Music magazine New Musical Express has suffered another slump in its print sales, falling more than a quarter to fewer than 15,000 in the first half of this year.
The 62-year-old IPC Media title had an average weekly sale of 14,312 in the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations figures published on Thursday, down 28.5% on the same period in 2013. Including digital sales, its circulation rose to 15,830… In its print heyday, the magazine sold more than 300,000.
If the NME stops existing as a print entity, I’ll be more than a little sad. That was a weird influence on me in terms of writing, even if it’s not immediately obvious.
(From here.)