People Magazine Trump Issue Racks Up Impressive Numbers

President-elect provides Time Inc. with a newsstand boost.

PeopleMagTrumpCoverFor Hillary Clinton supporters, the People magazine issue that came right before the current one emblazoning The Rock might as well have included the cover line “The Vexiest Man Alive.” But for consumers in Electoral College red states, it was a different story.

From a report by Keith J. Kelly:

Single-copy sales over the weekend [for the Trump cover issue] were estimated to be 635,000-up by 20 percent from the same issue a year ago, according to one reliable newsstand source.

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