Published weekly since October 1972, the San Diego Reader has been in San Diego over 40 years, The Reader is the largest alte ... rnative publication in the nation by page count. With over 3.12 million issues per year The Reader reaches 1 in 4 adults. Published every Wednesday featuring news, stories, events, music, movies, restaurants, travel, neighborhoods, and classifieds. The Reader guides San Diego with just the turn of a page. READERSHIP Weekly: 397,986 Monthly: 577,114 read more