Despite all the gloomy forecasts and continuing talk of the demise of print media, new titles keep coming out.
Crain's B to B reports that 62 b-to-b titles launched in 2011, nearly twice as many as the 34 that came out last year. The number of b-to-b titles that shut down was 38, down from 47 last year.
When you add in consumer titles, the totals still look pretty decent. A total of 239 magazines began publishing this year, 24 percent more than the 193 titles that launched in 2010. On the negative side, the number of magazines that shut down this year is 14 percent lower than last year -- 152 in 2011 vs. 176 last year.
Dire predictions aside, people keep trying. To me, that's good news.
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Call me old fashioned, but I still like turning the pages. And the graphics, especially illustrations and good ads, just don't look the same on a computer screen or on a phone.
Posted by: Shelly P | December 15, 2011 at 12:07 PM
I'm having trouble finding publishers, magazines, contests, etc., to send my short stories and vignettes to, especially since I don't really want to sell my work for very little or nothing. Are there any good places I can send them to? Also, do publishers ever buy short vignettes? If so, where can I send them,
Posted by: Jeff Lenning | December 28, 2011 at 09:09 AM
@ Jeff: Try a publication called Literary Marketplace, in better libraries and maybe also online. Good luck.
Posted by: David Reich | December 28, 2011 at 09:14 AM