New York Times | New York Post | WWD Memo Pad The magazine industry's troubles are growing worse, according to the Publishers Information Bureau. Ad pages sold in US magazines declined slightly last year (0.8%), then fell 6.4% in the first quarter of this year compared with the period a year earlier, and 8.2% in the second quarter. ||
Keith J. Kelly: US Weekly, which has grown by leaps and bounds, may finally be reaching its peak. ||
Amy Wicks: The first half of 2008 had 291 magazine launches, down 75 from the same period a year ago.
