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Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 12:22 PM

f80b/1246562488-stopthepressessanford.jpgCrain's reports that 279 magazines have closed since the beginning of 2009.

In the first half of 2009, a total of 279 magazines ceased publication, according to a report from MediaFinder.com, the Oxbridge Communications-owned online database of U.S. and Canadian periodicals. An additional 43 titles, including Crain Communications’ TV Week, shut down their print editions and continued publishing online...In the same period, just 187 new magazines launched.


In happier news, the New York Observer reports that Mark Sanford's upcoming book on fiscal conservatism will no longer be published by Sentinel, which is the conservative wing of Penguin. The book was going to be published in 2010. I bet some smaller press will swoop in and buy the book for $2.79 and a bus transfer, so if you had your heart set on reading Sanford's economic treatise, you'll have your day eventually.

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Carollani 1
Including VIBE! I couldn't believe it when I heard. I mean, where are the chop shops going to sell their rims at now?!
Posted by Carollani http://www.carollani.com/wordpress on July 2, 2009 at 12:30 PM
Max Solomon 2
279 fewer magazines IS happier news.
Posted by Max Solomon on July 2, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe 3
I'll miss my monthly subscription to "Industrial Fasteners Today" and also the wonderful recipes in "Petrochemical Refining and Transport"...the memories!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe http://www.you-read-it-here-first.com on July 2, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Will in Seattle 4
What's a magazine?

Seriously, though, I let my subscriptions to Fortune and Time lapse and now only get US News and World Report, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on July 2, 2009 at 12:46 PM
5
OK, so why do all the new-media fuckwits I run into on the plane always want to borrow my copy of the Economist?
Posted by Toe Tag on July 2, 2009 at 1:10 PM
Will in Seattle 6
@5 - good question. I usually pick up The Economist for long plane rides, as it has enough to get you through a six hour stay at an airport waiting for a delayed connection.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on July 2, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Mike Licht 7
Sanford has a hot story but no book deal. How long can that last?

See:

http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2009…
Posted by Mike Licht http://NotionsCapital.com on July 3, 2009 at 9:45 AM

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