That some tiny fraction of this fortune might trickle down to the beleaguered realm of print journalism has left the Internet reeling.
But in the case of "Standard Operating Procedure," the payments have reverberations in the realm of print, where cash compensation for an interview violates a deep taboo.
Then there is the possibility that all these devices from Amazon, Apple and the rest have simply not appeared in time to save many players in the troubled realm of print media.
In fact Springer, step by step, has sold his realm of print products keeping only a tiny number of newspapers.
When former Newsweek editor Tina Brown announced in October 2012 that the storied magazine -- for decades a fixture on newsstands and coffee tables across the country -- would end its print edition by the end of the year, she believed the company had done all it could in the realm of print.
The show is indicative of efforts by media companies to extend their properties outside the traditional realms of the printed page or TV set.
The maker movement has sparked explosive ideas in the realms of 3D printing, robotics, DIY electronics, and beyond.
The growing realm of 3D printing will generate all sorts of new problems in search of solutions.
When your number's up, your number's up — although not necessarily in the realm of crime fiction, where a series detective can miraculously recover from seemingly fatal wounds like author fatigue, professional redundancy and out-of-print oblivion.
Soon however, all advertisers will be pushing their brands beyond the realm of TV and print ads and onto the web.
