The Boston Herald has never been one to update just for the sake of updating. At the Herald (where I used to work) the general theory is, “If it’s good enough for Gutenberg, it’s good enough for us – and besides anything new would cost money.” So now the paper says it is “preparing” to move away from the Atex system it has been using for the last 27 years.

Publishers are sure to glean value from a new magazine innovations report from Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP) and UK-based Innovation Media Consulting Group.  The Innovations in Magazines 2010 World Report (PDF), published for FIPP, contains over 31 trends from companies around the globe.

F+W Media has leveraged the power of the community – or communities in its case – to carve out a high-growth e-commerce business. Its 21 e-stores – selling everything from books, CDs and DVDs to workshops, calendars and, increasingly, affiliate products – helped the publisher grow its e-commerce revenues by 113% in 2009. 

This week’s eBook Summit in New York is a chance for attendees to talk about the dawning of the e-reader age, which publishers need to begin preparing for. I stalked the virtual conversation about the event that took place yesterday on Twitter (#ebooksummit).

The trend in email newsletters is toward personalization. Tech trade publisher IDG is taking the concept one step further by letting users create their own newsletters.