Newspaper Distribution - InCirculation

Newspaper distribution is primarily a question of logistics.

For the national press, newspaper distribution (or the 'nightly miracle' as many in the trade like to describe it), means transporting approximately 14 million newspapers from the various print centres to the wholesale depots, where they are broken up, sorted and parceled up, loaded onto vans and sent out to the 54,000 retail outlets in time for the commuter rush. For the regional press, the bulk of copies are sent direct from the printer to the retailer.

The bulk of newspapers are sold via the retail outlets, although there are home news delivery networks. The free press is typically either distributed via dump bins and street vendors, or via door to door distribution teams.

InCirculation magazine covers all aspects of newspaper distribution, whatever the particular distribution route used. The magazine is available free in the UK, and on subscription elsewhere. Please visit our registration page for more details. In addition to the bimonthly magazine, our site is home to an expanding range of services, including an issue archive, an extensive publishing services directory, an events diary and a recruitment section.

“InCirculation is just about the only trade mag I read that contains
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Charley Davies, Publishing Director, Emap Automotive