A Future for JPG

Early this morning JPG Magazine members got an encouraging bit of news from the editor of the user-generated magazine.  While we recently reported that JPG Magazine would be shutting down, it looks as if the outpouring of grief and support proved to potential buyers that JPG would be a worthy investment.  The announcement of JPG’s situation led to a bidding war that has apparently worked in the magazine’s favor, but we’ll wait and see if the new owners alter the community-based format.  Here is the full email from Laura Brunow Miner, the Editor-in-Chief:

We couldn’t ask for a better community. In the week or so since our last email, the outpour of support has exceeded our wildest expectations. Your efforts, such as starting savejpg.com, writing blog posts, commenting on Twitter and Flickr, and generally making your voices heard, have provided exciting new opportunities for us.

We’re thrilled to say that because of you, we have multiple credible buyers interested in giving JPG a home. We will be keeping the site up after all, and hope to have a final update in the next week or so on who the acquirer will be. Thank you for making all of this possible.