Me, MyMags and I: Simbolo publishing

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June 20, 2010

Newborn - The way it came to this world - ZERO

Number one issue (issued on 2009) of Brazilian "health and fitness" magazine

ZERO

Monthly issued.

Publisher: Símbolo

January 11, 2010

News in store for me - BEAUTY SECRETS

Still on its second issue:

New Brazilian beauty and fashion magazine

BEAUTY SECRETS

It's cheap and nice, and I know that there are millions of girls that are just crazy for make up matters. I'd rather go for the dressing part of the play.

It came with my mag:
a gloss (pink, as usual) with the number one issue.

Publisher: Simbolo

November 18, 2009

News in store for me - BARBARA

Brand new women's interests mag, Brazilian

BARBARA*

* Like OUSE, from the same publisher, this mag is a coming back. Its first incursion was in 1995, and lasts til 2000.

The target are women between 30-45yo (the elder siblings of OUSE mag readers). But althought I'm totally into their target market, this mag has nothing to do with me.

This first issue of BARBARA came with Piccadilly mag (brand magazine) and a body lotion (in pink, as usual).

Not my kind. But I'm glad that many new mags are being launched - it really means something - that the economy of my country is stable (to say the least).

Publisher: Simbolo

November 1, 2009

The coming back - OUSE

There's news in store for me.

And a new mag that is also an Once upon a time mag.

Above, on the right, the number one issue of Ouse magazine first publication, in June 2004.

On the left, the first issue of the new OUSE,

published in October 2009.

Editorials from 2009. A probable competitor to

Brazilians Gloss and Criativa.

In its first year, diferently from the 2009's, it was a magazine for women more close to their thirties than on the beginning of their twenties.

And the Ouse (Portuguese for "dare", a bold girl) from 2004 seemed like a younger daughter of Nova (the Brazilian Cosmopolitan).

TOTAL COSMOPOLITAN ! (editorials from 2004 issues)

Between 2004 and 2006 (I don't know exactly when, because I stopped buying it)

Ouse got capital letters and an exclamation point !

And from this point, it became lighter, and more likely the mag that returned to the stands last month.

For younger girls, that are mostly concerned about relationships, but are also interested in non-sexual issues.

Editorials from 2006 issues. Lighter.

Better.

Publisher: Simbolo

October 9, 2009

My September issues - CLAUDIA and UMA

Two Brazilian "whenever I want" mags - and what I liked about their September issues:

CLAUDIA

Publisher: Abril

SEPTEMBER 2009 SEPTEMBER 2009 SEPTEMBER 2009

UMA

Publisher: Simbolo

EXCLUSIVE!

Sponsorship and Involuntary Contributions

Although being semrevista; magless; sans magazine, there are adorable people that are my sponsors, even if some of these same people sometimes got fed up with Me, MyMags and I.Also, there are some people and institutions that are the Involuntary Contributors to my passion – like those enchanted places where I enter and find a precious mag available, just waiting to be mine. Or even some illuminated organizations that send it to my home!

Once-in-a-lifetime mags

Many of them I simply didn't like. Many others I liked but never found again. Some are no more published.

And some others came just because they were the Number One issues (yes, no matter the subject, if it's the first issue of a mag, I want it).

Anyway, the spare ones. One and only.

ON CLOUD NINE

Not only airports are the greatest mags suppliers, but also the airlines companies have their own in-flight publications - what I really, really appreciate.

It came with my mag!

Every now and then some magazines come with a souvenir.I'm an easy victim, yes.

The good news is that some of them seem to be tailored for me.

The sweetest thing

The cutest form of abstraction.

semrevista; magless; sans magazine

I am subject of oppression from people that do not have this same obsseslink with magazines that I do. These people are the semrevista; magless; sans magazine. They can be found walking on the streets, in many public spaces, in my office, among my friends, among my family!, but mainly, ON THE AIRPORTS.

Newborn - The NUMBER ONE ISSUES

I have a special thing for them. Novelty, fresh meat (oh, this was horrible). No matter the subject of the magazine, I like them. Mollusk Experts Magazine, issue no. 1 - I want it!

THE ADS IN MY MAGS

The following sentence is automatically heard every time a semrevista; magless; sans magazine friend of mine picks up one of those huge magazines – the ones from Italy and USA, especially Vogue and Elle, are good examples:“But more than half of this magazine is advertisements!”True. But these ads – the majority of them, at least – are useful because they show the essence of a stylist, a collection, or a shop. Of course it applies for fashion, decoration, art, architecture magazines and the alike. In a news magazine… well, they can serve to show who pays for the things that you are reading and, at a deeper analysis, the institutions that routes the editorial line of the mag. But, well, since the ads are there, I take benefit of them.

Places to do it

Anytime, anywhere.

But there's always a special time, and a special place, that can make it even better.

Whenever I want OR whenever I can

Some magazines I buy eventually - either because I like them but not enough to get every single issue, or because they're not available to buy in Brazil.

Of course, there are times when I'm simply out of money (this sad material world).

One mind, two magazines

It happens every now and then. Sometimes, I just arrive home and see the double, and then I go back to the supplier and change it.

There are also cases when a dear friend - or my mom - give me an issue that I already have With so many options, what a wasted opportunity!

And, finally, it’s not that uncommon that, after buying some non specific mag, I miraculously receive it at home!

MAG TRIP

The mags that I only have the pleasure to meet during my trips, that is, all the candies that are not sold in Brazil.