Apple Loses Antitrust Case, B&N Loses Its CEO, New Magazine Launches Decline, 5 New Digital-First Job Roles, Adobe DPS Release 27 Webinar, Women in Media: Executive Moves and More, TFP InDesign Tips: Text Wraps and Custom Baseline Grids
Welcome to TFP’s weekly roundup of interesting and noteworthy stories from the publishing world. This week, we’re discussing the resignation of Barnes & Noble’s CEO, magazine growth for 2013 so far, Adobe’s DPS Release 27, and more.
- The App Store’s fifth anniversary turned into a less-than-joyful day for Apple, when a judge found the company guilty of conspiring with publishers to fix ebook prices. A trial to determine damages will follow. Apple is expected to appeal the ruling.
- Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch’s resignation on Monday only adds to the retailer’s recent turmoil, on the heels of a negative earnings report and news that it will outsource the manufacturing of its Nook e-readers. This latest wrinkle is fueling speculation that the company will sell the Nook business.
- According to data from MediaFinder.com, fewer new magazines launched in the first half of this year than in 2012, but at same time, there were also fewer magazine closures. Of the 97 to launch so far in 2013, 14 are digital-only.
- On the eMedia Vitals blog, Rob O’Regan suggests five new job roles that publishers who are embracing a digital-first strategy might want to consider filling in order to help make a smooth transition to the new model.
- Digital Publishing Suite Release 27 is going live today, and Adobe is hosting a free webinar on Monday to outline its new features. If you’re unable to attend, check the TFP blog for a recap to learn how the update will affect you, and to get a preview of what’s to come in Release 28.
- Visit TFP’s Women in Media blog for the latest news about executive moves in the media industry, including the latest changes at Atlantic Media, Bonnier, and Hearst, and read about some recent controversy over whether women’s magazines can (and do) produce serious journalism.
- InDesign Preferences settings offer plenty of flexibility for customizing how the application will behave. Its three text wrap preference options could help ease your design work, once you know how to adjust them to suit your needs. Learn how to do just that on TFP’s InDesign Tips blog.
- InDesign also lets you create a baseline grid for any document, but did you know that frames in any given document can be set up with their own baseline grids? We’ll show you how!
This Week in Publishing appears every Friday on the TFP blog. Every week we compile interesting and noteworthy stories from the publishing world and put together a wrap-up to help our readers stay up-to-date. Think we missed something great? Leave a comment below and let us know.
Posted by: Gina Barrett