• Publishing Trends of 2022

    Since my last Publishing Trends post in 2020, many of the trends described then continue in spite of the COVID disruption. Digital subscription growth, print decline, publisher struggles with GAFA/ …
    Dec 20, 2022
  • Friday Five - December 9th

    Start your weekend off right with the latest issue of Friday Five! In this edition, we review the Washington Post’s new feature “Newsprint”, a partnership between the New England Journal of Medicine …
    Dec 8, 2022
  • Dec 7, 2022
  • Friday Five - November 18th

    Welcome back to Friday Five, your favorite news article for the latest industry trends! This week, we talk about The New York Times’ steady subscription growth to 9.3 million subscribers, a merger …
    Nov 17, 2022
  • Report from The Subscription Show

    John Sheehy and Kelly Grace staffed a booth at the Subscription Show, the leading business conference for subscription-specific strategy and intel. The show was held at the Convene Center in New …
    Nov 16, 2022
  • Friday Five - November 4th

    Welcome back to Friday Five! In this edition, we cover Apple’s new pricing for subscription offerings, Spotify’s third-quarter subscriber report, book prices rising due to production costs, Meta …
    Nov 3, 2022
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Looking Ahead: A Conversation with CTO Matt Varblow on the Future of Subscription Platforms

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Key Takeaways from the 2026 PPA Festival: Trust, AI, and the Future of Publishing

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PCPA 2026 Conference Recap: Strong Conversations & New Connections

Apr 30, 2026
This year’s PCPA (Protestant Church-owned Publishers Association) Conference  …