Little local magazines have been popping up over the UK for the last decade. I wouldn t think a license or anything is required. Most are paid for by advertisers.
One great way to learn more about starting a magazine is to read books on magazine startup. Here s a few that I have read:Starting and Running a Successful Newsletter or Magazine by Cheryl Woodard http://www.amazon.com/Starting-Running-Successful-Newsletter-Magazine/dp/0873374614How to Start a Magazine by James Kobakhttp://www.amazon.com/How-Start-Magazine-James-Kobak/dp/0871319276/Next, you ll want to get involved in a community with other indy publishers that have likely had to deal with many of the same challenges. Sites like http://MagazineLaunch.com and http://sam.magazinelaunch.com are excellent for startups. Next you ll move to sites like http://foliomag.com and http://pubexec.com.Based on sharing some information about your planned magazine in the above community website http://sam.magazinelaunch.com, I m sure there will be people interested in helping you to determine first steps. You ll likely need to have a written business plan and magazine concept before you can prepare a media kit and begin talking to investors and advertisers.There are a number of regional magazine publishing groups that can help you network and find all the necessary resources to start your magazine. I recommend you join CRMA - City and Regional Magazine Association at http://citymag.org or MAGS - The Magazine Association of the Southeast http://magsoutheast.org.
