Editing Collier's (section)

===19th century===
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[[Peter F. Collier]] (1849–1909) left [[Ireland]] for the U.S. at age 17.<ref name=":1" /> Although he went to a seminary to become a priest, he instead started work as a salesman for P. J. Kenedy, publisher of books for the [[Roman Catholic]] market. When Collier wanted to boost sales by offering books on a subscription plan, it led to a disagreement with Kenedy, so Collier left to start his own subscription service. P. F. Collier & Son began in 1875, expanding into the largest subscription house in America with sales of 30 million books during the 1900–1910 decade.<ref name=rise>[http://collectingoldmagazines.com/magazines/colliers "Collier's Rise and Fall"]. collectingoldmagazines.com. Also ''The American Magazine'' by Janello & Jones, 1991.</ref>

With the issue dated April 28, 1888, ''Collier's Once a Week'' was launched as a magazine of "fiction, fact, sensation, wit, humor, news". It was sold with the biweekly Collier's Library of novels and popular books at bargain rates and as a stand-alone priced at seven cents.<ref name=":1" /> By 1892, with a circulation climbing past the 250,000 mark, ''Collier's Once a Week'' was one of the best selling magazines in the United States. The name was changed to ''Collier's Weekly: An Illustrated Journal'' in 1895 or the longer title ''Collier's Weekly: An Illustrated Journal of Art, Literature & Current Events''. With an emphasis on news, the magazine became a leading exponent of the [[halftone]] news picture. To fully exploit the new technology, Collier recruited [[Jimmy Hare|James H. Hare]], one of the pioneers of photojournalism.

Collier's only son, [[Robert J. Collier]], became a full partner in 1898.