Rob van den Braak
In een artikel in de Daily Mail breekt Amazon’s publishing chief, David Naggar, een lans voor het verlagen van e-boek prijzen. Volgens Naggar mogen e-boeken niet meer dan 99 dollar cents kosten, als uitgevers meer willen verkopen. Zijn stelling leverde een storm van protest op onder uitgevers die een dergelijke verlaging niet alleen om economische redenen afwijzen, maar ook wijzen op het gevaar dat met een dergelijke drastische prijsverlaging het hele uitgeefkanaal in gevaar kan komen.
De prijsverlaging is volgens Naggar nodig om de val in e-boek verkopen, in 2016: 17%, te stoppen. Hij adviseert traditionele uitgevers, om minder geld in marketing en PR voor bestsellers te stoppen, en net als zelf-uitgevers hun prijzen snel te verlagen.
Lees de argumenten van David Naggar en de reacties van een aantal grote uitgevers via deze link naar het artikel van Natasha Onwuemezi and Katherine Cowdrey op thebookseller.com.
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In an article in the Daily Mail Amazon´s publishing chief David Naggar stands up for the lowering of e-book prices. According to Naggar e-books should not cost more than 99$cents if publishers want to sell more. His statement provoked a lot of protest among the publishers who do not want such prices, not only because of money reasons, but also because of the danger to the current supply chain.
According to Naggar, a price reduction could prevent the fall in sales of e-books, -17% in 2016. He suggests that traditional publishers should invest less money in marketing and PR for bestsellers and slash prices just like self-publishers.
Read David Naggar´s arguments and the reactions of a number of big publishers in the article by Natahsa Onwuemezi and Katherine Cowdrey.
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Na de oorspronkelijk hype leek de toekomst van Printkiosken, de ultieme vorm van printing on demand, minder rooskleurig. Maar zoals Laurel Brunner in haar Verdigris blog aangeeft heeft de techniek niet stilgestaan en zijn er voor specifieke markten een aantal voordelen aan deze gebruikersvriendelijke manier om drukwerk te maken.Lees verder....
After the original hype the future of print kiosks, the ultimate way of printing on demand, seemed to be less rosy. But, as Laurel Brunner writes in her Verdigris blog, technology has advanced and there are a number of advantages of this user friendly way of printing for some specific markets.
After 50 years there will come an end to the Yellow Pages in the UK. The last physical version of the famous guide will appear at the end of 2018 in 23 million copies. Owner Yell quotes the rise in digital guides as the reason for the decision. The first Yellow Pages appeared in 1886 in Wyoming (US). The branding, the yellow colour, was just by chance because the printer at the time ran out of white paper and had to use yellow paper.
The Dutch yellow pages (De Gouden Gids) still exists. The first edition appeared in 1965. The Dutch guide was sold to European Directories in 2008 and merged with De Telefoongids (phone directory).
With the Imprima LA and the Imprima LB plates for waterless offset Toray introduces the new generation plates which are only suitable for higher quantities and finer screens. The new plates with new chemistry and processors are being shown for the first time during Labelexpo.
Read more about Imprima in the press release below.
PRESS RELEASE
Expanded line of waterless printing plates, new total solutions approach are Toray highlights at the show
Toray Graphics in the Czech Republic, a leading manufacturer of waterless offset plate technology, is unveiling its brand new IMPRIMA line of waterless offset printing plates at Labelexpo Europe 2017, along with new branding, and a line of chemistry and processors. Toray is located on Stand 11D02 at the show. The company also announces it is in the process of building a new research and development center in the Czech Republic, scheduled to open in 2018. The new R&D center will build on the work being done in Japan by Toray’s parent company, supporting its strategy to be a full-service partner to waterless offset printing operations.
“Labelexpo Europe is an important show for us,” said Mitsunori Hayashi, General Manager Sales Department, Graphics Division. “And 2017 offers an especially exciting opportunity for us to share a great deal of news with attendees. Visitors to our stand will find that they can count on Toray as a total solutions provider for their waterless offset needs, with new plates, chemistry and plate setters available from the same reliable source they have always counted on for plates over many years.”
New at the show, and now commercially available, are Toray’s IMPRIMA LA and IMPRIMA LB plates, optimized for increased durability and high-resolution imaging in the label and narrow web market. Toray also has its full line of waterless offset plates on display. Hayashi added “The IMPRIMA line of products reinforces our long tradition of offering sustainable solutions that minimize environmental impact while providing superior printing results.”
IMPRIMA LA plates are optimized for increased durability while IMPRIMA LB plates deliver exceptionally consistent and high quality prints. Both plates can be an important aid in brand protection and counterfeit prevention due to their resolution and reproduction characteristics.
