The Seybold Report

Book Industry Study Group Sponsors Making Information Pay Conference

The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has scheduled a half-day conference for book publishing industry professionals for May 3, 2012 in New York City. The Making Information Pay conference will focus on employing data to create more profitable business ventures. Jake Freivald, Vice President of Marketing, Information Builders, will deliver the keynote address. more

LexisNexis Pacific Selects RSuite CMS

LexisNexis Pacific has licensed RSuite CMS from RSI Content Solutions to provide the foundation of a strategic content management initiative for its content for professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, accounting, and academic markets. RSuite CMS will replace several legacy internal editorial systems. more 

Graphic Arts Show Company Solicits Nominations for Positively Print Award

The Graphic Arts Show Company is soliciting nominations for the 2012 third annual Positively Print recognition program. The program recognizes print advocacy campaigns. The award will be presented during the Executive Outlook Conference Reception on October 6, the eve of Graph expo 2012, in Chicago in October 2012. more 

Bowker Says English-Speaking Countries Lead Global e-Book Adoption

Australia, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States are leading the world in e-book adoption according to new research from Bowker Market Research. The Boker Global eBook Monitor tracks customer attitudes to and purchases of e-books in major world markets. more 

SGIA Releases Digital Equipment Evaluations for the Garment Industry

SGIA has completed six new Digital Equipment Evaluations focused on garment printing technologies. Available exclusively to SGIA members, the evaluations cover the AnaJet mPower mP10, AnaJet Sprint,
Brother GT-361, Brother GT-381, Brother GT-341, and the OmniPrint FreeJET 330 TX. more

Heidelberg Organizes Networking Meeting for Women Executives at drupa 2012

Female print media industry executives/managers are invited to meet May 6 in the Heidelberg “Sternberg Lounge” in Hall 1 at drupa 2012 in Dusseldorf to share experiences and listen to top speakers from various industry sectors. Monika Schulz-Strelow, chair of the Women on the Board initiative, FidAR e.V., Berlin will be the keynote speaker. more

Fuji to Distribute Visual Magnetics Unique Magnetic In-Store Graphic System

FujiFilm North America Corp. will become a direct sales channel distributor of the Visual Magnetics Graphic System magnetic substrate print media. more 

FFEI Names CGS Distributor for Packaging Design and Workflow Products

CGS Publishing Technologies International LLC will distribute FFEI Ltd.’s high-end 3-D packaging design, publishing, and workflow products under a new joint agreement. Under the agreement, the FFEI products will be combined with the CGI ORIS color management system. The two companies will demonstrate the integrated systems at drupa. more 

Scodix to Introduce New Digital Print Enhancements at drupa

Scodix will introduce the Scodix Rainbow and Scodix Inkjet-Braille digital print enhancement systems at drupa. Scodix Rainbow is an add-on station for applying glitter powder to selected areas over printed substrates using a patent-pending process: Scodix Digital-Glittering. Scodix Inkjet-Braille uses the ScodixSense printing process to print clear polymer dots as high as 250 microns to reproduce Braille letters and graphic shapes. more

InterQuest Announces 2012 Digital Book Printing Awards

Interquest has announced Ingram’s Lightning Source, Pearson, and John Wiley & Sons have been selected as the inaugural winners of the 2012 Digital Book Printing Awards. The awards recognize leadership and innovation in digital book manufacturing. The awards were announced at a reception following the 2012 Digital Book Printing Forum in New York City on March 20. more 

Chinese Newspaper Installs Atex Advertising

Jin Wan Bao, one of the ten largest newspapers in China with a circulation of 900,000, has installed the  Atex Advertising suite and has streamlined its advertising workflow. more 

Really Strategies Changes Name to RSI Content Solutions

Really Strategies has changed its name to RSI Consulting Solutions and created a new Web site to reflect the changes in the company since its founding in 2000. Initially focused totally on XML technology consulting to publishers and media companies, the company's business has evolved into a focus on software and related services. more 

Enfocus Announces drupa 2012 Plans

Enfocus has opened its appointment book for drupa 2012, allowing attendees to schedule appointments for demonstrations of the new Enfocus Switch, PitStop Pro, and PitStop Server. The main exhibit area for Enfocus will be in the Esko stand, A23, hall 8b. Impressed, will also demonstrate Enfocus products at the drupa innovation parc in hall 7a, stand C20/C22. more 

Meredith Selects WoodWing for Digital Publishing

Meredith has implemented multi-channel publishing, including e-publishing to tablets, for its flagship magazines using WoodWing’s Enterprise digital publishing platform. The company is now reengineering its workflow to further align production with its digital publishing strategy, which involves Better Homes and Gardens, Parents, and Fitness. more 

Ingram Licenses EPAC Technology and Expands Lightning Source Operations

Ingram Content Group has licensed the book manufacturing technologies of EPAC Technologies Inc. and has acquired the assets of two EPAC print facilities in the United States as well a technology development and support group in Germany to expand its Lightning Source worldwide print-on-demand operation. more