Newsletters get an edge with desk-top publishing

Article describes the growing use for desktop publishing over typesetting to publish books and newsletters. The publishers are able to use less staff at cut time to publish from 18 months to 6 months. Publishers of newsletters note that their newsletters are improved because the font can be manipulated for interest and it is easier to experiment with effects using the computer.
Creator: Judith Walther’s von Alten
Source: San Jose Mercury
Date: 1988-08-07
Type: NEWS
Coverage:
  • 1980s
  • United States
Identifier: FE-BEN-How to Write-10

Citation

Judith Walther’s von Alten. “Newsletters get an edge with desk-top publishing.” San Jose Mercury. 1988-08-07. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/137076. Accessed 27 July 2025.