NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 12, 2007) - In 2007, 389 new magazines were launched. Regional magazines topped the list (42 new titles) with such titles as MIAMI, EDIBLE JERSEY, and GARDEN & GUN, according to MediaFinder.com -- the largest online database of U.S. and Canadian publications.

The next largest category for new magazine launches in 2007 was the luxury category, with 36 new magazines, cutting across many different subject classifications.

Another top category for new magazine launches was business (24 new magazines), with new titles such as ST. LOUIS CEO and CONDE NAST PORTFOLIO.

Lifestyle, home and interior design, and ethnic magazine categories all had 16 new magazines in 2007, with new titles such as LOFTS, LODGES, ZEBA (Afghan) and JEWISH LIVING.

"Regional publications are doing well because they target a local, often upscale audience interested in local news, people, and events. They enable advertisers to target that audience as well," said Trish Hagood, President of Oxbridge Communications, publishers of MediaFinder.com. "A large percentage of regional magazines are targeted to the luxury market, making them especially attractive to readers and advertisers alike. Of the 538 luxury magazines listed in MediaFinder.com, 205 publications are regional."

MediaFinder.com, a media property of Oxbridge Communications© (www.mediafinder.com), is the largest online database of U.S. and Canadian periodicals, with information on more than 70,000 magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, directories, and catalogs.

Hagood added, "MediaFinder.com is a great tool for librarians, researchers, advertisers, direct marketers, PR professionals and other business and professional people looking for in-depth periodical information."

MediaFinder includes information such as subscription and advertising rates, circulation and print specifications, ISSN numbers, year established, subscriber list rental opportunities, description of contents, staff names and contact information including more than 47,000 websites and 37,000 e-mail addresses. Users can sort, select, and download information from the database.

Available immediately from Oxbridge Communications (www.mediafinder.com), or by calling 1-800-955-0231, the MediaFinder® database service costs $795 for six months and $1,295 for one year. The MediaFinder.com Keyword Service costs $49.99 for one month's use, or $495 for one year, and offers searches by Keyword, Category, or ISSN number. A site license is also available via IP authentication for universities, libraries, or corporations.

Oxbridge Communications, founded in 1964, has the largest database of U.S. and Canadian print media and catalogs. In addition to MediaFinder.com, it publishes a broad range of reference products including the STANDARD PERIODICAL DIRECTORY, NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MAGAZINES, OXBRIDGE DIRECTORY OF NEWSLETTERS and NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF CATALOGS.

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