3 posts and columns on Audit Bureau of Circulations

Just Because I Spent $500 on an iPad Doesn’t Mean I’ll Pay a 500 Percent Markup on an iPad Magazine Subscription

in News on December 29, 2010 at 2:19 pm PT

Apple’s iPad may offer a sexier alternative to print, but you wouldn’t know it from the latest data from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. According to the ABC, magazine sales on the tablet have dropped sharply since they debuted earlier this year.

Condé Nast’s Offering for Apple’s Mystery Tablet: Wired Magazine

in Media on November 18, 2009 at 1:19 pm PT

Here’s yet another content creator that’s convinced Apple has a tablet device in the works: Condé Nast says it will have a digital version of Wired magazine ready for the purported gadget by the middle of next year and will eventually create similar versions for all of its 18 titles. But Condé, like other publishers, says Apple won’t actually talk to the company about its plans for the device–or even acknowledge that it has plans.
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All The News We’ll Pay For: Why Newspapers’ Shrinking Circulation Isn’t All Bad

in Media on October 27, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

No surprise that Americans are dropping their newspaper subscriptions, as a new batch of numbers from the Audit Bureau of Circulations showed yesterday. But before you file this under “death of newspapers,” something to ponder for a second: This might not be the worst news in the world.
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