Publishers

The two main publishers in the UK are Bauer and TimeInc.UK

 

It is the largest publishing group in Europe, publishing in Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Mexico and the United States. Founded in Hamburg, Germany by Johann Bauer in 1875, Bauer was then ran by four generations of the Bauer family. It has evolved from a small printing house to the owners of the global empire of 282 magazines in 15 countries with 6,600 employees with an annual turnover of 1.79 billion euros. They are the proud owners of Kerrang, Q, Mojo and many more.

 

 

 

 

TimeInc originally known as IPC Media was founded in 1963. They sell over 350 million copies each year. Before 1963 TimeInc was a collection of companies who all came together and called themselves the International Publishing Corporation, IPC. They now publisher magazines such as the Horse & Hound, Uncut, NME and more.

   

Independent Publishers

More magazines from 'indie' genres are published by independent magazines or are self published.

 

 

The magazine 'Shindig' is published by the independent publisher, Silverback Publishing. Shindig are not as popular as magazines like TimeInc or Bauer and appeal to a niche audience. They have fought to stay in business and relied on their fans to keep Shindig alive. Silverback have only been in business for two years so they haven't got much of a history.

 

 I would prefer to have my magazine published by a more successful publisher so I can reach my mass audience and make more profit even though it would be a massive accomplishment to be self-published.