The Magazine's Relationship with Newsstand Retailers: Mayfair Maintained Good Relations
Retail partnerships influence how the magazine is packaged and marketed on shelves
In the pre-digital...
The magazine's circulation trends were once at their peak, but now it has become difficult for the publication to attract readers due to the availability of free pornographic content online. This...
The 1980s and 1990s saw the birth of the modern pornography industry. It was driven primarily by VHS tapes, which were widely available, affordable, and easy to watch at home. During this time,...
The Impact of the Internet on Adult Magazines
The Rise of Free Pornography Online and Mayfair's Response
In 1982, British publisher Maxwell Macmillan Ltd launched Mayfair, a high-end adult...
Naughty Neighbors was founded in May 20014 and produced monthly issues until its closure in October 2020. It featured erotic stories centered around cheating housewives and their sexual exploits. In...
A Print-First Era Staple: Naughty Neighbors
In the late '90s and early 2000s, Naughty Neighbors gained significant traction on newsstands and in adult bookstores. It benefited from a time when the...
Rare Use of Minimalist Layouts
Some special editions used minimalist, almost bare layouts, focusing almost entirely on a single image or theme with minimal text, creating a gallery-like...
In the early days of men's erotica publishing, one of the most popular magazines in circulation was Cheri. It featured high-quality photography of beautiful women engaged in various activities that...
Final Years and Reasons for Closure: The History of Cheri Magazine
Cheri was a French magazine dedicated to erotica that began publication in 1964 and continued until 2014. Its founders included...
Cross-Promotion With Adult Film Industry
The adult film industry is an integral part of American culture that has been around since the mid-20th century. It has evolved from a taboo subject matter...