Report: Mag Launches Steady as ‘Bookazines’ Abound

New York Post: The number of regularly published magazine launches appears to have plateaued this year even as niche publications and special issues abound on everything from growing pot to “Star Wars.” According to the dean of magazine trackers, Samir Husni, a journalism professor at the University of Mississippi, new regular-frequency magazines held steady at 232 in 2015 compared to last year. When you add one-offs and “bookazines” — high cover price titles with few or no ads — the number hits 800.