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#25 — Are micropayments the answer for monetisation?

Hey there! It’s been an interesting week for news in publishing with lots of talk about subscriptions and paid content. Here are the best handpicked highlights for your reading pleasure 👉 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💯 Top picks The Correspondent launches in the United States, raising $650,000 in 4 days of crowdfunding [http:

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#24 — How to engage with lapsed newsletter subscribers

Welcome to this week’s roundup of the latest news in the publishing. If you haven’t already, you can invite others to sign up for free right here: publisher.ghost.org [https://publisher.ghost.org/?utm_campaign=Publisher%20Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter] ✌️ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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#23 — Improving reader retention & reducing churn

Hey there - this weeks roundup of the latest news in publishing is bursting at the seams with stories about subscriptions and business models, get at it here! 👉 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💯 Top picks Improving reader retention: How Nordic publisher Schibsted Media reduces churn [https://digiday.com/media/readers-drive-40-percent-schibsted-revenue/?utm_campaign=Publisher%20Weekly&

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#22 — 4 kinds of content people are willing to pay for

As the trends in publishing move increasingly towards the paid subscription business, we’re seeing more and more articles about this trend in the weekly publishing news - here’s the latest highlights. Enjoy, and see you next week. ✨ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💯 Top picks 4 kinds of content people will pay for

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#21 — The future of news is digital

Hey there - rounding up this week with the freshest news in publishing! If you’re enjoying this newsletter or have any feedback, we’d love to hear from you, hit reply and get in touch 🗞️ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💯 Top picks Future of news to be more digital, personalised, automated, paid for

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#20 — The balancing act: subscribers or ads?

Happy Sunday folks! Here’s this weeks digest of the biggest news in publishing. Thanks a lot for being a subscriber. If you’d like to share this newsletter with a friend, send them here [https://publisher.ghost.org/?utm_campaign=Publisher%20Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_source=

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#19 — Find out how to launch a paywall

Hey there 👋 A warm welcome to all of our new subscribers ❤️ Here’s your weekly digest of the latest in publishing news. If you have any comments or feedback, we’d love to hear from you! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💯 Top picks How to launch a paywall – tips from the news industry [https:

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#18 — Subscribers to digital media demand financial transparency

Hey there! It was an interesting news week in publishing - we hope you enjoy reading these highlights as much as we did! If you find this Sunday digest useful and want to spread the word, use this link: publisher.ghost.org [https://publisher.ghost.org/?utm_campaign=Publisher%20Weekly&

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#17 — Building thriving news businesses against the odds

Hey! Didn’t have time to read the publishing highlights this week? We’ve picked out the best bits for you right here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💯 Top picks Building a thriving news business against the odds [https://podcast.substack.com/p/007-jessica-lessin-founder-of-the-information-shares-how-she-built-a-thriving-news-business-against-the-odds?utm_campaign=Publisher%20Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_

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#16 — Are subscriptions bad for democracy?

Hey there – it’s that time of week for your hand-picked reads about all things publishing 😎Enjoy! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💯 Top picks Are subscriptions bad for democracy? [https://on.substack.com/p/subscriptions-are-bad-for-democracy-no-way-ba2?utm_campaign=Publisher%20Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter] The team at Substack argue nope:

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#15 — Thriving in a digital world as a publisher

Hey there! Welcome to this weeks issue of Publisher Weekly. We’ve included even more hand-picked news topics this week for your reading pleasure. Enjoy, and see you next time! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💯 Top picks Thriving in a digital world (as a small publisher) [https://fs.blog/ben-thompson/?utm_campaign=Publisher%20Weekly&

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#14 — Insights from an indie journalist

Hey there! This weeks issue of Publisher Weekly includes some insightful stories about how publishers of all sizes are testing new models and gaining traction with memberships, from large media and news outlets to indie creators. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💸 Business models What this indie journalist learned after asking users for money for

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#13 — How ad blockers can grow your subscriptions

Hey! Sliding into your inbox with this week’s issue of Publisher Weekly with the highlights of the most recent industry news and insights. If you enjoy this week’s edition we’d be eternally grateful if you could help to spread the word and share on Twitter or Facebook!

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#12 — Why readers pay for news!

Happy weekend! Here’s another edition of Publisher Weekly, examining the good and bad news across the industry over the last week. We’d be incredibly thankful if you enjoy this week’s edition and share it on Twitter or Facebook! Everyone spreading the word helps, and we believe there’

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#11 — Subscription publishers worry about password sharing

Business models The next big traffic wave: browser recommendations [https://blog.mozilla.org/press/2018/08/firefox-offers-recommendations-with-latest-test-pilot-experiment-advance/?utm_campaign=Publisher%20Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter] As Facebook’s traffic sent to publishers continues to plummet, there’s something big brewing to replace it: web browsers

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