Circulation Comparison

    Magazine Circulation Comparison

    Magazines that Cover the Home-Based Business Subject Category

    MAGAZINES:

    Home Business Entrepreneur Small Business Opportunities (4) Home Business Connection Home Business Advertiser
    CIRCULATION:
             
    Newsstand/Magazine Rack Print Circulation (1) 35,000+ (2) 38,124 (3) 250,000  (4)  NONE NONE
    Paid Subscriptions 13,000 577,287 (5) None Reported NONE NONE
    Controlled Circulation 2,000 NONE None Reported 125,000 (6) 25,000+ (6)
    Digital Edition Circulation YES YES NO YES YES
    iPad/iPhone/Smart Phones versions YES YES NO NO NO
    Amazon KINDLE YES YES NO NO NO
    Barnes & Noble NOOK YES YES NO NO NO
    Website Listing of Advertisers YES YES NO NO NO
    Mobile Web Hand-Held Devices YES YES NO NO NO
    Facebook and Twitter Circulation YES YES NO NO NO
    Digital Publication of Advertisers (7) YES NO NO YES YES
    Online Directory Listing for Display Advertisers YES YES YES NO NO
    E-Classified Ads for Display Advertisers YES NO NO NO NO
    Airport Waiting Room Programs (Print Magazine) YES YES NO NO NO

    (1) Newsstand/Magazine Rack Print Circulation: Home Business Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Small Business Opportunities Magazine are all distributed by the Curtis Circulation Company for newsstands/magazine rack sales. Note that print circulations for the “Business Magazines” category on newsstands/magazine racks has declined over 60 percent since its peak. .
    (2) Home Business Magazine (HBM) figure is number of copies placed in circulation by the Curtis Circulation Co.  
    (3) Entrepreneur Magazine figure is average single copy sales (newsstand) based upon AUDITED circulation from the latest Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) report. Entrepreneur Magazine is the Number One selling business magazine on the Newsstand today (http://www.entrepreneur.com/mediakit/pdf/entmagazine-2012_2111.pdf). Small Business Opportunities Magazine, however, is reporting a circulation over six times Entrepreneur Magazine's newsstand/magazine rack paid circulation.
    (4) Small Business Opportunities Magazine (SBO) reports this circulation on its web site as its Circulation “Rate Base” (www.sbomag.com/advertise/rate-cardspecs/#1).  Within the magazine industry, the term "Rate Base" is generally understood to mean paid base (see definitions from the Association of Magazine Media). SBO circulation is NOT audited. Click here to read letter sent from publisher of HBM to SBO regarding its reported circulation.
    (5) Entrepreneur Magazine figure is average paid subscription base from the latest Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) report.
    (6) Figure from magazine's website.  Home Business Advertiser ( homebusinessadvertiser.com ) and Home Business Connection (www.homebusinessconnection.com )
    (7) Showcase of Businesses: Separate digital publication of Advertisers.

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