The conclusion is undeniable:the paper took 30 to 40% since 2021… And the plates used for printing are made of metal, which is also on the rise“deciphers Gilles Boizeau, director of La Bouinotte.
To cope, the local newspapers do not have a plethora of solutions. Neither the New Republic nor the Berry Republican responded to our requests for interviews but all confirm, off the microphone, that they had to pass on these increases to the selling price of the newspaper. Thus, the New Republic in Indre informed its readers this weekend ofan increase of 10 cents of the selling price as of this week. On the side of Berry Republican, the increase is 20 cents and has already applied for several months.
“We have to review our ways of doing things to preserve our margins. We had planned a special issue with another quality of paper for our 40th birthday, but we will have to give upexplains Gilles Boizeau. And we may also need to review our pagination“.
Limit the number of pagesit is also an avenue explored by Berry Républicain, to compensate for both the rise in the price of paper and that of energy.