The Beatles Book ends publication - January 7, 2003

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Date	January 7, 2003
Short description	The final issue of "The Beatles Book" is published.
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After forty years in publication, The Beatles Book, the first fanzine, is not published anymore. It was first published in August 1963 with approval of Brian Epstein. David Charters of The Daily Post Staff, said the publication was considered a "bible to followers of the most famous group in the history of popular music," and it was known for covering topics such as "the early chart success of the Mop Tops, through the crazy years of mystical discovery and psychedelia to the acrimonious break-up, and then the tragic deaths of John and George." At it's peak of success, the publication sold 330,000 copies a week in the UK. In America it sold in the "hundred of thousands." Sean O'Mahony, the founding editor of the magazine, told "The Daily Post Staff" that there were several factors for the cancellation of the magazine. Firstly, weekly copies sold fell to around 10,000. Second, in the words of Mahony "The number of things the former Beatles are doing gets less and less as the years go on." David Charters summarized the most important point of the publication's cancellation, "...the Beatles Book Monthly is to cease to publication, simply because it has said all that need be said." Each issue ran 48 pages long, with news, merchandise, and articles on The Beatles. Because of the magazine, song titles, such as Junk, The Void, Not Guilty, and What's The New Mary Jane first surfaced in reports from those close to The Beatles, such as Tony Barrow.