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Laura Hazard OwenOctober 6, 2022

The Washington Post is reducing its discount for Amazon Prime members

Since 2015, a Post subscription for Prime members has cost $3.99 per month. Soon it will be $12 per month.

A new Apple News+ bundle could be coming as soon as Tuesday — but don’t look for it to be a gamechanger

Nicholas QuahNovember 29, 2016

Hot Pod: Should Apple become a more useful middleman for the podcast industry — and if so, how?

Plus: Podcast ad blindness, growth in the potential market for Audible Channels, and how audio ad dollars are seeking scale.

Joseph LichtermanOctober 5, 2016

Your Amazon Prime membership now includes magazines, the newest batch of content in the bundle

A bad day for Texture: Amazon continues to rebuild the content bundle, this time by relying on established publishers and brands.

Dan KennedyJune 8, 2016

5 things publishers can learn from how Jeff Bezos is running The Washington Post

“I strongly believe that missionaries make better products. They care more. For a missionary, it’s not just about the business. There has to be a business, and the business has to make sense, but that’s not why you do it. You do it because you have something meaningful that motivates you.”

Joshua BentonSeptember 16, 2015

From two-day shipping to news: A cheaper Washington Post is now an Amazon Prime benefit

That Bezos synergy has finally kicked in. How much will it help the Post’s quest to shift from a local newspaper to a national and global news powerhouse?

Joshua BentonSeptember 1, 2015

As giant platforms rise, local news is getting crushed

The quest for scale, driven by the distribution power of a few enormous technology platforms, is killing the business case for local news. Will anything take its place?

The Washington Post goes national by offering free digital access to readers of local newspapers

Ken DoctorSeptember 12, 2013

The newsonomics of Jeff Bezos’ (and Warren Buffett’s) “runway”

A new generation of owners promises their newspapers the financial room to build a long-term strategy. Given how bad the numbers look so far in 2013, they’ll need it.

Ken DoctorJuly 26, 2012

The newsonomics of Amazon vs. Main Street

The online retail giant’s shift into same-day delivery will change local retail. Will it also change local news?

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