Obama EBONY Cover Largest Selling in Magazine History
EBONY magazine announced today that its January 2009 issue, featuring President Barack Obama, reached the highest sales in the magazine’s 67-year history. With newsstand sales topping 405,000 — more than double an average month — the issue was in high demand at retailers across the country and timed just after his election. This issue featured President Obama’s first and exclusive print interview and photo shoot after his Nov. 4 victory. The exclusive interview served as the centerpiece of the special collector’s edition, which chronicled the rise of Barack Obama to the most powerful position in the
world.
The commemorative issue, now available online, also offered readers never-before-seen photos, insightful commentaries from all age groups and President Obama, in his own words. And subscribers received the special edition with a first-ever gold EBONY logo.
“The magnitude of President Obama’s historic victory demanded that EBONY magazine pay tribute to such an achievement with a commemorative issue. Our mission for over six decades has been to tell our stories like no one else can,” said Linda Johnson Rice, chairman and CEO of Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., based in Chicago.
For those readers and President Obama fans who were unable to pick up a copy while on newsstands, the issue and special posters of the cover are available online at http://www.ebony.com/assembled/back_issues.html.
Source: Chelsea Stalling | EBONY
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Well alright then!!
Look at that Chi Town swag on the cover. That’s right Mr. President!
I had to look and see if I had it, which I don’t. Good for them though. Thanks for the rare neutral Obama post Sandra.
I have the black cool Ebony which I think is oh so fly with him getting out of the car in his shades. I ain’t trying to get every single magazine with the first family on the cover. I will get the next major spread of the first family chilling in their new home…..after they get the dog.
Nice picture. I didn’t get this magazine though
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I luv our president but geez how many cover spreads is the first family gonna do….
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It is not the “Largest Selling in Magazine History” it is in the “Magazine’S History”…
comments are actually NOT off for this? sandra you do realize the keyword OBAMA is in this one! we can actually commment on obama related stories now! wow!! HE IS OH SO FINE!! im gonna be his monica lewinsky!
Yes Maam (in my best Miss Sophia voice)… Mr. President’s swag was unquestionable on this cover. I had to buy it when it came out. It’s in plastic so it won’t get tore up now.