Chapter 9: Magazines in the Age of Specialization

This chapter examines the history and development of the magazine in our society. Throughout most of the history, some key points stuck out to me. It is interesting that magazines in the colonial era started off entirely dedicated to political news only related to government. Nowadays, there are still magazines of the sort, however the most popular ones are bade on American pop culture (celebrities, beauty, fashion, etc). It is also interesting that magazines started out looking dull, whereas now they are bright, flashy, and try to catch one's eye in every eye possible. Magazines have definitely grown to be very different from their origins.
It made sense that most profit from magazines comes from subscriptions. When one really likes a certain magazine, it is really convenient for it to always pp up at your doorstep every month/week instead of going out and buying it. These subscriptions also last long, and the companies make it easy for the reader to renew the deal.