Mr. Magazine

I hope you that you’ve noticed the changes taking place on my web site mrmagazine.com. With the addition of the blog and the regular updates of all the new launches you will be able to keep up with the latest happenings in the magazine world we love and enjoy. When in comes to new magazine launches, you will see every single title with its cover picture and frequency. The magazines will be posted only, and only if we have the actual physical copy of the first issue. If we miss your new magazine, please feel free to send it to us and we will make sure it will be added to the list. Remember, change is the only constant in our business. We already listed the Jan. and Feb. titles from this year’s new crop of titles. I was able to find 58 new titles in Jan. with 21 titles published four times or more. In Feb. I was able to find 37 new titles with 18 published four times or more. See how that compares to last year’s numbers for the same two months. Let me know what you think of the renovated web site and hope to continue the conversation…all the best and many thanks to my fellow workers Garreth, Noah, Barrett and Fred.

I just came back from Luxembourg where I attended the first independent magazine conference. More than 500 editors, pubishers and art directors from all over the world were in attendance. The passion to our industry was second to none. I have been to many conferences before, but I have never seen as much love and passion for the magazine industry. You could feel the love in the air…and in the pages of the newly released book We Love Magazines. It is amazing, that as the only university professor in the crowd, I was the only one pushing the commercial role of magazines rather than only the emotional role. It was good enough for a laugh. Take a look at some of what took place at Colophon 2007, March 9 – 11. www.colophon2007.com. For info on the book We Love Magazines, check here for info.