In the classic comedy Ghostbusters (1984), newly hired secretary Janice raises the subject of reading, while idly flipping through the pages of a magazine. The scientist Egon Spengler responds with a ...

In 2014 I wrote an obit for traditional newsstands in America — stores that sold mainly tobacco products and magazines — and about the birth of a new newsstand in grocery stores and bookstores.

While all sorts of child- and tween-focused magazines of the previous decades are no more, a new generation of print magazines for kids is emerging. However, there is a niche in the print world that ...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Why focus on magazines? -- Magazines, modernization, and community in America -- The modernization of America -- Modernization and community in America -- The path forward: ...

"I grew up in an era where if you're on the cover of Life, you've made it," said Dr. Steven Lomazow. "It's the greatest thing ever – the boldest of bold-faced names." You could call Lomazow America's ...

Since their peak in the ’90s, print media companies have sought strategies and new publications that might save them from their financial woes. The check-out line at the grocery store might seem the ...

Sure, everyone's heard of the Google Play Books app for Android. But what about Google Play Magazines? Spoiler: it's exactly what it sounds like. Jaymar Cabebe Former Associate Editor Jaymar Cabebe ...

Magzter now offers the same "Netflix for magazines" model as Next Issue. But which service delivers a better reading experience, and which is the better deal? Rick Broida Senior Editor Rick Broida is ...

Walk by any magazine rack and undoubtedly, you'll walk by heralded fashion tomes like Vogue, Lucky, W, and more: thick bound copies often belittled for their heavy advertising and high ...