Océ

The world’s first cutsheet printer that can print simultaneously on two sides of a document has hit the market. Océ debuted its new VarioPrint 6250, which uses Gemini Instant Duplex Technology to enable simultaneous duplex printing, at its annual Open House in Poing, Germany, March 27, where it unveiled approximately 20 new hardware and software products to some 7,000 attendees. “Did you know that over 80 percent of the jobs produced on high-volume cutsheet systems are double-sided prints? Yet all existing systems are designed for simplex printing. To produce double-sided prints, each sheet must be fed through the system twice,” said Michael Frequin,

The paper selection process for books printed digitally differs radically from that of books destined for offset. What designers and production managers should know. Choosing the right paper for a book printed digitally can make or break such on-demand publishing projects. Digital paper has unique reflective, color, sensory, and operational characteristics compared to paper destined for, offset or other printing technologies. For example, digital paper has increased moisture, is smoother, and more dimensionally stable. The more precisely the edges are cut, the more efficiently the paper moves through the press. Digital papers are smoother than offset papers for good toner

Last year, nearly 3,700 book publishing professionals from across North America convened in New York City for BookTech, the only event focused on the latest technologies and techniques in the book and e-book publishing industry. The total attendance surpassed the previous year by 21 percent, and was demonstrated by a packed exhibit hall, crowded keynote address, and standing room only conference rooms. The event featured industry experts from leading companies such as Microsoft, Adobe Systems, ContentGuard, The Lehigh Press, The Mazor Corp., Simon & Schuster and World Book, among others. Leading publishers spoke of hot topics like ASP's, e-book formatting, marketing and distribution,