Slick (magazine format)

{{Short description|Magazine printed on glossy paper}}

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A slick magazine is a magazine printed on smooth, high-quality glossy paper.{{cite web |title=How to buy paper for magazines |url=https://www.holmen.com/en/paper/insights/paper-academy/how-to-buy-paper/paper-for-magazines/ |website=holmen.com |access-date=10 October 2023 |language=en}} The term may have come into use in the 1930s, and was used to distinguish these magazines from pulp magazines, which were printed on cheap, rough-textured paper. The slicks also attempted to appeal to a more select audience. Examples of magazines regarded as slicks include Vanity Fair, Saturday Evening Post, Better Homes and Gardens, and Harper's.Earle (2011), pp. 64−65.