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January 2010

We profile Time Inc’s Mine magazine, a personalised title printed on HP Indigo presses. Also in the issue, a special report on the industry's financial woes and a focus on in-plant facilities


CEO Interviews
Management Issues Changing media times The industry’s Cassandras like to point out that with the emergence of the internet as a major channel for advertising the printed word is destined for a steep decline. Issue Date: January 2010 Category: Economy and statistics Germany's giants scramble for safety The Manroland-Heidelberg might have been the biggest outcome of the financial crisis, instead the fall–out from the aborted deal might now be the biggest consequence. Issue Date: January 2010 Category: Economy and statistics The printing industry turns red The predominant colour across the world of print this year has been red. The struggles of UK printers are known, but the story is repeated across the globe, putting the industry’s suppliers under a financial pressure they have never previously experienced. Issue Date: January 2010 Category: Economy and statistics Maverick! and The Seven-Day Weekend Kathy Woodward, ex of Polestar, ex of Astron and now executive chairman BPIF Training (among others), names Brazilian Ricardo Semler as her business inspiration Issue Date: January 2010
Print Buyers Insights Keele rises to university challenge The inplant at Keele University needed to adapt as work binding academic journals began to disappear as journals became moved online Issue Date: January 2010 Liverpool scores with the young Teenagers are not considered to be natural partners for print, but a personalised printed piece, produced by the Liverpool City Council inplant, achieved a success rate far in excess of any email campaign Issue Date: January 2010 Passing the Marmite test South Lanarkshire Council considered closing its inplant, but following a reorganisation, the operation has been totally transformed Issue Date: January 2010 PRIDE IN PRINT The year ends with some fine examples of design and print quality, with two of the selected bunch produced on behalf of charities. Issue Date: January 2010 When the pips have squeaked How publishers can continue to save costs on their production budgets is a subject that never goes away and sure enough the question was addressed at mediaPro by some of the best-known names in publishing Issue Date: January 2010 Publishers eye up online opportunities Magazine publishers are investigating how best to transfer their magazine titles to digital media, with a range of approaches currently being tested Issue Date: January 2010 A new dimension for Surrey Uni Surrey University's print room is keen to embrace new technology and has now become the UK's first user of Kodak's Dimensional Ink for 3D effects Issue Date: January 2010
Paper
Print Sector Interviews The magazine that got personal Mine was a short-lived project in creating a magazine customised to a reader’s specific interests. It was developed by Time Inc and produced by digital printer Ace Group. How did the pair bring this exciting project to fruition? Issue Date: January 2010 Category: Magazines
Technical Articles Inplants a go-go Trevor Dodsworth, head of product marketing for Canon Business Solutions, explains that a report commissioned by Canon Europe demonstrates that inplants have a healthy future Issue Date: January 2010 Theres an app for it The Apple iPhone has been a huge success spawning many programs, some of which may be useful to printers Issue Date: January 2010 Change to survive Inplants have had to emerge from behind closed doors to justify their existence and are providing additional services to meet a changing set of demands Issue Date: January 2010
Environment
Need to know
New Product Suppliers provide support for latest Windows OS The availability of a new Windows operating system is being tracked by industry suppliers Issue Date: January 2010 Duplo drives for leading position in finishing for digital printing Duplo is putting Quick Response (QR) codes at the heart of a strategy to increase its profile in the digital print arena. Issue Date: January 2010 Screen prepares for cross-media Screen’s implementation of Adobe PDF Print Engine 2 will pave the way to its EquiosNet full cross-media workflow Issue Date: January 2010