Publishing
US book market is growing
The Us market for the printed book is growing. According to Bloomberg News the last year´s sales have increased by 3.3%. This is the third consecutive year that printed book sales are rising. Also Friesen, the biggest book printer in Canada, is optimistic about the US book market. Friesen notices that the market is stabilising…
Lees meerLessons from the NYT 2020 report. more attention to the reader and further print digital integration
New York Times´ 2020 Group has some recommendations in its new report which are important also companies other than newspaper: pay more attention to what readers/consumers want and even more attention to the integration of print and digital. The report, which can be downloaded via this link, highlights another remarkable trend, readers have become more…
Lees meerSocial media in 2017
Social media is here to stay and is getting a lot of attention. But which platforms are currently most popular? And how much are they used? Which platforms are on the rise and which are on their way out? Newcom has been researching this since 2010 in the biggest survey in the Netherlands for social…
Lees meerNational Geographic History of Knowledge coffee table book
Long before the web was flooded with infographics National Geographic used illustrations to visually explain complex matters. The rich history of 128 years of creative illustrations has now been bundled together in a big coffee table book. A whopping 480 pages at 24.6×37.2 cm, give a good impression of the evolution of this tool. The…
Lees meer@colorschemez: Ideale kleurcombinaties kiezen via Twitter
Er zijn een redelijk aantal hulpmiddelen om ideale kleurcombinaties te kiezen, zoals Adobe Color CC en Colors. Voor wie geen app wil downloaden, is er nu @colorschemez. Een Twitter account, dat bewijst dat in de toekomst apps in de cloud zijn te vinden. @colorschemez laat je op basis van semantische resonantie van kleuren, na het…
Lees meer@colorschemez: choosing ideal colour combinations via Twitter
There are quite a few tools to choose good colour combinations, such as Adobe Color CC and Coolors. For those who do not want to download an app, there is @colorschemez. A Twitter account that confirms that apps will be cloud-based in the future. Based on the semantic resonance of colours @colorschemez chooses the best…
Lees meerRevival of the email newsletter
Email newsletters – about as old as the internet self – are making a come-back in journalism. They turn out to be one of the few ways to connect with the public directly. This according to Menno Bos in his column for svdj – read his article here. He based his opinion on a recent…
Lees meerBlendle profitable in the Netherlands
Blendle is profitable in the Netherlands. This according to Alexander Klöpping in Business Insider. “Counting only all personnel working on the Dutch version and compare costs and profits we would be profitable”. Germany and the US where Blendle is also available are not yet profitable. Blendle, also called the iTunes of journalism, is a trendsetter…
Lees meerVideos disclose the world of mobile publishing – Eversify by Agfa Graphics
The Eversify team recently launched a series of vlogs that clearly illustrate key features of multi-channel publishing. The first video ” automating data import in Eversify” illustrates how you can fully automate the import of data from your actual editorial system with Eversify. The second video “App and Web Publishing ” shows the high automated diversification…
Lees meerClays renews its POD solution with the Ricoh’s Digital Book Printing Solutions
Leading European book printer Clays is the first major industry player in Europe to sign up for Ricoh’s latest print on demand book production solution. This implementation of Ricoh’s new Digital Book Printing Solution, first shown at drupa 2016, combines Ricoh TotalFlow BatchBuilder with monochrome Ricoh 8120e digital production presses. Ricoh’s Digital Book Printing Solution…
Lees meerBenchpool: an ambitious attempt to automate print purchase
Many people have tried to automate the print purchase process via auctions, purchase combinations and tenders. Goal of all these attempts was always to save money by achieving favourable prices and streamlining the purchase process. Benchpool wants to take it a step further and include and online complaint process and an online supplier selection process…
Lees meerChrismas catalogues prove that print has become a luxury product
Not just the fact that big retailers such as Neiman Marcus and Harrods use perfectly printed catalogues for their Christmas campaigns is an indication that print has become a luxury product. When you look at the catalogues you will see coffee table books and special editions are showcased next to Chanel bags and Tag Heuer…
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