Slimmer Globe and Mail print edition saves $1 million in annual newsprint costs
CALGARY — The Globe and Mail will roll out a redesigned newspaper with fewer, bigger sections starting Friday that will be printed on narrower paper to make handling easier for readers and save money on newsprint costs.
The Toronto-based company will save about $1 million per year on newsprint as it cuts the width of its printed product to 10 inches (25.4 centimetres) from the current 11 inches (28 centimetres), said publisher and CEO Phillip Crawley on Wednesday. He said the company spent $8.2 million on newsprint in its last fiscal year — the savings therefore amount to about 12 per cent.
“It’s a narrower width. We have done this once before and the readers liked it. They felt it was handier,” said Crawley, referring to a similar slimming of the newspaper from 12 inches seven years ago.
“Obviously, that requires a redesign.”