The Magazine Century eBook

The second edition of The Magazine Century: American Magazines Since 1900 offers the freshest and most up-to-date history of American magazines through 2020. It includes chapters telling the stories of new magazine launches in each decade since 1900. These chapters offer a behind-the-scenes look at Americas best-known magazines and publishers and how they got started. It also includes this key information not included in the first edition:

Updated circulation data for major magazines

Major magazine closings and new launches

Ownership changes at major publishing companies

Histories of several magazines not in the 1st edition

The internets effect on magazine publishing

Biographies of colorful and controversial editors

New details about the history of Black-owned magazines

The pandemics effect on magazine publishing

Recent interviews with magazine editors and publishers

The surprising rebound of print magazines