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  • News: iPhone and other mobile apps; email newsletters; summarizing and aggregation features; quick-read free dailies.

    What game designers can teach news orgs about money » Nieman Journalism Lab 2009

  • Their quick-read story format and short lead publishing cycles allow RAND's books to provide The Skinny On™ current events and topical subjects, all the while keeping readers informed and entertained.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • Many metro newspapers are creating multiple products -- a quick-read news digest for busy moms, for example -- in recognition that a one-size-fits-all daily paper may not capture as many readers and advertisers as it once did.

    Chicago Tribune Plans Tabloid Edition 2009

  • Quick-Read Home-Delivered Paper The Dallas Morning News will launch Briefing -- a home-delivered, quick-read newspaper to be distributed free to nonsubscribers, in August -- as publishers continue to seek ways to boost readership and advertising revenue.

    Dallas Morning News to Launch 2008

  • Twitter's bare-bones approach gets to the point quickly, displaying tweets in a simple, quick-read format.

    Birds of a Feather Twitter Together 2008

  • I sent Zoe in to Tor last night after one last quick-read through and edit chopped up a chunk of dialogue; added 1,000 words through the book to make things clearer; put in acknowledgments and now my brain has said “see ya,” and appears to be on vacation for a couple of days.

    2008 February 04 « Whatever 2008

  • (To be fair, though, I have sneaked in two other quick-read books in the interim.)

    September 2006 2006

  • The Orlando Sentinel landed on newsstands Sunday with a new layout featuring more graphics, quick-read digests of top news, blog summaries and other changes aimed at making the newspaper more appealing to harried readers.

    Tribune Starts Its Overhaul in Orlando 2008

  • (To be fair, though, I have sneaked in two other quick-read books in the interim.)

    What's the Longest Book You Ever Read? 2006

  • I sent Zoe in to Tor last night after one last quick-read through and edit chopped up a chunk of dialogue; added 1,000 words through the book to make things clearer; put in acknowledgments and now my brain has said “see ya,” and appears to be on vacation for a couple of days.

    Various and Sundry 2/4/08 « Whatever 2008

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