PC Direct

{{short description|Defunct British computer magazine}}

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PC Direct was a UK computer magazine published by Ziff Davis.{{cite news|author1=Jessica Hodgson|title=VNU axes PC Direct|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/jul/02/pressandpublishing|accessdate=10 February 2016|work=The Guardian|date=2 July 2001}} The magazine was established in 1991, being one of the first magazines published by Ziff Davis outside the United States.{{cite news|author=Candy Gourlay|title=Ziff-Davis Title Targets Off-the-Page Buyers|url=https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-11591193/ziff-davis-title-targets-off-the-page-buyers-pc-direct-s|accessdate=10 February 2016|work=Marketing|date=14 November 1991}} VNU acquired PC Direct in 2000.{{cite news|title=VNU To Close PC Direct |url=https://mediatel.co.uk/news/2001/07/03/vnu-to-close-pc-direct |accessdate=17 July 2020|work=Mediatel News |date=3 July 2001}} It was shut down in 2001.{{cite news|author=Drew Cullen|title=PC Direct disappears from newsstands|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/28/pc_direct_disappears_from_newsstands/|accessdate=10 February 2016|work=The Register|date=28 June 2001}}