s 50 Best Websites 2009

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“When magazine lovers get nostalgic about print, they cite the feel of flipping pages, the shock of seeing an amazing layout and the physicality of being able to hold something in your hands. Maybe a gadget like Amazon’s Kindle can compete with the old-fashioned ink-on-paper experience, but for our money — which, in this instance, [...]

YOU Are The News Editor: gReader And Delicious Adds Syndication Features

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Recently both Google Reader and Delicious offered easy syndication, or ‘re-sharing’ you might call it, of content. I’ve been doing this using RSS feeds for quite some time, but now it seems that finally the need for easily sharing across multiple platforms dawned on the two giants.

New Issuu + Posterous Integration

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Just a quick post about the new Posterous & Issuu integration announced today. If you are a Posterous user, all you need to do is navigate to a cool Issuu publication and hit the bookmarklet in  your browser (get it here).

Using Crowdsourcing And Digital Publishing To Hold Governments Accountable

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File this under ‘(forced) radical transparency’. UK newspapers have taken upon themselves to publish the unedited expenses claims of every MP. Guardian has made the claims publicly available for crowdsourcing, that is, allowing anyone to sift through the vast material (457,153 pages so far) looking for entries that “deserves further scrutiny”.

Try it here. The interface is [...]

Editor-In-Chief Of The Guardian On The Future of Journalism

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A fresh look (only a few hours old) at the future of journalism, from one of the guys who are actively shaping it: Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, on the future of journalism.
“Always look to see what the technology journalists are doing. Because that’s how we’re all going to be working in five year’s [...]

The Best Digital Publishing Channel Is Legion

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Take a look at what the smart people at Bantam Dell / Random House are doing. While publishers looking to go digital continue to look for the best online service, Bantam Dell are using all of them: PDF download, Issuu, Scribd, Kindle, Sony Reader, Fictionwise and Stanza.

Print Run vs. Digital Readership

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Check this out. It’s from Develop Magazine’s latest email newsletter. It’s mentioned in the list of benefits to potential advertisers. It’s a great story to tell advertisers, and one that more magazines and newspapers should remember to tell.
My favorite part of the story is that while the print run must be a major entry on [...]