Topical items and views on the impact of digitisation on publishing and its content and the issues that make the news. This blog follows the report 'Brave New World', (http://www.ewidgetsonline.com/vcil/bravenewworld.html ), published by the Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland and authored by Martyn Daniels. The views and comments expressed are those of the author.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Sign of the Times
On 1st July we wrote about the new Prince album being made free with the mail on Sunday and yesterday it happened. I managed to get the last copy at my supermarket and the album was certainly worth the cost of the paper. It’s a pity I can’t say the same about the paper but it was a great move.
Later in the day friends told me that they could get a copy so not only did the Mail sell more copy but no doubt they also had fewer returns.