Founders of LiveAuctioneers com, industry experts launch Style Century Magazine
Released on: October 3, 2007, 7:39 am
Press Release Author: Steven Ovares
Industry: Internet & Online
Press Release Summary: Free digital publication will showcase 20th
century design, art and more
Press Release Body: NEW YORK – QM4G
Media today launched a hip new digital publication called Style
Century Magazine, which showcases interior and exterior environments
through art, design elements and decorative objects from all eras.
The publication is a product of LiveAuctioneers.com founders, Julian
Ellison and John Ralston, along with art and antique industry veterans
Catherine Saunders-Watson and Jim Bunte. Together, the four are
partners in QM4G Media, which also launched the digital publication
Toy Collector Magazine earlier this year. The stunning new online
magazine is available free of charge on the 1st of every month,
by simply registering at www.StyleCenturyMagazine.com.
Because of the business relationship between QM4G Media and LiveAuctioneers.com,
the premier online destination for participation in live auctions
worldwide, Style
Century Magazine utilizes LiveAuctioneers.com\'s millions of
fully-illustrated lots and auction data to create rich content for
its readers, with input from the far-reaching realms of art, architecture
and interior design. Under the editorial direction of Saunders-Watson
and creative direction of Bunte, Style Century Magazine casts a
wide net, with an equal reverence for old-school craftsmanship and
the vitality of newly hatched contemporary design.
\"After the overwhelmingly successful launch of Toy
Collector Magazine in April, we received countless emails from
subscribers thanking us for creating a publication that directly
relates to the items they are passionate about,\" said Ellison,
the CEO of both LiveAuctioneers.com and QM4G Media. \"We expect
the same type of reception for Style Century Magazine, which launched
today with more than 200,000 subscribers.\"
\"The publishing industry is changing rapidly as readers increasingly
turn to the Internet for their news and entertainment information,\"
said Saunders-Watson, who is editor-in-chief of both Style Century
Magazine and Toy Collector Magazine. She and Bunte are co-publishers
of both titles. \"With few exceptions, the most successful
magazines of the future will be published digitally and provided
free of charge to subscribers in a format that is immediately available
to them.”
Both Bunte and Saunders-Watson bring decades of combined industry
experience and unique credentials to the magazine. They have tapped
their worldwide network of specialists and freelance writers to
bring exceptional content to the magazines
pages. Bunte has served as editor of both Collecting Toys Magazine
and Classic Toy Trains Magazine, both published by Kalmbach, and
was VP Design for Lionel LLC. Bunte also co-founded Lineup Technologies,
a Los Angeles company that was a forerunner to YouTube. He also
has produced numerous books and multimedia projects on a variety
of collecting-related topics. Saunders-Watson has held several prominent
editorial
positions within the industry, including antiques and collecting
columnist for the London Times News Group newspapers, editor of
Antique Trader and National editor for the London Daily Mail Group\'s
U.S.-based antiques trade publication AntiqueWeek.
She also worked as an art and antiques freelancer for many years,
and in 2005 co-authored The Vendue Masters, a landmark book about
the early history of auctions in Philadelphia. She owns SaundersWatson
Media, a long-established boutique public relations firm that specializes
in companies involved with antiques and the arts.
Saunders-Watson formed a key consultancy relationship with LiveAuctioneers.com
that helped pave the way for the establishment of QM4G media and
its publications. To this day, her firm continues to produce the
internationally read LiveAuctioneers.com weekly e-newsletter.
\"The thought process that led to the launch of these two groundbreaking
magazines has been many years in the making,\" said Saunders-Watson.
\"Julian, John, Jim and I have known for some time that digital
publishing is the way of the future, and QM4G media was able to
come together at the ideal time to put our own industry on the cutting
edge.\"
For media inquires, contact Professional Marketing at 1.616.949.9104
or info@PRcollect.com.
About QM4G
QM4G
Media publishes cutting-edge digital magazines covering antiques,
collectibles, fine and decorative arts, lifestyle / interior décor
and pop culture. Each of our richly graphic publications features
authoritative articles written by experienced journalists who are
specialists in their fields. All of our publications are free digital
downloads — the future of specialty publishing is here.
Web Site: http://www.liveauctioneers.com/
Contact Details: 2025 E Beltline SE
Suite 408
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
616-949-9104
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