Magazine world view: Sandow buys 8 from RBI; New York digital; private dollars; Nest building

• Sandow Media buys eight magazines from RBI (Folio:) 
• The Big Issue to publish free magazine for Scottish teenagers (Guardian)
• New York wins ASME’s General Excellence Digital Ellie Award (Folio:)
• Private equity returns to magazine buying (Folio:)  
• Guardian launches 2010 student media awards (Press Gazette) 
• How magazines use social media to boost pass-along, build voice (MediaShift)
• The Knot Inc. Brings The Nest to newsstands (Audience Development)