Vanity Fair

Finally, a Reason to Read Magazines on a Tablet

Peter Kafka in Media on April 3 at 5:00 pm PT

Call it “Netflix for Magazines” — unlimited digital subscriptions for $10 or $15 a month.

“Goofy” CEO Andrew Mason on “60 Minutes” This Week

Kara Swisher in Media on January 12 at 9:58 am PT

Guess who’s back? Back again. Guess who’s back? Tell a friend.

Zuckerberg Tops Vanity Fair’s “New Establishment” List Again (And Look Who’s No. 40)

Kara Swisher in Media on August 31, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Vanity Fair magazine put out its high-profile “New Establishment” list of the top 50 people — and guess who made the cut from tech?

Rupert Murdoch’s Disaster Is Already an E-Book

Peter Kafka in Media on July 29, 2011 at 2:40 pm PT

Vanity Fair gets a compilation into the Kindle and Nook stores: Twenty previously published stories for $4, heavy on the Michael Wolff.

AOL Raids Conde Nast For New Moviefone Editor

Peter Kafka in Media on June 13, 2011 at 7:25 am PT

AOL has a new editor for movie ticket portal Moviefone: Vanity Fair web boss Michael Hogan. Hogan will take the spot last occupied by Patricia Chui, who was fired by AOL in April.

Voices

Microsoft Co-Founder Hits Out at Gates

Nick Wingfield and Robert A. Guth, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 30, 2011 at 8:35 am PT

Bill Gates schemed to take shares in Microsoft Corp. from his co-founder during the early days of the software company following his partner’s treatment for cancer, according to a new memoir by the billionaire co-founder, Paul Allen. The allegation is part of a critical portrait in the book of Mr. Gates, with whom Mr. Allen formed a friendship in grade school that evolved into one of the iconic partnerships of American business.

No More Digital Discount: Conde Nast Raises Prices For Two iPad Magazines

Peter Kafka in Media on March 4, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Tablet magazines aren’t exactly flying off the shelves. But Conde is handing loyal readers of GQ and Vanity Fair on the iPad a price hike, anyway.

Square Now Processing $1 Million a Day in Mobile Payments

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 3, 2011 at 11:36 am PT

Square is now processing $1 million a day in credit card transactions over mobile phones, after dropping the rates it charges merchants only a week ago.

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

John Paczkowski 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.

How to Make a Killer iPad Ad

Peter Kafka in Media on October 13, 2010 at 6:23 am PT

It’s the very, very early days for iPad advertising–just about any tablet-specific ad you see today is an experiment. But Condé Nast thinks it has learned enough in the past few months to offer a few tips to marketers.