Nomad Editions to Debut Weekly Mobile Mini-Magazine
New York startup Nomad Editions will debut a weekly digital magazine specifically targeted to mobile devices, with a mini-magazine mobile application delivered each week and providing 20-30 minutes’ worth of content on a specific subject, The New York Times reported.
Nomad Editions will be released on Fridays starting in October, and its editorial staff includes former Newsweek president Mark M. Edmiston, who told the Times, “The fact is that people are reading on their iPads. They’re reading a different way.”
As for its staff, the Times reports that writers will earn up to 30 percent of subscription revenue per edition, per week, while editors will make 5 percent of that revenue, along with an additional cut of advertising dollars.
The following introduction and video are from the Nomad Editions site:
Nomad Editions is a series of digital weeklies designed directly for mobile devices. Covering a wide range of topics and employing all the tools of new media, Nomad Editions combines the breadth of the Web with the depth and experience of the best traditional content. Nomad Editions digital weeklies are written, edited, and designed by experts in their fields to provide the most informative and entertaining journalism in the most portable and convenient fashion.
