MAGAZINE SALES ON THE RISE?

Se-Ed, Thailand's leading bookshop chain by sales revenues, saw a 4.8 per cent year-on-year rise in its same store sales during 2010.

In its Management Analysis document filed with The Stock Exchange of Thailand, the company attributed the rise to non-book sales, as well as its own own books and those it distributes.

The company, which now boasts 373 branches throughout the kingdom, also recorded a 10.56 per cent rise in net profits to THB 236.98 million, and noted improvements in its publishing and distribution arms.

Non-books? Well, that's has to be magazines.