The database was first established in 2000 by California-based Wooden Horse Publishing. Founder Meg Weaver, a writer and former marketer for the technology industry, recognised a need for reliable, marketing information for writers and freelancers in the magazine industry.
Access to the database is not free - users can opt to pay $1.99 for 24-hour access or an annual subscription of $149. Information is only available through the website as it can be instantly updated.
Although published online, the database includes only print publications - webzines and news sites are more efficiently searched for by using existing search engines.
"We rather take a boutique-approach to gathering data, using people and their brains and experience. I look at it as using the best of people and technology."
The site also offers a free weekly newsletter, reports and advice on freelancing and the magazine industry and an interactive course on breaking into magazine publishing.
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