More bad news for magazines as distributors raise rates

The magazine industry is notoriously tough to keep a publication afloat in, as evidenced by the end of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Magazines able to stay in print will have face another economic issue as two major distributors begin raising rates.

Folio reports that the distributor responsible for 20 percent of mass market magazine distribution has announced a 7 cents-per-copy increase on all copies distributed. In addition…