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Cycle World Sold to Bonnier Corporation

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:55:59 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - The printed magazine world is under the gun from all corners with a tough economy and competition from the Internet. If you work for one of those magazines, it just has to be stressful wondering who is going to be bought, sold or closed next. It was just announced that [...]

No Future Motorcycles Will Carry the Buell Name

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:48:19 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - The January 2011 issue of Motorcyclist magazine is just out and has a very informative interview with Erik Buell where Erik talks about some of the developments during and after the time Buell was shutdown. One point I thought was interesting was that Harley Davidson licensed the Buell name and [...]

Cycle News Shuts Down – The Digital World Claims One More

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:11 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - The creative destruction continues among the print magazines as Cycle News, the long running California based print publication, best known for coverage of motorcycle racing, closed its doors on August 31st. This long running shakeout has been harsh and any printed magazine or newspaper slow to come to grips with [...]

Cycle World Magazine Possibly for Sale

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:15:12 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - Hachette Filipacchi has put a number of publications up for sale, and depending on who you believe, Cycle World magazine, may be among them, Media Daily News says yes, AdWeek says Car and Driver, Road & Track and Cycle World may be spared. Cycle World is the largest of the [...]

Motorcycle Magazines Having Distributor Problems

Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:48:15 +0000

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Original article from: TheKneeslider.com - A bit of behind the scenes business news you may have missed is the current battle between a couple of major magazine distributors and magazine publishers. Anderson News and Source Interlink distribute something like 50% of the magazines to the newsstands like Wal-Mart and Barnes and Noble for single copy [...]