Redbook saw a 12.9 percent decline in single-copy sales for the first half, to 244,500. This comes after a 28.6 percent drop in the second half of 2006 and a 19.9 percent decrease in the first half of last year compared to the same period in 2005. Though such declines could rattle the average editor in chief, Redbook's Stacy Morrison said she's not worried. "It is a number. It is one number that is one part of many pieces of our overall strategy." Meanwhile, according to Morrison, the Redbook reader isn't wasting time thumbing through the racks. "When we're talking about a busy 35-year-old woman, she's the least likely person to dally at a newsstand."

In the teen category, circulation figures seem to prove that teens do indeed read magazines. Cosmogirl's newsstand grew 4.6 percent, while total circulation rose 3.1 percent, to 1.4 million, and Teen Vogue posted a 9.1 percent bump in newsstand sales, while overall circulation remained flat at 973,172. At Seventeen, single-copy sales increased 8.5 percent for the period and total circulation grew nearly 2 percent to 2 million. Editor in chief Ann Shoket took over the title in January, and its best-selling issue was, happily, Shoket's first, featuring Avril Lavigne. Shoket succeeded Atoosa Rubenstein.

Finally, the men's magazine circulation results varied, with Details and GQ reporting the strongest growth. Both Condé Nast men's titles posted 9.3 percent gains in total circulation, to 457,186 and 931,694, respectively. Details also reported strong newsstand growth for the period, an 11.6 percent increase, to 75,365. But the new owners of Maxim and Stuff have their work cut out for them. As private equity firm Quadrangle Group prepares to acquire the titles along with Blender in the next week or so, both reported shrinking circulation. Rumors continue to swirl about Stuff's eminent closure once its new owners take hold, and its numbers could signal that the end is near. Newsstand sales fell 33.9 percent, to 170,747; overall circulation declined 3.9 percent. Just two years ago, young men showed stronger affinity to its beer and babes content — Stuff averaged more than 300,000 single copies back then. — Stephanie D. Smith and Irin Carmon