Here’s yet another content creator that’s convinced Apple has a tablet device in the works: Condé Nast says it will have a digital version of Wired magazine ready for the purported gadget by the middle of next year and will eventually create similar versions for all of its 18 titles.

But Condé, like other publishers, says Apple won’t actually talk to the company about its plans for the device–or even acknowledge that it has plans.

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Here are the long-awaited cuts that Condé Nast has been mulling: Modern Bride, Elegant Bride, Gourmet and Cookie are all closing. More details via an internal memo from CEO Chuck Townsend.

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Here’s why Condé Nast is bringing in McKinsey & Co. for an emergency overhaul: The publisher’s lousy year isn’t getting any better. New numbers out today show that Condé’s September issues will be miserable across the board, with ad pages down anywhere from 17 percent to 47 percent. And that’s if you interpret the data favorably.

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Forbes Media has begun a new round of layoffs and will let go of more than 50 people on its editorial and business teams, I’m told. The cuts are roughly proportional to the ones the business publication made in November and January when it consolidated its Web and magazine operations.

The question for the rest of the industry: How many other publishers will have to make a second round of cuts themselves?

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Condé Nast is reportedly “having the worst year of any publisher,” the New York Post reported last month. So, the fact that that CEO Chuck Townsend sent out an all-hands memo entitled “Managing Through Challenging Times” must have sent a shiver through the magazine empire this afternoon. The good news: He doesn’t mention layoffs or reorgs. The bad news: He warns of “difficult decisions” ahead.

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