Production, Distribution and Retail
A successful magazine requires significant investment in production facilities and distribution networks. They require large printing presses and numerous specialized employees, such as graphic designers and typesetters. Today a new magazine start-up can cost as much as $20 million, and magazines are significantly more expensive to produce than pornographic films, and even more expensive compared to internet pornography.
They are dependent on advertising revenue, which may force a magazine to tone down its content.
Pornographic magazines are often sold in convenience stores, newsagents and petrol stations. Some larger retail chains refuse to stock them.
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