Magazine 300; Building on recovery that began in 2003, leading magazines post average 8% gains for 2004 to snare gross revenue of $35 billion; trifecta of Time Warner books alone tops $3 billion to lead the pack.(Special Report: Magazine 300)

From: Advertising Age | Date: September 26, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: R. Craig Endicott

Magazine publishers sailed strongly through 2004 after exiting in 2003 the choppy waters of economic depression, but as they build on those gains this year, they're finding that pace too hot to match.

The nation's top 300 magazines, as measured by gross revenue from advertising and circulation, recorded a new high in 2004, hitting $34.93 billion in gross revenue, an 8% uptick that eliminated any vestiges of lingering depression in the industry, according to the 16th annual Advertising Age Magazine 300 report.

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