Country Living Magazine Makes Changes

Issues of Country Living magazine will get thicker this fall. Its bigger size (known as the trim size in the magazine industry) is just one of the many changes the magazine plans to make in an effort to broaden its appeal to more advertisers. The shelter magazine will also cut its publishing frequency by two issues, for a total of 10 per year, and increase its cover price from $3.99 to $4.50, reports MediaWeek.

Additionally, Country Living magazine is also taking steps to align itself with the green movement. Earlier this week, Hearst Magazines and New World Home, a developer of sustainable housing, announced a partnership for the Country Living Collection of historically inspired "country" modular homes that will be LEED-certified. The homes range in size from 1,100 to 2,300 square feet and in price from $165,000 to $460,000.

Comments

[fake magazine covers]

Another great 'style' and home type magazine, amazing that the market has the capacity for so many of this type of magazine.

[program executive training]

10 per year? That's just a strange number. And going green to me means printing on recycled paper, not selling homes, but that's just me.

[executive training program]

I am a big fan of this magazine. I am looking forward to seeing the changes.