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COVID-19 Takes a Toll on the Publication Ink Market

Publication and commercial printing are showing signs of picking up during the last half of 2020.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The past 12 years have been difficult for the publication printing market. Since the global recession in 2008, daily newspaper subscription in the US has dropped from 48,597,000 to an estimated 28,554,137, according to the Newspapers Fact Sheet posted by Pew Research. To put that in context, the high-water mark was 63,340,000 in 1984. The number of newspapers in the US has also declined in recent years, as newspapers continue to emphasize digital editions. The magazine industry has been steadie...

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