Playboy50 digest, Vol 1 #28 - 3 msgs

Brad Hodges brad461@earthlink.net
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:52:43 -0500


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>I don't know, Maxim, FHM, SI, etc. don't seem to have a problem
>reaching young readers. I think the perception of Playboy as "your
>father's magazine" is what needs to change. The reality is the almost
>5 million of Playboy's readers are between 18-34, and that Playboy
>draws more men 18-24 than any other men's mag.


Yes, but these magazines don't require much "reading"--I liken Maxim to
Playboy like USA Today is to the New York Times. I've heard that James
Kaminsky will make the articles in Playboy even shorter, which is
disheartening. I like long, meaty articles and interviews, and I like long
pictorials.

Brad