''Mary Beth's Bean Bag World'', originally ''Mary Beth's Beanie World'', was an American monthly

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dedicated to

Beanie Babies Beanie Babies are a line of stuffed toys created by American businessman Ty Warner, who founded Ty Inc. in 1986. The toys are stuffed with plastic pellets ("beans") rather than conventional soft stuffing and come in many different forms, mostly ...

and competing plush toys. The magazine's founder, Mary Beth Sobolewski,http://www.usaweekend.com/98_issues/981129/981129talk.html developed the magazine into a top seller, known for featuring articles and a

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price list for Beanie Babies and similar products during the height of their popularity. The headquarters was in Bannockburn, Illinois. The first issue of ''Mary Beth's Bean Bag World'' went on sale in October 1997 and had a circulation of 177,000. It was originally planned as a one-time publication, but based on its success, the publisher decided to produce it quarterly. The second issue sold 444,045 copies. By the time it was one of the top sellers at newsstands, the magazine was being released monthly. The magazine's publisher, H & S Media, eventually filed for

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. The final issue was published in August 2001.

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