After 26 years, Spin scaling back print edition

More than a quarter century after it's founding, long-running indie/rock magazine Spin is scaling back significantly on their print edition. The most noticeable change is that the magazine will now be published every two months, and the magazine is moving it's "rate base" down to a circulation of 350,000 from 450,000 suggesting a nearly 25% drop in print readership. According to the CEO of Spin Media, Alan Nichols: "It's right-sizing for print."

Founded in 1985 by Bob Guccione, Jr., the son of Penthouse founder Bob Guccione, the magazine was originally pitched as a way to cover alternative music. While the company is deemphasizing the print edition, they are doubling efforts on both their print web and iPad editions and you can find more about the changes here.