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The article reports that magazine publishers in the U.S. are up in arms after two major paper producers said they are planning price hikes. Publishers fear another price hikes like the ones they experience in 1994 and 1995 when list prices rose some 40 to 50 percent. Increases in paper prices can quickly wipe out gains in advertising and circulation revenue.

The article reports on a study suggesting that 80 percent of book and magazine buyers would pay more if they were printed on recycled paper. The study was co-sponsored by the Green Press Initiative and was reported by GreenBiz.com. According to Tyson Miller of the Green Press Initiative, the most common hurdle to sale of such books are the higher prices for recycled and Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper.

Reports on the agreement between The Seattle Times Co. and The Hearst Corp. that will allow Hearst's "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" newspaper to publish until at least 2007. Account of the agreement by reporter Bill Richards; Terms of the joint-operating agreement between the two companies; Schedule of the hearing of the lawsuit filed by Hearst against Seattle Times.

The author discusses the impact of the increase in the prices of print publications on print and digital publication subscriptions. The author believes that the increase in pricing will encourage more digital switching. He cites some of the advantages of digital publication, including being more current with extraordinary opportunities for search and analysis, the extensible markup language (XML) standard increases the power of digitized financial information, and wireless delivery and the appeal of digital documents.

The article focuses on the probable decrease in the number of pages of periodicals published in the U.S. This is due to the increase in newsprint prices. Several suppliers planned another hike due to the increase in newsprint cost since January 1995. A high-level task force of publishers will survey newspapers on their reaction to the downsizing proposal.

Discusses the difficulties faced by independent Sunday magazines in the United States as of October 1, 1999. Rebirth of the Sunday magazine `The Beacon Journal' in Akron, Ohio; Improvement in the paper and reproduction of the magazines; Focus of magazines in the local areas.

Reports that "Library Journal" has added several columns to the News section. Description of the columns Book Notes, Professional Reading, Reviews, the Permanent Paper Honor Roll, and Automation Roundup; Statement that more publishers and vendors will appear in the journal's News pages.

The author reflects on the first edition of the periodical "Farmers Weekly" published on June 22, 1934. He attributes the larger size of the edition to the standardisation of modern magazine paper stock. He points out that the publication posed a challenge to the "British Farmer" and "Stockbreeder." He expresses his belief that farming will remain to be about land and buildings, seed, animals, soil and plants despite changes in the industry.

This article focuses on the launch of several magazines despite poor economic conditions in the U.S. American Media, publisher of the supermarket tabloid National Enquirer introduces Style 24-7, a magazine devoted to fashion, shopping and celebrities on September 4, 2001. The magazine--a down-market cross between In Style and Us Weekly on thinner paper stock--leverages American Media's distribution clout to gain prime space in supermarket checkout racks. It is a joint venture between American Media and MacAndrews & Forbes, Ron Perelman's holding company. MacAndrews & Forbes owns Fashion Wire Daily, which will supply the new magazine with editorial content. The magazine joins a host of new titles, including Hachette Filipacchi Magazine's glossy teen title Elle Girl; Rodale's entry into O, The Oprah Magazine/Real Simple territory with Organic Style; and the fashion offshoot of Wallpaper, Spruce from Time Inc. Elle Girl is an elite take on the teen-girl category. The title which launches with a rate base of 300,000 will have about 60% of its edit devoted to style, said publisher Linda Mason. Its 170-page debut issue has 74 ad pages. Mason said the plan is for circulation to grow to between 750,000 and 950,000. International editions will be launched later in 2001 in Great Britain and possibly Asia.

This article discusses the trend among Hispanic American newspapers of offering weekend or Sunday supplements. Viva New York and Vista offer a tale of two Sunday newspaper magazines. Viva New York, a seven-year-old supplement to the Daily News, puts 480,000 bilingual tabloids into the English-language newspaper on the last Sunday of every month. Vista debuted in 1984 from Hispanic Publishing Co. and puts 1.2 million bilingual copies into 32 Hispanic newspapers nationwide each month. Other papers have created weekend or Sunday supplements. Some like, Pasa Tiempo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Viernes in Miami, Florida's El Nuevo Herald and La Opinion Para Ti, a partnership between La Opinion and the Los Angeles Times, offer those markets' readers weekend entertainment and lifestyle guides.

The article reports that the number of Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) papers downloaded in the first quarter of 2009 doubled to 88,000 compared to the same period in 2008. IChemE signed a publishing partnership with Elsevier in 2008 to host the former's four journals at the latter's ScienceDirect online platform. Honorary editor John Perkins acknowledges the boost provided by ScienceDirect for the visibility of IChemE journals among online users such as students, researchers, and academics.

The article traces the publication of "TWICE" along with the growth of the consumer electronics industry. The root of the periodical and trade publishing can be traced back to 1957 starting with the publication of the trade paper called "Photo Weekly." Then a daily for the Consumer Electronics Show was created by newsletter publishers. From this start, a magazine called Consumer Electronics Monthly was published. The publication specializes in Autosound and Communications, Home Satellite Retailing and Video Business.

The article presents information on various papers published in the 2005 issue of the journal "Review of Ophthalmology." According to the author, every profession and every industry deals with the same challenge, the considerations that experts offer for assessing technology tend to be remarkably similar no matter what field they are discussing. On must know that any new technology is a tool and the cost of new technology goes far beyond the cost of the capital equipment. The pace of discovery and technological innovations is never going to slow down and in reality, no one really wants it to.

This article reports on the white paper, entitled Open Access Journals in the ISI Citation Databases: Analysis of Impact Factors and Citation Patterns, released by Thomson Scientific, as of January 2005. The findings indicate that journals published under the open access (OA) model continue to gain impact in the world of scholarly research. Despite ranking lower as a group than those published under traditional models, the growth in the number of OA journals is impressive. Some OA journals rank near the top of their respective fields. Rankings are based on the Journal Impact Factor, as published in the Journal Citation Reports.

The article discusses the impact of the August 14-15, 2003 power outage on U.S. publisher Crain Communications. Crain went to press on time with its publications and city business papers in Detroit, Michigan and Cleveland, Ohio. Crain's newspapers in New York that have postponed publication include "Advertising Age," "Crain's New York Business," and "Business Insurance."

The article reports on the increase in newsstand sales of periodical "The New Yorker" since Tina Brown's arrival as editor. President-chief executive officer Steven T. Florio said single-copy average sales increased. The sales will continue to increase with the inclusion of cover onserts. The publication will include a translucent sheet of paper featuring short notes about articles in the issue.

Reports on environmental issues that can provide some editorial and advertising problems for publishers in the United States. Advertising acceptability in a green era; Importance of relation between advertising and editorial; Use of recyclable and recycled paper by publishers; Duty of the magazine to readers to get rid of products that do not work.