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Lanabean
Yoginis
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For those who liked "Jane" magazine; it's over.
(I knew this would happen when the founder, Jane Pratt, left)...so sad, though!
Jane magazine will close this month after a nearly 10-year run, despite a turnaround effort that had shown signs of progress, Condé Nast Publications announced yesterday.
In the crowded field of women’s magazines, Jane stood apart in aiming for a very specific demographic: single women in their 20’s. It appealed to readers using an irreverent, conversational tone and an often low-maintenance approach (“the lazy guide to great skin”).
But Jane also lagged far behind its main competitors in advertising sales. Condé Nast declined to say whether the magazine, which will not publish after the August issue, was making a profit.
Hot on the heels of Jane's closure today comes news that Bauer Publications has opted to cancel the launch of Cocktail Weekly, the low-priced lifestyle magazine for women in their 20s. More than a dozen staffers, some reporting to work for the first time today, were told they wouldn't be needed in an impromptu meeting held about an hour ago. Bauer cited "uncertain conditions in the single copy marketplace." An insider tells Radar Bauer couldn't find distributors for the femmed-up hybrid of Us Weekly and Glamour. Bauer's official statement after the jump ...
Message edited 7/10/2007 5:02:32 PM.
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Snozberry
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Member since 2/06 4680 total posts
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Melissa
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Re: For those who liked "Jane" magazine; it's over.
That's too bad. I liked that they were different from the other mainstream women's magazines.
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| Posted 7/10/07 5:02 PM |
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johnsae
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Re: For those who liked "Jane" magazine; it's over.
Posted by Snozberry
That's too bad. I liked that they were different from the other mainstream women's magazines.
me too. I really enjoyed Jane - it had a different style to it.
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| Posted 7/10/07 5:31 PM |
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Chatham-Chick
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Re: For those who liked "Jane" magazine; it's over.
That's one magazine I never had a desire to read. I always thought it was geared towards teens.
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| Posted 7/10/07 5:38 PM |
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alisonggg
Cutie
Member since 3/06 4749 total posts
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a
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Re: For those who liked "Jane" magazine; it's over.
thats too bad...I was a jane subscriber for awhile
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| Posted 7/10/07 5:39 PM |
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mtdr1106
junior supafly
Member since 3/06 2268 total posts
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tricia
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Re: For those who liked "Jane" magazine; it's over.
i subscribed to jane for a year - it was piggybacked on lucky magazine subscription - and i really hated it.
no love lost for me.
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| Posted 7/10/07 5:46 PM |
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HoneyBadger
YourWorstNightmare.
Member since 10/06 15979 total posts
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Re: For those who liked "Jane" magazine; it's over.
Bummer, that was a great magazine. I remember when it came out.
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| Posted 7/10/07 5:46 PM |
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