Wednesday, December 14, 2011

2011 Magazine Launches Up 23.8%


Mediafinder.com reported that 2011 magazine launches jumped 23.8% over 2010, while closures declined by 13.6%.  There were 239 new titles published in this year and 152 shuttered.  Food magazine has the highest growth with 25 new titles.  There were 20 new regional magazines.  In the business-to-business sector, there were 62 new titles, as compared to 34 last year.  There were 38 closures; in 2010, there were 47.