Comments on: “Playgirl” Mag Folds, Goes Web-Only

By: Treasure Island Fan

Treasure Island Fan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:10:30 +0000

Poor, poor Playgirl. I will miss you! I will def. buy the last few issues as well!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:46:27 +0000

Now I wish I had not thrown out some of my “celebrity” issues over the years. I’ll have to buy the last few issues just as keepsakes!

By: Interesting and also sad

Interesting and also sad — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:48:28 +0000

The carthorse question is about the retail side. I have heard that 90%, that’s nine-zero percent, of independent bookstores, i.e. stores selling (but not exclusively selling) LGBT books and magazines have gone under in the last 8 years. If that retail class of trade depended for its survival on a mix of bookworms, homo’s, mag-a-holics, etc. to stay in business, is the undertow of the larger “Amazon” and internet as news source effect as much to blame as the fact that Playgirl is lame? (rhyme intended) In other words, if the magazine falls in the forest, but there are no bookstores left to hear it, will anyone notice? I bet you that this is going to get very, very bad. The number of Adult magazine titles that will survive? Zero.

By: droughtquake

droughtquake — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:51:27 +0000

Before the Castro/San Francisco Crown Books store closed, Playgirl was by far the best selling ‘sophisticate’ magazine in that location, widely outselling Playboy and Penthouse. (Of course in other Crown locations, Playboy and Penthouse were much better sellers.)

By: carlos

carlos — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:21:46 +0000

This means I’ll definitely keep my 1986, Brian Buzzini issue.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:27:39 +0000

Bill in S.F.– Kidding! (I HAVE to start using the smileys.)

By: Bill in S.F.

Bill in S.F. — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:16:57 +0000

Will, have you seen “Playgirl” lately? It’s all about gay porn actors…

JC, I have to laugh (lovingly) at your memory of the “cheestastic” magazine back in your youth. I have friends who feel the same way about the “International Male” catalogs.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:00:55 +0000

That magazine is for straight women. Why is it being reported on here???

By: DeWayne

DeWayne — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:37:12 +0000

,,,the God-fearing suburbs of Pittsburgh!!!

Oh that explains it so were we Justin?

A friend of mine who has worked in publishing now retired says the bloodbath has just begun.

He says in the next 2 years large national publications will be shuttered. The Economics of print,distribution and mailing a magazine don’t work today.

Same for Newspapers here in San Diego the Union Tribune is up for sale. The 21st largest newspaper in the 6th largest US city.

That disconnect tells you why its failing fewer than 300,000 readers in a population of 3 Million.

Print is dead!