Digital Printing

Partner Voices: PRINT 17 Comes Home to Chicago, Offering the Book Publishing Industry a New Learning Experience and High-Energy Exhibition
June 23, 2017 at 4:22 pm

Every year, the book publishing community gathers at GRAPH EXPO or PRINT to network, learn and innovate with the entire graphic communications value chain. This year, PRINT 17 comes home to Chicago with new opportunities for all to grow their businesses. As a publisher, your success hinges on staying profitable. PRINT 17 promises to deliver…

Press Release: Ricoh’s Highly Acclaimed 3rd Annual Publishing Executive Symposium Returns to Top Reviews
May 11, 2017 at 11:16 am

MALVERN, PA, May 3, 2017 – Ricoh today announced the resounding success of its 3rd annual Publishing Executive Symposium, a three-day, invitation-only event in Boulder, Colorado. Dozens of attendees including publishers, industry analyst experts, paper mills and technology services providers convened to discuss how changing inkjet technologies are reshaping the book publishing industry, and how…

Press Release: BookBaby Expands Printing, Bindery Production to Meet Increased 2016 Holiday Demand
December 9, 2016 at 12:49 pm

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — December 7, 2016 — BookBaby today completed installation of new book printing and bindery equipment in its Philadelphia-area printing plant. The company added a Hewlett-Packard Indigo 10000 press for color book work, alongside a new Xerox Nuvera single color press for black-only projects. The major printing plant expansion also included upgrades in…

Trashing Paper: Why We Should Consider Time Spent With Print
November 21, 2016 at 1:02 pm

No, I’m not here to trash paper. I’m here to discuss different usages of paper and the ones that are more likely to become quick trash. The recent Digital Book Printing Conference hosted by Book Business was a very interesting event with plenty of great presentations, facts, and figures. In particular, Marco Boer of IT…

Publishers & Printers Team Up to Streamline Digital Printing
November 2, 2016 at 1:24 pm

As publishers increase their investment in digital printing, the need to more deeply collaborate with printing partners becomes imperative. Digital printing enables publishers to print shorter book runs and more accurately meet consumer demand. But that also means more frequent transactions with book manufacturers and a need for better order management. On top of that,…

How Wiley, Oxford University Press & Publerati Use Digital Printing to Increase Profits
October 27, 2016 at 2:40 pm

Publishers are beginning to realize the benefits of digital printing technology. Digital printing makes shorter print runs more affordable, lending publishers the flexibility to react to market trends and test new ideas. This is opening up a wealth of opportunities for book publishers that were never possible before. Publishers can test new authors, formats, and…

Editor's Note: Industry Disruption Has a Silver Lining
October 13, 2016 at 5:34 pm

Over the past few years we’ve reported extensively on two major trends that have reshaped the book publishing landscape: direct-to-consumer marketing and digital book printing. While these topics could not be more different—one is a strategy for audience development and a catalyst for book sales while the other is a method of book production and…