Magazine world view: Variety on the block; are e-books plateauing?; Endangered indy journalism

Variety up for sale (Wall Street Journal) 
Regional Title Introduces Mag-Branded Retail Outlet (Audience Development) 
Are E-Book Sales Reaching a Plateau? (Dead Tree Edition)
Custom content market spend up to $40.2 billion (Folio:)  
Richard Desmond to shed about 70 editorial jobs (Guardian) 
New acting editor at Harper's Bazaar (Press Gazette) 
WSJ Can Change Digital Subscriber Price On The Fly