A newsletter is a printed or electronic report containing news concerning the activities of a business or an organization that is sent to its members, customers, employees or other subscribers.
[2] Trader's newsletters covered various topics such as the availability and pricing of goods, political news, and other events that would influence trade.
Many rivals soon followed, such as the German Avisa Relation oder Zeitung and the Dutch Nieuwe Tijdingen.
[6] Writing and distributing personal newsletters by individuals can be observed since the late 2010s in the advent of social networking services.
The development of spirit duplicators and mimeograph machines in the early 20th century made short-run reproduction more economical.