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John Brisben Walker

American editor and publisher

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role in magazine publishing

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    In history of publishing: General periodicals

    John Brisben Walker, who was building up Cosmopolitan (founded 1886) after acquiring it in 1889, cut his price to 12 1/2 cents, and in October 1893 Frank A. Munsey reduced the price of Munsey’s Magazine (1889–1929) to 10 cents. All three saw that, by keeping…

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