In other signs of ongoing investment in its business, Toray is showing its line of automatic plate processors with low maintenance design that use up to 80% less chemicals that other plate processors. “This approach is in line with our sustainability initiatives,” Hayashi commented. “These plate processors feature a water wash and do not require chemicals such as high alkaline developers, acidic finishers and replenishing solutions. More environmentally sustainable pre- and post-treatment chemistry is also now provided directly from Toray, for a complete waterless platemaking solution. And with our new R&D Center opening next year in the Czech Republic, our customers can be assured that we will continue to bring more innovation to the waterless offset process.”
Why Waterless Offset?
Not to be confused with dry offset printing, waterless offset is an attractive alternative to the flexographic printing process for short and medium run applications because of the lower print form preparation cost. In addition, the company’s IMPRIMA line of waterless offset printing plates provides superior printing results on a wide variety of paper stock and non-absorbent substrates such as foils and synthetic materials. Waterless offset printing not only conserves water, but also reduces waste and eliminates the need for toxic chemicals in the printing process.
Met de Imprima LA en Imprima LB platen voor waterloos offset, introduceert Toray een nieuwe generatie platen die niet alleen een grotere oplage aankunnen, maar ook geschikt zijn voor fijnere rasters. De nieuwe platen met nieuwe chemie en plaatbelichters werden deze week op de Labelexpo voor het eerst getoond. Lees meer over Imprima in onderstaand persbericht.
PERSBERICHT
Expanded line of waterless printing plates, new total solutions approach are Toray highlights at the show
Toray Graphics in the Czech Republic, a leading manufacturer of waterless offset plate technology, is unveiling its brand new IMPRIMA line of waterless offset printing plates at Labelexpo Europe 2017, along with new branding, and a line of chemistry and processors. Toray is located on Stand 11D02 at the show. The company also announces it is in the process of building a new research and development center in the Czech Republic, scheduled to open in 2018. The new R&D center will build on the work being done in Japan by Toray’s parent company, supporting its strategy to be a full-service partner to waterless offset printing operations.
“Labelexpo Europe is an important show for us,” said Mitsunori Hayashi, General Manager Sales Department, Graphics Division. “And 2017 offers an especially exciting opportunity for us to share a great deal of news with attendees. Visitors to our stand will find that they can count on Toray as a total solutions provider for their waterless offset needs, with new plates, chemistry and plate setters available from the same reliable source they have always counted on for plates over many years.”
New at the show, and now commercially available, are Toray’s IMPRIMA LA and IMPRIMA LB plates, optimized for increased durability and high-resolution imaging in the label and narrow web market. Toray also has its full line of waterless offset plates on display. Hayashi added: “The IMPRIMA line of products reinforces our long tradition of offering sustainable solutions that minimize environmental impact while providing superior printing results.”
IMPRIMA LA plates are optimized for increased durability while IMPRIMA LB plates deliver exceptionally consistent and high quality prints. Both plates can be an important aid in brand protection and counterfeit prevention due to their resolution and reproduction characteristics.
In other signs of ongoing investment in its business, Toray is showing its line of automatic plate processors with low maintenance design that use up to 80% less chemicals that other plate processors. “This approach is in line with our sustainability initiatives,” Hayashi commented. “These plate processors feature a water wash and do not require chemicals such as high alkaline developers, acidic finishers and replenishing solutions. More environmentally sustainable pre- and post-treatment chemistry is also now provided directly from Toray, for a complete waterless platemaking solution. And with our new R&D Center opening next year in the Czech Republic, our customers can be assured that we will continue to bring more innovation to the waterless offset process.”
Why Waterless Offset?
Not to be confused with dry offset printing, waterless offset is an attractive alternative to the flexographic printing process for short and medium run applications because of the lower print form preparation cost. In addition, the company’s IMPRIMA line of waterless offset printing plates provides superior printing results on a wide variety of paper stock and non-absorbent substrates such as foils and synthetic materials. Waterless offset printing not only conserves water, but also reduces waste and eliminates the need for toxic chemicals in the printing process.
