Magazine is from of entertainment for people which date back to 17th century. The first ever magazine to be produced was called "Erbauliche Monaths-Unterredungen", which was published in Germany during the time 1663. It contained articles on diverse topics such as literature, science and even religion. This magazine even though was not read widely it gave future magazine a reference point and an idea for format and content of magazine.
In the 18th century, magazine started to gain popularity in other regions such as Europe and America. in 1741 first Americana magazine was published named "The American Magazine". Magazine during this time fiord were mainly focused on literature, politics and social issue and during this time magazine also started to future illustrations which made them more visually appealing to the mass public.
During 19th century magazine started to become more popular than ever as development of new technologies in area of printing press made it easier and cheaper than even before to produce magazines, which led to a proliferation of new titles. Magazine during this era had a wide range of topics such as fashion, entertainment and sports.
at the time of 20th century magazine continued to further evolve as magazine started to have strong completion in the field of media from things like radio and television so they began to focus on specialized topics for selective audience such as magazines devoted to hobbies or wood working and for specific groups such as women.
and finally, in 21st century. Rise of social media and internet had a huge impact on magazines overall. Some of the magazine faced difficulty in adapting to new digital landscape whole others did it easily and were successful in setting up their online platforms. Today There are many hundred and even thousands of magazines available in print and also available online covering all sort of topics and interest.
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