
Magazines Inc. distributes magazines and newspapers in Maine and is being bought by Hudson-RPM Distributors, Worcester, Mass.
"Business is not great," Mr. Paperback general manager Jim McCree told the paper. "It seemed like it might be a good time to get out." He attributed lower sales to "gas prices and a changing industry--Amazon, the Internet, Kindle--people don't need the printed materials as much as we used to."
Mr. Paperback and Magazines Inc. are owned by Penny Robichaud, Ralph Foss and Pamela Williams, all of whom are children of founders John and Evelyn Foss. Another son, Robert Foss, is retired.