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The linchpin — not putting everything up on the web for free.  An interview with Cathie Black and Michael Clinton offers details.  The New York Times May 31, 2009

In an article in the UK’s Telegraph, the president of Hearst Magazines said that technical hurdles remain — the need for color and a way to handle advertising — but that e-readers hold great promise for magazines.  The Telegraph (UK) May 15, 2009

A Hearst Magazines press release about the first-ever cover of The Oprah Magazine featuring someone in addition to Oprah, herself, is included below in its entirety.

April cover revealed on today’s Oprah Winfrey Show

OPRAH WINFREY SHARES THE COVER OF O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE WITH MICHELLE OBAMA

A FIRST AFTER 105 ISSUES, OBAMA APPEARS WITH [...]

Atop the masthead of Hearst’s magazine division since the mid-90s, Cathie Black just re-upped for three years, according to Keith Kelly.  The New York Post Jan. 12, 2009

Rosemary Ellis, the magazine’s editor in chief, led the logo re-design efforts, which resulted in a timeless, back-to-its-roots, black-and-white look.  At right, the 90s era seal and, below it, the new, b/w version.  The New York Times (Jan. 2, 2008)  In related news, last month the Good Housekeeping Institute announced that it would offer tours [...]

The closure of the Oprah magazine spinoff is the publisher’s latest measure to content with the slumping advertising market.  O at Home edit will once again be incorporated into the flagship publication.  The New York Times (Nov. 7, 2008)