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Print syndication

Hey kiddo! So, you know when you draw a pretty picture and everyone wants to see it? That’s a bit like what print syndication is!

Print syndication is when a company or group of people make something really cool or interesting, like a comic strip or a news article, and then they let other newspapers or magazines use it too. Kind of like sharing your picture with all of your friends!

This is good for the newspapers and magazines because they don’t have to make their own cool thing every day, they can just use someone else’s. And it’s good for the people who made the cool thing because they get paid for other people using it. Just like how you might get some extra ice cream if someone else really likes your picture.

Sometimes, the people who made the cool thing will even make special versions of it just for one newspaper or magazine. This is kind of like drawing a special picture for your best friend – it’s just for them!

Overall, print syndication is a really neat way for different newspapers and magazines to share cool things and for the people who made those cool things to make some money too.
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