Dan Rowden

A group chat that kind of got out of hand
Interviews

A group chat that kind of got out of hand

Mundial is a football lifestyle magazine run by Sam Diss and his mates in London.

Updates

New on Subsail: An improved checkout and 3D Secure payment flows

Over the weekend I launched a big internal update to Subsail's payment and renewal system that sees it now comply with a new EU requirement for online payme

Turning a book into a blog into a shop with Jeremy Leslie of magCulture
Interviews

Turning a book into a blog into a shop with Jeremy Leslie of magCulture

“The French word for shop is magasin. The two things have a shared history.” Jeremy Leslie and magCulture are both well-known in the independent magazine indus

Mags and snacks from coast to coast
Interviews

Mags and snacks from coast to coast

I recently heard about Import News via Instagram and was really intrigued with the way it operates. The brand creates shop-in-shop spaces that sell internationa

Three ways to handle magazine fulfilment
Making magazines

Three ways to handle magazine fulfilment

Sending out orders from online commerce can be tricky. You need to store and handle potentially thousands of copies of your magazine and then make sure they all

Origin Story — It's Freezing in LA!
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Origin Story — It's Freezing in LA!

A recently launched magazine making some waves in the indie world, It's Freezing in LA! was launched by scientists and Cambridge researchers. Here's th

Guides

How to sell magazine subscriptions with flexible renewal periods

As a magazine publisher reading this, there's a big chance that a) you publish an independent title and b) your magazine is not released on rigid timeline.

How indie magazines price their subscriptions
Making magazines

How indie magazines price their subscriptions

Subsail is a platform that makes selling subscriptions easy so you can quickly scale your magazine business. Find out more We'll start off this post with t

Four different subscription pricing methods to incentivise sales
Making magazines

Four different subscription pricing methods to incentivise sales

Today we'll look at a range of ways to make your magazines' subscriptions a good deal. Subscriptions are a very useful tool for magazine makers. They h

Football culture from around the world
Interviews

Football culture from around the world

Glory is a beautiful magazine, which visits a different country each issue and goes deep into each country's football culture. Destinations have so far not

Season makes it five!
Interviews

Season makes it five!

This interview was first published in the Coverage newsletter in June, 2018. SEASON merges fashion and football with a female focus. It's a huge favourite

Caricom and Top Corner reveal their favourite World Cup memories
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Caricom and Top Corner reveal their favourite World Cup memories

These piece was first published in the Coverage email newsletter on June 22, 2018. To kick off (ha!) this football edition, I asked a couple of magazine makers

Coverage #10

Coverage #10

Issue 10 — May 25, 2018 Hello and welcome to the tenth edition of Coverage! You may have noticed I took a week’s rest from publishing the newsletter (I’ve bee

Starting a magazine shop
Interviews

Starting a magazine shop

Rare Mags is a brand new magazine shop opening its doors in Stockport, England, tomorrow. How exciting! I've been following along with development of the sh

Origin Story — Good Sport
Interviews

Origin Story — Good Sport

Good Sport is a magazine published in Australia, which “explores life through and outside of sport.” Recently, founder Ben Clement released Good Sport's thi