• more about #newsstandsales
    MilointheMeadow: The thing is (at least for me): I love love LOVE print. Give me something tangible that I can tuck in my bag and read on a whim. And I wouldn't even... more »
    Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: I love buying paper magazines and wish what was offered to us was better. I like getting trend reports and new beauty product news mixed with witty, ... more »
    MissFiFi: Maybe people don't want to read about another millionaire celebrity and her f'ing "fashion" line. Maybe I know where my G Spot is and don't need anot... more »
    AuntieBee: The thing is, part of what keeps Cosmo selling is that there is always a new crop of young ladies who want the fun fearless female persona it sells, a... more »
    Diziet_Sma: I think they'll bounce back when the economy does. Until we have universal wireless internet - including on trains, subways, buses and airplanes - it'... more »
    hydrogen_jukebox: Really, all print media is going the way of the stone tablet. I should know, I work in it. And I wonder why I can't find a job... But if a side effec... more »
    wtfox?!: I just find about 99.999% of every ladymag's content irrelevant to me. I mean, I'm a broke grad student who can't afford $80 face cream and clothes th... more »
    bluebears: But..but...Dodai, how DO I touch his junk???? Oh its all so complex. Also, what would I do without Cosmo's sex guides that show little men and women d... more »
    Maulleigh: So we'll have blogs. If they're smart, they'll start beefing up their blogs right now so they can cut off the print later. And that time will come. more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: I love magazines, from Harper's to tabloid trash. What the hell else am I supposed to read in the bath or on a short-haul flight? a book? Get bent! I ... more »
    Sister Toldja: KING FOLDED! Yit-ta-dee! Happy dance! more »
    Diziet_Sma: I'm so over magazines, but that may be partly because I worked as an editor for 15 years. The only one I find worth reading these days is the New Yorker. more »
    Red-headed bookworm: I get some magazines. I get Fitness, Women's Health, Cooking Light, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Fair, Allure, and Lucky. I wish I could stop Allure and ... more »
    ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox): N, Newsstand he used to work at a newsstand! (and I quote) But seriously glossy mags are one of my vices. Please dont die. more »
    hfree: I actually started to subscribe to magazines once the economy took a nosedive because of the break you get off the newstand price. I really enjoy spen... more »
    CatherineSloper: I think the key to reviving magazines is to bring back old school Sassy. more »
    SomeAuthorGirl: I would be sad if I lost the ability to read Vanity Fair and the New Yorker in the tub. There's this little warning that came with my laptop about not... more »
    southernbelle: I used to spend a LOT of money on magazines just picking them up at the supermarket check out line. Then my husband and I made some budgeting rules an... more »
    CollegeBookworm: I'm not a huge consumer of magazines because I just don't have time, but I think I'd cry a little if they actually disappeared. Magazines have been my... more »
    tscheese: I hate magazines because of the SHEER FUCKING BULK of paper. I don't have a subscription to anything. Hell, I hate getting paper mail at all, and I do... more »
  • #maghag

    Ladymags Doing Poorly On Newsstands

    We may be witnessing the age in which glossy magazines lose their luster. More »
  • #readallaboutit

    Is The End Near For Magazines?

    The news on magazines is grim today, as steadily declining newsstand sales are now dropping even faster, and for the first time the number of magazines folding is higher than the number of new titles. More »