The Incredible Shrinking Shonen Jump

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is it just me, or is Viz starting to cut corners on "Shonen Jump"? Since the March issue (#28), the number of pages were greatly reduced, since Dragonball Z became a tankoban-only title. In addition, in this month's issue (April, #29), in addition to less pages ("over 260 pages of manga" in that issue), but the introductory color pages to this month's "One Piece" segment is printed on standard newsprint (like the B&Ws), instead of glossy paper.

What gives?