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How Big Printers Are Changing to Stay Competitive
As sales of print books stabilize, book manufacturers are seeking to grow their revenue by offering warehousing and distribution, as well as editorial and other publishing services.
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Nord Compo Looks to Expand in the U.S. Book Market
Nord Compo, a French publishing technology company looking to expand in the U.S., offers a variety of prepress services.
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Printing in Hong Kong 2015: The Ever-Evolving Hong Kong Printing Business
Hong Kong print manufacturers see improved conditions in 2015.
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Port Dispute Continues to Hamper Book Shipments
As the labor dispute at West Coast ports drags on, publishers face an increased likelihood of delays in receiving shipments from Asian printers.
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Distribution: HBG Adds Asterix
Hachette Book Group will begin distributing the Asterix comic series in the U.S., effective January 1.
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Asia Pulp and Paper Tries to Recast Its Image
Tjiwi Kimia in East Java is the site of a major paper mill and converting facility that is used for books, packaging, and many other paper products.
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Distribution: PRH, Kodansha Renew
Penguin Random House Publisher Services announced a multi-year extension of its partnership with manga publisher, Kodansha USA Publishing, which began in 2010.
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Distribution: Chronicle Adds Quadrille
Chronicle Books has entered into an agreement to distribute U.K.-based publisher Quadrille Publishing in North America.
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Distribution: Norton Signs Tin House
Portland Ore.-based independent publisher Tin House Books has inked a distribution agreement with W. W. Norton & Company, effective July 1, 2015.
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Distribution: Trafalgar Square, Penguin UK Agree
Trafalgar Square Publishing, U.S. distributor of U.K. publishers, and a division of Independent Publishers Group, has signed a distribution agreement with Penguin Books and the Random House Group.
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Investing for the Future: Printing & Paper 2014
Book manufacturing in the U.S. is still a profitable business—for those making changes.
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Reinventing Book Printing: Digital Printing for Every Stage in a Book’s Life
Multinational publishers know that regional book editions increase their options for selling titles, especially in the education segment.
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Reinventing Book Printing: The New Supply Chain
The book publishing supply chain has been completely transformed by technology.
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Reinventing Book Printing: The Next Generation of Custom Textbooks
A number of new developments and new technologies suggest that custom textbook publishing is on the cusp of a boom not seen since the early 1990s.
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Reinventing Book Printing: Digital Printing Moves Beyond the Long Tail
There have been great advances in short-run digital printing (SRDP) and print-on-demand (POD) technologies over the last decade.
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Reinventing Book Printing: Toward a Hybrid Market
Even though the physical book market is more unpredictable than ever, “print is here to stay,” declares Stuart Applebaum, spokesman for Penguin Random House.
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Reinventing Book Printing: New Ideas for a New Market
When PW began this series in September 2013, the book publishing industry appeared headed to a market where print and digital books would coexist.
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Distribution: Ingram Signs Diversion, Inkshares, AMPress
Ingram will handle sales and distribution in the U.S. and Canada for all three publishers.