American Mass-Market Magazines

American Mass-Market Magazines
Author: Alan Nourie
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 632
Release: 1990-03-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This volume provides concise, in-depth histories of 106 of the most significant mass-market or general magazines in the United states--both active periodicals and those which have ceased publication. Included are magazines of wide audience appeal (e.g., People) as well as major tabloids, Sunday supplement magazines, regional magazines, and the most widely read publications devoted to specific audiences (e.g., Mechanix Illustrated) with a circulation of over 100,000. Emphasizes the modern mass-market periodical, but thirty-three titles have been included that were established or whose entire existence occurred in the 19th century. Profiles are arranged alphabetically by magazine title with cross references to title variations. In many instances, the history included here is the only source of information on the magazine covered. In others, large amounts of material written over the years have been consolidated, and along with accompanying bibliographies serve as a definitive source on the magazines in question. Locations have been provided in cases that might prove problematic. An indispensable resource for journalism students and researchers.

Index to City and Regional Magazines of the United States

Index to City and Regional Magazines of the United States
Author:
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1989-11-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This book provides a listing of 920 general-interest consumer magazines that specialize geographically. Comprising this highly active magazine genre are city magazines (i.e., New York, Washingtonian); regional magazines (Sunset, Vermont Life); city speciality magazines (Houston Home and Garden, Hartford Woman), which specialize both geographically and by subject matter; and regional speciality magazines (Southern Homes, Virginia Wildlife). The book's three main sections--arranged alphabetically by title, chronologically by founding date, and geographically by state--cover regional interest magazines that have been in publication since 1950. Each entry in the alphabetical listing shows title, any known title changes, dates of publication, city and state of publication, and a sample of libraries that hold files of the magazine's back issues. For historical perspective, an appendix provides a representative alphabetical listing of magazines that published and perished prior to 1950 and that identified themselves by city, state, or region. The index's companion volume, Regional Interest Magazines of the United States (Greenwood), forthcoming, will contain in-depth profiles of roughly 100 of these magazines. This unique reference source will make a valuable addition to any library.