Amos Press to combine seven auto magazines into one

Amos Press Inc., a publisher of specialty magazines, is discontinuing seven monthly auto magazines but will combine them into one larger publication titled Auto Enthusiast, the company announced on Thursday.

Effective in November, the monthly Auto Enthusiast magazine will replace the current titles Cars & Parts, Chevy Enthusiast, Corvette Enthusiast, Mopar Enthusiast, Musclecar Enthusiast, Mustang Enthusiast and Pontiac Enthusiast, Amos Press announced.

Sections within the new, 200-page-plus Auto Enthusiast will correspond to the discontinued separate magazines, company spokesman John Nichols said.

Management believes the combined magazine is a better way to reach readers and serve advertisers, Nichols said.

Amos Press will introduce the new magazine in Las Vegas at the Nov. 2-5 annual industry show of the Specialty Equipment Market Association, a trade organization for specialty automotive products.

Amos Press, based in Sidney and founded in 1876, also publishes coin, stamp and crafts specialty magazines. The company formerly owned and published the Sidney Daily News newspaper, later sold to Brown Publishing Co.

Amos Press employs 93 people and plans no changes in its employment, Nichols said. The privately owned company does not publicly report its financial results.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or jnolan@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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