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If you were hoping to add a few Time Inc. titles to your gift bag, think again. The increasingly fumble-handled debacle of the Time4Media sale — including a few cherries like Field & Stream, Popular Science, and the Parenting group and Golf — will now drag out into next year, practically insuring fewer bidders, lower bids, and a pre-emptive staff exodus. Happy holidays, kids!

Time Inc. Sale of 18 Titles Stalls [Ad Age]