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People's Brangelina Baby Cover Performed Well Enough to Call the Thing a Success
Jossip — ... — of People's cover of Brangelina babies Knox and Vivienne. Originally labeled a "disappointment" by some, the issue is actually the best-selling edition of People in seven years, and its fourth-best newsstand performer in the mag's 35-year history — "behind the Sept. 11 issue (4.1 million single copies), the issue covering Princess Diana’s death (3 million) and the one covering the death of John F. Kennedy Jr. (2.8 million)." ...

Brangelina Twins Sell Big!
Just Jared — ... What will happen if Brad & Angie have triplets? To read the full report, visit WWD.com. ...

Can Angelina Jolie's Uterus Save the Magazine Industry?
mediabistro.com: FishBowlLA — Apparently, yes. It can. Keep cranking them out, Angie! The future of American media depends on it. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media

Cute and Cuddly Pays The Bills
Oh No They Didn't! — ... People subscribers, according to first-half numbers from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The baby photos also helped People extend its online reach to record levels. People.com recorded a record 6 million unique visitors for the first 24 hours the cover went online. Comparatively, people.com usually averages around 8.8 million uniques a month, according to figures from Comscore Media Metrix. What will happen if Pitt and Jolie have triplets? SOURCE ...

People’s issue with Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt was 4th highest selling in 35 years
Cele|bitchy — $14 million may seem like way too steep a price to pay for photos of newborn babies, but the Jolie-Pitts have four other kids and they stole the show in the super-expensive photo spread in People. Women’s Wear Daily reports that the high price tag was worth it for People, which split the cost with Hello. The issue sold 2.6 million copies, which is 1.1 million more than People normally sells and makes it the fourth highest selling issue ever. It was also on the racks longer than a normal issue, and was out two days earlier and was available for three weeks, up until today. People priced the magazine at .50 more than their current $3.99 an issue cost. The Brangelina twins were the highest selling People issue in the past seven years, and the fourth in the ...