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After nearly 80 years, the monthly print edition of Condé Nast's Glamor women's magazine comes to an end.
The latest print edition of Glamor, published regularly, the January 2019 issue, is expected to appear in newsstands next week, the company said Tuesday.
This is another step forward from Condé Nast, which is moving away from declining printing businesses to a predominantly digital future, a trend that has affected the entire publishing industry. Glamor has a circulation of about 2 million copies, but the brand reaches about 20 million people online, according to the company.
"We're going digital – we're investing in stories, services and fantastic photo shoots for which we've always been recognized, to benefit the platforms our readers are most used to," said Samantha Barry, who Joined Glamor in January as a publisher. Chief, wrote in a memo addressed to the staff of the magazine. "We will develop video and social narration, with new series and ambitious new projects."
A spokesman for Condé Nast said there was no layoff planned at the end of the monthly magazine.
Last year, Condé Nast finished editions of Teen Vogue and Self. In addition, the company is looking to sell three other magazines: Brides, Golf Digest and W.
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Glamor will continue to publish special issues of print, according to Barry. "We will use print as our audiences do – to celebrate great moments, such as Women of the Year, with ambitious, lush and sustainable special issues," she wrote in the memo. Prior to joining Glamor, Barry was Executive Producer for Social and Emerging Media at CNN Worldwide.
The stop of the normal draw of Glamor was reported for the first time by the New York Times. The magazine launched in 1939 under the name of "Glamor of Hollywood".
At this point, Condé Nast plans to continue publishing regular print editions of its other magazines, including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Wired, GQ, New Yorker, Allure, Conde Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest and Bon Appétit.
Some Condé Nast publications have sought to strengthen their printing activities by grouping them with digital access. Wired and The New Yorker, for example, have paywalls that limit the amount of free web content that users can view while providing unlimited access to subscribers.
Condé Nast Entertainment is another element of the company's digital strategy. The latter produces and distributes original content online as well as television and film projects in the longer term. On Monday, the company appointed Oren Katzeff, previously head of programming at Tastemade, as president of the CNE.
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