reader's digest

     

Reaer's Digest is a monthly general interest family magazine cofounded in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace. Although its circulation has declined in recent years, the Audit Bureau of Circulation says Reader's Digest is still the best-selling consumer magazine in the USA, with a circulation of over 10 million copies in the United States, and a readership of 38 million as measured by Mediamark Research (MRI). According to MRI, Reader's Digest reaches more readers with household incomes of $100,000+ than Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and Inc. combined. Global editions of Reader's Digest reach an additional 40 million people in more than 70 countries, with 50 editions in 21 languages. It is also published in braille, digital, audio, and a version in large type called Reader's Digest Large Print.

Trivia about reader's digest

  • After 7 years of planning, this magazine published a condensed version of the Bible in 1982
  • In 1982 this magazine company condensed the Bible
  • "The Future of Poison Gas" was among the condensed articles in this magazine's 1922 premiere issue
  • In 1922 DeWitt & Lila Wallace published the first issue of this magazine that condenses articles
  • The Lila Acheson Wallace wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is named for the co-founder of this magazine
  • "It Pays To Enrich Your Word Power" is a feature in this monthly magazine
  • In 1955 this monthly founded by DeWitt & Lila Wallace was forced to accept advertising for the first time
  • (Hi, I'm Tucker Carlson of CNN's Crossfire.) One of the many publications I've written for is this "condensed" magazine that began publication in 1922
  • Its May 1998 issue featured its new design: a full cover photo & the table of contents moved inside
  • This monthly, started in 1922, now sells over 29 million copies a month worldwide
  • The opening article in this magazine's first issue in 1922 was a condensed version of "How to Keep Young Mentally"