Special Advertising Section: Digital Printing: The Burgeoning Business of Books
And it's not just books from traditional publishing houses that are part of the growing page counts. Businesses, associations, trade organizations and educational institutions all produce catalogs, directories, booklets, manuals, guidebooks, course packs and more. Low volumes and the need for regular revision make digital printing the perfect solution for such books. Likewise, the rapid growth of self-published titles that bypass conventional publishing houses are bringing more new books and authors to market. It is not just the domain of players such as iUniverse and Lulu, but other printers who have cracked the code of digital book production. All are seeing reliable revenue streams from a host of new customers. It's safe to say the printed book is anything but dead.