Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-11-07
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has never been lower than 1000 month 1t |
has been as 10, coo and soma numbers have |
been reprinted more than on ce Al pIeseh,
the sale is not less than 5000 month. The
retail price of each number is sixty CENTS
Take the whole 5000 at the trade price CT for
ty cents each, and the returns will be ti3o per
month, $4,000 per anuum, out Of winch must
be taken the expense of authorship, compost
ton, advertising, and paper. The Magazine,
these things considered, probably yields net
profit Of about f3,2G0 per annum. 1t must be
borne in mind, that Backwood las been III eX.
istcnce nearly forty years. As a contrast, ana
TO show much the American Magazine readers
proportiona,cly Outnumber the same class III
the old country, let me state somc OF the stalls,
tics Of the most popular periodical IN the Worla
Ihrpers Magazine, four years tstahSheu'-
One Of its distinguishing feature is The beauty
Of its illustrations. These, together Win The
letter-p press, are elcctroiype1, thus securing
fac -Smie of the whole, no matter how cH'ch-
sive the number printed. The actual circula'
! ton is l3O, 600 month, Of which within
week after."Magazlne day. about l2o,Uoo are
cleared away to all parts of the world. me
monthly expenditure TO authors ana arils'S Is
50, ,5UO--a large amount, but three iourl'S o'
lis contents are original. Taking an average
pear that liafp.r's Magazine supplies literar!
instruction and entertainment to l,Oi0 OOo fea-
derS.-tF From "NOtcS Ambrosanae' edited ny
DR.. Shelton neutrality-suspicious. by Redieio
my.
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cnlion of the world is Harper's lof New York
Monthly Magazine standing distinct from olh
erS IN lis popular character, by price, ypograp
ical appearance, and iudiciouS selection Ot tht
articles at its command, comprising the bes
works of the best authors OF the day.-lrh'
London Publishers Circular.
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the contents of the Magazine, it will be abun
dantly gratiiied, each number containing al
Il much matter volume of Macauly's History
England, and sold Al the ridicilously low prc'
of 25 ccnls,-[ London Tunes.
Harper's is indeed Magazine to be thor
y oughly read, carefully preserved, and at IN
:, end of every year bound in morocco.-lsoulh
u ern Literary Gazette. =,
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u Magazine of the day, and is a practical com
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