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Why I don’t dare to publish with Apple’s iBooks Author App

by John Einar Sandvand on January 22, 2012 · 14 comments

Apple is tempting authors with an easy-to-publish book platform. But as author I would be stupid to take their offer.

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Redefining which content has value

by John Einar Sandvand on January 17, 2012 · 4 comments

Looking for ways to make users pay for digital content, many editors consistently make a wrong assumption: That stories from the printed newspaper have higher value than the web stories.

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Media companies hope to build solid revenue streams by betting on user payment on mobile platforms. But a look at Apple’s top grossing lists for iPhone and iPad sends a warning signal.

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The word that should be banned in all media companies

by John Einar Sandvand on April 24, 2011 · 17 comments

It is used in lots of board rooms these days – as an expression of the danger newspaper companies are in. But in fact the executives would be wiser to ban the word. What word? Read on.

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Five trends in digital media – a presentation

by John Einar Sandvand on April 15, 2011 · 2 comments

Here are some of the important trends shaping digital media now – as I presented them at the Media Trendy conference in Warsaw, Poland this week.

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What is most important? Publishers copyright or the best user experience for readers? A fight over the iPad app Zite poses an interesting dilemma.

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Innovative journalism for the future – an example from Norway

by John Einar Sandvand on February 11, 2011 · 13 comments

Can the story of traffic accidents be told in a new way? Journalists and programmers in the Norwegian media house Bergens Tidende joined forces to push local journalism to a new level.

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How user payment will improve journalism

by John Einar Sandvand on November 28, 2010 · 5 comments

Many paywall experiments will fail during the next year. That will lead to better journalism in many media companies. Here is why.

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Recently published numbers for The Times’ paywall demonstrates how hard it will be for media houses to make users pay for digital content.

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In the digitalization factory

by John Einar Sandvand on October 7, 2010 · 4 comments

Western newspapers rush to digitalize their historic archives. But rarely do editors realize how much manpower this task takes. Here is a report from a digitalization sweatshop in Cambodia.

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