Control Media heeft onlangs een nieuwe Cron plaatbelichter aangeschaft. ‘Die staat nu nog opgesteld in onze vestiging in het Belgische Wildert, maar verhuist binnenkort mee naar Etten-Leur, waar wij een pand met 9.000 m2 productieruimte betrekken’, zegt directeur Leon van Nunen. ‘De komst van de nieuwe plaatbelichter betekent een uitbreiding van twee naar drie belichters. Het aantal platen dat wij verwerken, groeit al jaren op rij en ik zie daar voorlopig geen verandering in komen. Daarom hebben wij enige tijd geleden nog eens kritisch gekeken naar mogelijkheden om dat proces nog efficiënter in te richten. Daar is een Cron proefopstelling uitgekomen, en dat beviel prima. We verwerken op het nieuwe systeem conventionele platen van het merk Blackwood. Die platen zijn 30 tot 40% goedkoper dan de offsetplaten van gerenommeerde merken. Dan is en blijft: ‘één en één twee’ en de keuze om te investeren om geld te blijven verdienen aan drukwerk niet zo moeilijk, toch?’
Frank van Deursen van Micron Media (links) en Leon van Nunen van Control Media
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Shikun & Binui is an Israeli company in construction, infrastructure and real estate. This company claims always to offer sustainable solutions, under the name of Shikun & Binui Solaria and other companies. According to the marketing motto “show, don´t tell” the company has commissioned a unique print advertisement. The advertisement is solar powered. When the advertisement is viewed without daylight only a black and white text shows up. If the ad is viewed in daylight extra text and colour appear. Watch the video here.
Source: drupa
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Stephan Jaeggi´s newsletter pays attention this month to the problems with the new eciCMYK profile which has a bigger colour spectrum than we can print. Also attention for the influence of PDF 2.0 on print production and the 2017 Acrobat update.
Read the complete newsletter via this link.
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In de nieuwsbrief van Stephan Jaeggi, deze maand aandacht voor het probleem met het nieuwe eciCMYK profiel, dat een grotere kleuromvang heeft dan we kunnen drukken. Ook aandacht voor de invloed van PDF 2.0 op print production en de 2017 update van Acrobat.
Lees de complete nieuwsbrief via deze link.
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Tijdens de IPEX zullen Watkiss en Xerox een complete lijn voor booklets tonen. De Xerox Versant 3100 digitale productieprinter zal de input leveren voor de Watkiss nieuwe PowerSquare PSQ160X booklet maker. Het systeem is ideaal voor het sterk groeiende middenvolume segment. Lees meer over de IPEX-primeur in het onderstaande persbericht.
PERSBERICHT
WATKISS PARTNERS WITH XEROX AT IPEX 2017 TO SHOWCASE THE FULL PRODUCTION JOURNEY
Watkiss Automation will partner with Xerox at IPEX 2017 on Stand H300 to showcase the full production journey from job input to finished booklet output. Visitors will be able to see Watkiss’ new PowerSquare™ PSQ160X booklet maker working inline with the Xerox Versant 3100 Press to produce full bleed colour booklet applications.
The PSQ160X, part of the PowerSquare 160 Series, is Watkiss’ new booklet maker for Xerox printers and it is the first time this new configuration will be exhibited and demonstrated.
“We have been a Xerox Business Innovation Partner for many years and we work closely with Xerox during our product development cycles” explains Paul Attew, Watkiss Sales Director: “We welcome the opportunity to jointly showcase this configuration at IPEX 2017. The PowerSquare 160 complements our PowerSquare 224 range by providing a SquareBack™ booklet making solution that is designed specifically for mid-volume applications, delivering outstanding book quality and versatility combine with reliable performance.”
Zerographic, a Xerox Platinum Business Partner is facilitating the implementation at IPEX 2017. Mike Holyoake, Group Sales Director at Zerographic commented: “We are delighted to be partnering with Watkiss in a first showing for both the finishing company and Xerox. Zerographic are providing a Xerox Versant 3100 Colour Press with EFI Controller connected inline to the new Watkiss PowerSquare 160 Booklet Maker, in what will be the first public showing and demonstration at IPEX of this new innovative solution.”
Kevin O`Donnell, Xerox Head of Marketing – Graphic Communications and Production Systems adds: “I am very pleased to be working with our partners Watkiss and Zerographic at IPEX 2017, it will see the first showing globally of the Watkiss PowerSquare160 Booklet maker running in-line with the Xerox® Versant 3100 Press. The Xerox Versant 3100 Press is the most automated system in today’s market using the latest technologies to bring high levels of image quality, accuracy and consistency and by adding the new Watkiss capability we offer print businesses a powerful production tool to streamline existing processes and gain new opportunities.”
Watkiss is exhibiting on Stand H300 and will be demonstrating print finishing systems including booklet making, perfect binding, laminating and paper cutting.
IPEX 2017 takes place at the NEC 31st October – 3rd November 2017.
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VIGC BOPE 2025: Redefining print. Success in a digital world. Met o.a. Peter Luit als gesprekleider binnen het panelgesprek ‘Platformeconomie, kansen voor grafimedia bedrijven?’
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