Computer Buyer

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Computer Buyer
CategoriesComputer Magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherDennis Publishing
Year founded1991
Final issueMarch 2009
Country United Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish

Computer Buyer was a British monthly computer and technology magazine published by Dennis Publishing. The magazine was headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

History and profile

Computer Buyer was started in 1991. [1] It was part of Dennis Publishing. [2] The magazine was headquartered in London. [3] It was published on a monthly basis and covered articles about buying technological equipment. [1] [4] The magazine was redesigned in 2006. [5] In March 2009 the magazine ceased publication due to low circulation figures. [4] Its assets were merged with sister title Computer Shopper . [2]

In 2007 the circulation of Computer Buyer was 9,477 copies. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Oliver Luft (12 January 2009). "Dennis to close Computer Buyer magazine". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Patrick Smith (12 January 2009). "Dennis Shutting Computer Buyer Mag, Merging With Computer Shopper". Gigaom. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. Caroline Taggart (2010). Writer's Market 2010: Make Money Writing. F+W Media. p. 532. ISBN   978-0-7153-3529-1.
  4. 1 2 Andrew Wooden (13 January 2009). "Computer Buyer shut down". PCR. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. Sheelagh Doyle (10 January 2006). "Computer Buyer set for relaunch". MediaWeek. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. John Reynolds (12 January 2009). "Dennis publishes Computer Buyer for last time". MediaWeek. Retrieved 4 May 2016.