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Archive for December, 2008

Printers are Concerned over Increasing Paper Prices

Monday, December 8th, 2008

There is a report from England that “Printers are concerned over increasing paper prices” What is wrong with this formula? The price of oil just dropped below $40 a barrel and M-real is raising prices on paper again. Is it just me or is there some new toxin in the air ...

Conde Nast Editors Not ‘Overreacting’ to Web

Friday, December 5th, 2008

There is a very interesting article from AdAge.com today about the Conde Nast editors not 'Overreacting' to the Web. The article is penned by the redoubtable Nat Ives. It’s always interesting to read a seasoned editor’s take on progress and the current technologic dilemmas confronting us all, which sometimes seems something ...

More Trouble at Quebecor World as Former Parent Sues

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

A dispute between former parent company Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor World over the purchase of new printing equipment by Quebecor World and the termination of a verbal agreement between Quebecor Inc. subsidy Quebecor Media and Quebecor World (Quebecor Inc. severed ties with Quebecor World in January) made headlines yesterday. CBC ...

PIA/GATF is now just Printing Industries of America

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

PIA/GATF has announced a rebranding of the associations name and logo. The world's largest graphic communications association will now be simply known as the Printing Industries of America: The new name and logo reflect over a year's worth of work resulting in a strategic communications plan that will serve the industry ...

New Zealand’s Most Wanted?

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

A lesson to be learned is to never steal from an ad agency. In Auckland, New Zealand, a thief stole 15 transformers from advertising agency OTW, worth about $5,000. A passerby saw the thief, thought he was acting suspiciously, and snapped his photo. The ad agency, backed by the police, took ...

The Book is Dead! Long Live the Book!

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Bo Sacks' optimistic piece about the magazine industry - It's Thanksgiving and all will be well - closed with this thought: [T]he magazine industry, the printing industry, the advertising industry and the newly emerging digital information industry are not going to go away. All four will survive, get stronger and be ...