Magazine circulation slips 1.7% in 2nd half

USA TODAY / AP: …Magazine industry auditors say that total average U.S. circulation for 386 magazines fell 1.7% in the final six months of the year to 284.9 million.

The Alliance for Audited Media says paid subscriptions were down 1.2%, while newsstand sales fell about 11%.

Digital editions rose about 37% to 10.8 million, representing only 3.5% of total circulation. That’s up from 2.4% of the total in the same period a year ago… (more)