Print distribution of the Globe and Mail coming to an end in Atlantic provinces

Starting this winter, print editions of the Globe and Mail will no longer be available in any of the Atlantic provinces.
Globe and Mail publisher and CEO Phillip Crawley confirmed on Aug. 21 that all print distribution to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick will end on Nov. 30. “Obviously this reflects the fact that there is an increasing trend to digital consumption,” he told J-Source. “As our print subscribers go down we gain about twice as many digital subscribers as we are losing on the print side.”
Crawley added that it didn’t make sense to deliver a shrinking number of print copies across long distances. He pegs the cost savings for cutting print distribution in the Atlantic provinces at about $1 million a year. “We think the money is better spent in investing in content,” he said.
Atlantic subscribers to the Globe’s print edition were notified today about the discontinuation of the service. They have several options to continue as digital subscribers. Crawley said he has also spoken with local distributors and carriers, and some of the premiers, mayors and presidents of universities in the Atlantic region.
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