Bosom Friend
| Editor-in-chief | Hu Xunbi |
|---|---|
| Categories | Celebrity magazines Women's magazines |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Circulation | 3,150,000 (January 2010) |
| Publisher | Bosom Friend Publishing |
| Founder | Hu Xunbi |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Company | Bosom Friend Publishing Group |
| Country | China |
| Based in | Wuhan |
| Language | Chinese |
| ISSN | 1000-4157 |
| OCLC | 33019940 |
Bosom Friend (Chinese: 知音) is a Chinese language bimonthly celebrity and women's magazine published in Wuhan, China. The magazine is among the leading titles in the country.[1]
History and profile
Bosom Friend was established in Wuhan in 1985.[2][3][4] The magazine is part of Bosom Friend Publishing Group[5] and is published by Bosom Friend Publishing on a bimonthly basis.[4] During its early period the magazine was published monthly[6] and then biweekly.[7] In 2004 its publisher was the Hubei Women's Federation.[8]
The target audience of Bosom Friend is lonely and undereducated Chinese housewives[3] as well as elderly men living in small towns.[9] Hu Xunbi is both the founder and the editor-in-chief of the magazine,[9][10] which launched its Hong Kong edition in 2005.[11]
Circulation
Bosom Friend had a circulation of 1.7 million copies in 1987.[12] In 1994 Bosom Friend was the sixth largest magazine by advertisement revenue in China.[13] The circulation of the magazine was 1,280,000 copies in 1996.[8]
Bosom Friend had a circulation of 4,269,000 copies in 2000.[8] In 2001 it was the fifth best-selling general interest magazine worldwide with a circulation of 4,230,000 copies.[14] In 2003 Bosom Friend was the third best-selling magazine in China and its circulation was 2,450,000 copies.[15] In 2006 it was the largest fourteenth magazine worldwide with a circulation of 2,500,000 copies.[16] In January 2010 the magazine sold 3,150,000 copies.[7]
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- ^ a b c Jie Tao; Bijun Zheng; Shirley L. Mow (2004). Holding Up Half the Sky: Chinese Women Past, Present, and Future. Feminist Press at CUNY. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-55861-465-9. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ a b Wang Ru (18 September 2013). "Bosom". Women of China. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Magazine Publishing in the Chinese Mainland". Publishing in China: An Essential Guide. 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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- ^ Wang Ru (29 January 2013). "Zhiyin Magazine- stories that speak to the heart sell". China Today. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ John Philip Jones (22 October 1999). International Advertising: Realities and Myths. SAGE Publications. p. 270. ISBN 978-1-4522-6458-5. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Top 50 General Interest magazines worldwide (by circulation)" (PDF). Magazine. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Media Rates Slowly on Rise". Brand Republic. 28 November 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ Helmut K Anheier; Yudhishthir Raj Isar (17 September 2008). Cultures and Globalization: The Cultural Economy. SAGE Publications. p. 460. ISBN 978-1-4462-0261-6. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
