Lads mags targeted by sex review
A review commissioned by the Home Office which looked into the sexualisation of young people in the UK makes for an interesting read – especially fo ...more
Collected blog posts about News & Mags
Reasons to worry about the Apple app store
Is Apple's iTunes a competitor for the local news shop in the UK? Yes, if the "success" of The Guardian's iPhone application is anything to go by. Pri ...more
Stuck on Barbie
Barbie may be over 50, but she certainly doesn’t look it and, despite being aimed at a fickle market where things go in and out of fashion quicker t ...more
Newspaper sales fall but profits still buoyant
The national newspaper circulation figures for January 2010 were published recently and showed an annual decline in copies sold almost across the boar ...more
Nationals look to innovate in face of dwindling sales
National newspapers are, without a doubt, going through a tumultuous period. And unlike the consumer magazine circulation figures released on 11 Febru ...more
Bestsellers guide reveals the weak links in my display
This week Retail Newsagent published their twice-yearly guide to best-selling magazines. The great thing about this type of guide is that it provides ...more
In-depth: How much does a mag cost to sell?
There has been much discussion about poor availability of magazines over the past few months. Back in September I asked 'who owns your shop?' Taking t ...more
Reasons to be cheerful in the magazines sector
The release of the six-monthly consumer magazine circulation results from the ABC certainly isn’t welcomed with open arms like it once was. Five yea ...more
Hello Hachette! Publisher prepares for partwork launch
No one predicted just how large the demand for the Art of Crochet would be when the partwork launched at the end of December, least of all its publish ...more
Another free newspaper for London – but will it last?
Not content with there being just one free newspaper in London these days, a new freesheet will hit the streets of the capital next week, hoping to ca ...more
