In 1971 a novice-level magazine, Everyday Electronics, was begun by the same publisher.

[1] In 1986, both titles were sold by their owner, IPC Magazines, to independent publishers and the editorial teams remained separate.

[1] By the early 1990s, the title experienced a marked decline in market share and, in 1992, it was purchased by Wimborne Publishing Ltd. which was, at that time, the publisher of the rival, novice-level Everyday Electronics.

The two magazines were merged to form Everyday with Practical Electronics (EPE) – the "with" in the title being dropped from the November 1995 issue.

In February 1999, the publisher acquired the former rival, Electronics Today International, and merged it into EPE.