Creative Communication News Network spreads its wings

Blokboek.com will be present at drupa under the name Creative Communication News Network (CCNN). Their stand is near North entrance EN06. Blokboek – CCNN has been presenting news for the print and communication industry in English with increasing success. Blokboek – CCNN´s English website and newsletter have a fast-growing following. “Time for us to spread…

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Eversify from Agfa Graphics complements print publishing strategy at drupa

Mobile publishing solution Eversify from Agfa Graphics demonstrations at stand B62, Hall 8a In order to stimulate the symbiosis between printed content and its repurposing into the online, digital and mobile realm, Agfa Graphics developed Eversify, a software that stimulates the distribution of captivating multi-platform content towards readers. Implementing the solution has helped numerous publishers…

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Facebook uses beautiful book for new employees

The paperless office was already discussed in Business Week in 1975, but even today in the digital era, it has not been realised. And most probably will not be realised either. The best proof of this is when digitally born and raised companies start using print to communicate with their audiences. Take Facebook for example.…

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The reader retention struggle – heads-up for publishers

The latest Gartner releases alert us to a significant increase of smartphone sales. That means content has never been as accessible as it is nowadays. But in an era of mobile content overload, which content (app) makes it to the first screen? Publishers who are developing cross-media selling proposition need to worry how they can…

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DALIM SOFTWARE at drupa

From intelligent print production workflows to collaborative brand management solutions—setting trends since 1990 At Hall 7, Stand E41, DALIM SOFTWARE demonstrates new production solutions that serve a wide range of print and content users To be successful, a company must have the vision to keep ahead of technology and market trends, and help its clients…

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People make Places: the ideal combination of book and app

Designer Hiroka Nakamura wanted to show the special people and places in Tokyo. To do this he designed a beautiful book with unique photos and a complimentary app for Apple OS to keep the information up-to-date. It is a well turned out multi channel publishing project and a good example of how a printed book…

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Never use the A words

Apple and Adobe built the digital future of our industry. And now it feels they are breaking it down. In its Adobe Sign press release Adobe says that companies and organisations should focus on the best client experience possible, and that client experience is paperless. A dagger through the heart of the industry which made…

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Eversify blog: multi channel publishing in a click

Agfa Eversify is one of the smartest multi channel solutions which you can see live at drupa 2016. With only a few clicks a paper publication can be transformed into an e-pub and distributed as an app. This will give publishers the opportunity to generate another income stream, and offer readers an extra service. If…

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Tablet market 100 million pieces smaller than expected

The tablet market has not only stalled, but will be 100 million pieces smaller than expected, according to the latest predictions. Reason is, according to research by Gartner and IDC, mostly the rise of smartphones with larger screens. Growth will continue, according to recode.net, because a large percentage of laptop users will want to replace their…

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Xerox Book Publishing Event

The market for book on demand is getting increasingly important for Xerox and its customers, which is why they introduced the Xerox Impika web inkjet production presses and the improved iGen press. 55 publishers from Europe and Russia were invited to Verona, Italy to learn about the developments which will be central to the Xerox…

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Google patent makes printed book interactive

If the Storytelling Device for which Google obtained a patent gets to market it will be very simple to make a printed book interactive. A device the size of a hamburger projects images onto the page and emits sounds via the built-in loudspeakers. The images and sound can be activated by touching the pages. Image,…

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