(newmanpr.com): In the wake of the sudden closure of Editor & Publisher and Kirkus Reviews magazines, it’s a good time to try and get a handle on just how poorly the U.S. publishing industry is doing. According to Crain’s New York Business, quoting MediaFinder.com, some 367 U.S periodicals shut down in 2009 and 64 went online-only. Meanwhile, 247 magazines launched during ‘09. Both closures and launches cam primarily in regional publishing titles. Crain’s notes that as bad as that news is, the pace of decline has slowed. In 2008, 526 U.S. magazines closed, while in ‘07, 573 shut down. The pace of launches also is declining, however. In 2008, there were 342 magazine launches in the U.S. In 2007, there were 411.
Category: Articles
Click here