Future US Inc. Makes Top 10 of Newsstand Publishing Companies
May 23, 2006
Retail Sales Dollars Continue To Grow In Second Half 2005
South San Francisco, CA (May 23, 2006) – Future US, a leading publisher of cutting-edge games, action sports, computing musician, and men’s and women’s lifestyle magazines, climbed from 11th to the 10th largest newsstand publisher in the US in Circulation Management magazine’s ranking of the top 50 audited newsstand publishers’ by retail sales in the second half of 2005.
According to Circulation Management’s April 2006 issue, Future US titles saw a 12.5% gain in retail dollar sales, jumping from $25,522,000 in the second half 2004 to $28,720,000 in the second half 2005. Future now ranks above Dennis Publishing (11th) and major competitor Ziff Davis (16th) by retail dollar sales. Future US is also the only publisher in Circulation Management’s top 10 that does not have a check out title.
Future’s inclusion of exclusive premiums (namely DVDs and CD-ROMs) with the majority of newsstand copies means that consumers spend significantly more money on Future titles than any other magazines on the newsstand. The average cover price of a Future publication rose to $8.91; almost three times that of the other top 10 publishers, which averaged $3.14.
“Future is a powerhouse on newsstands because we publish the most hard-hitting, entertaining and relevant magazines for markets where there is deep and urgent information need,” states Jonathan Simpson-Bint, President. “Our readers are willing to pay premium newsstand prices for our titles because not only are Future’s magazines superior print products, but most titles come with a fully-integrated high value DVD or CD-ROM.”
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About Future
Future US is a leading publisher of cutting-edge special interest magazines and websites, which sell in excess of 2.6 million and reach more than 3.5 million unique visitors per month. Future’s publications reach a young, active, affluent audience and rank 10th among audited newsstand publishers in gross newsstand revenue. Its market-leading titles include Official Xbox Magazine, PSM: Independent PlayStation Magazine, PC Gamer, Maximum PC, MacAddict, Scrapbook Answers, Future Snowboarding Magazine, Snowboard Journal, Snowboard Trade News, Guitar World, Guitar One, Revolver, Future Music, Guitar World Acoustic, Bass Guitar, Guitar World Legends, Pregnancy, House DIY, Decorating Spaces, Women’s Health & Fitness and Men’s Edge. Future also publishes leading consumer websites GamesRadar (www.gamesradar.com) and Cheat Planet (www.cheatplanet.com), as well as Next Generation (www.next-gen.biz ), the highly-respected US game industry news source. Future is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices in New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles and San Diego. (www.futureus-inc.com)
About Future plc
Future plc is an international special-interest media group with offices in the UK, US, France and Italy. Founded in 1985 with one UK magazine, today it creates over 150 special-interest publications, websites and events, with strong portfolios in the computing, games, music, automotive, sports, crafts and leisure sectors. Over 100 international editions of Future's magazines are also published under licence in 30 other countries across the world. Future employs over 1,500 people worldwide. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR).
