PRC Approves Postage Rate Increases, To Take Effect Jan. 2024
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the pricing increase requested by the United States Postal Service (USPS) in Oct. 2023. This pricing increase will take effect on Jan. 21, 2024. This postal pricing increase will affect prices on all national and international commercial and retail domestic competitive parcels, including Priority Mail Express (PME), Priority Mail (PM), First-Class Package Service (FCPS), Parcel Select and USPS Retail Ground. The price for the First-Class Forever stamp will see a two-cent increase, from 66…
Read MoreHow Do You Make a Magazine?
Anyone who’s gone through the process of creating and distributing a magazine will tell you that it’s hard work. Creating a magazine involves a lot of moving parts – having a foolproof plan in place will help ensure that the only ‘issues’ you have are the first issues of your brand-new magazine! Creating a Magazine From Start to Finish The process of creating a magazine will be faster and easier if you have a talented team by your side. However,…
Read MoreHow Much Does it Cost To Print a Magazine?
Despite constantly advancing technology shifting us further towards digital forms of media, print is still very much alive, and magazines can still be a profitable endeavor. But if you’re considering starting a magazine or other publication, your first question is more than likely “How much will it cost?” Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple. There are a lot of variables that influence magazine printing costs. Size, quantity, and paper quality are obvious factors that play a role in your overall…
Read MoreA New View of Magazine Cost Control
Cost control is a way of life in today’s publishing environment. Yet cost-saving efforts virtually always carry an element of bad news. And the worst news stems from cuts that make a publication less viable over the longer term. It’s especially painful when we’re experiencing a resurgence in magazines—particularly print versions. According to a May 25, 2023, Fortune article by David Miller, “Tech Giants Have Gutted Publishing. Now Digital Fatigue Is Giving Print a New Lease on Life,” overall magazine…
Read MoreAdobe Creative Suite Introduces New Design Features
Adobe recently rolled out significant updates to its Creative Suite, bringing notable changes to Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Several of these updates integrate generative AI into the Adobe design programs, allowing users to alter images like never before. Keep reading below for a summary of these recent updates and tips for how they can be used to enhance your projects. Adobe InDesign Updates Enhanced Style Packs Style Packs, introduced last year, have undergone substantial enhancements. The number of available…
Read MoreU.S. Postal Service Proposes New Prices for 2024
The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced its next price increase, which is set to take effect on January 21, 2024. This change will affect First Class, Periodical, Standard/Marketing Mail, Package Services, Bound Printed Matter, Media/Library Mail and other miscellaneous USPS fees. As of October 2023, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has not yet approved these increases. This announcement marks the first increase of the 2024 calendar year, after two price increases that took effect in 2023. USPS cites inflationary…
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