However, when ko-shinbun (small newspaper) began to be issued which combined therein simple texts and contents same as those of nishiki-e-shinbun, and illustrations printed in one color which needed less time to print than nishiki-e prints, nishiki-e-shinbun was overwhelmed by the ko-shinbun and most of nishiki-e-shinbun newspapers disappeared less than ten years after their appearance.
しかし、錦絵新聞同様の平易な文章と内容に、錦絵より作成に時間のかからない単色ずりの挿絵を組み合わせた小新聞（こしんぶん）が発行されるようになると、これに押されて錦絵新聞は誕生から10年もたたないうちにほとんど姿を消した。