Looking for Answers to Paper Shortages

In a recent webinar, speakers said the paper shortage is likely to get worse before it gets better, and offered up a few ideas for how publishers can cope with the challenge. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Re-mixing the Answer for Good, Fast and Cheap Ebooks?

An old cliché goes: You can have it good, fast or cheap, pick any two. But all three? When it comes to ebooks, new tools might be able to deliver all three. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strib: 'TV Everywhere' Model Best for Papers

Newspaper publishers: Look outside your industry and toward models like HBO Go for the digital path forward, says the publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Mike Klingensmith, who took the reins as publisher and CEO of the Star Tribune Media Co ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Save the Trees: Print Books on Straw Rather than Paper

Yann Martel and Alice Munro are working with Canopy, an environmental charity, to highlight forest-saving Second Harvest paper made from straw rather than trees. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Dispatch To Shut Down The Other Paper

The Dispatch Publishing Group is shutting down production of The Other Paper. Once Columbus’s only alternative weekly, the Dispatch bought The Other Paper in 2011 from American Community Newspapers. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Storm spawns new weekly paper

Local newspaper publisher NYC Community Media, which fled its Canal Street home last week and is now publishing from 1 MetroTech Center in Brooklyn, is putting its experience as a storm-driven nomad to use. On Friday, it will launch a weekly paper called NYC Reconnects, and a website,... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Age of Digital Printing: Printing and Paper 2012

Digital print production has long been heralded for its ability to offer publishers the capability to economically produce books as needed and in smaller quantities than traditional offset printing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Building the New Business Model: Printing and Paper 2012

The digital transformation of publishing—kicked into high gear by devices like the iPad, the Kindle, and the Nook—is one of the top business stories of the turn of the millennium. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books vs. print: Most parents prefer reading paper books to their children

A new survey found that more than 70 percent of parents still prefer print books to the iPad when it comes to reading to children. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo, Canada's answer to Kindle, debuts latest Android tablet ahead of Amazon

Just hours ahead of Amazon's debut of a new Kindle tablet on Thursday, Kobo, the ebook company that can be thought of as "Canada's Kindle" debuted a new color Android tablet called the Kobo Arc. Kobo Arc is the company's second Android tablet, following up on the Kobo Vox which debuted around... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Paper Options

The basic idea behind paper buying is to strike the right balance between cost and quality. Determine your organization’s priorities, and make your compromises accordingly. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I’m Through With Paper

I didn’t expect to quit paper so easily. Sure, I love technology, but I also love reading, and I’ve always found paper to be the most pleasurable delivery system for the written word. I stopped subscribing to a daily print newspaper around five years ago, but that was mostly because of price,... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Paper Store

Paper stores were originally news agents selling newspapers, magazines, and cigars. But no more, at least for the Paper Store, headquartered in Acton, Mass. Ever since Bob Anderson, fresh out of college, purchased the original 700 sq. ft. Paper Store in Maynard, Mass., in 1964, he has tinkered... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Will Become of the Paper Book?

The change has come more slowly to books than it came to music or to business correspondence, but by now it feels inevitable. The digital era is upon us. The Twilights and Freedoms of 2025 will be consumed primarily as ebooks. In many ways, this is good news. Books will become cheaper and more... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LG unveils flexible plastic e-paper display, aims for European launch next month

LG has made no secret of its fondness for flexible e-paper, but those dreams became a reality today, with the announcement of a six-inch display that promises to "revolutionize the ebook market." The malleable plastic display sports a resolution of 1024 x 768 and can bend at an angle of up to 40... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenge Of The Replicas - 70 UK Papers Hit iOS In One Go

Historically slow to innovate their products and their editorial for the digital age, a trio of UK regional news publishers is this week taking its titles to iOS tablets and mobiles in their original form. Archant of the east of England is debutin ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber to answer the Big Questions

Faber has acquired at title attempting to answer life's awkward questions, Big Questions from... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nottingham Post Beats Papers Across the World for Kindle Readers

Your Nottingham Post is kindling a flame among digital newspaper subscribers. The Post is among the most popular newspapers used on the device that's revolutionising reading. The Kindle, the handheld ebook reader that allows users to browse, bu ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Where the Major Papers Stand

The recession, combined with the boom in readers turning away from print and to the Web, was a one-two-punch that forced most major American newspapers to cut back their book review coverage—or drop their review sections altogether Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gannett Building Paywalls Around All Its Papers Except USA Today

The vogue for digital paywalls sweeping the news business has made it all the way to the top: Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper publisher, is planning to switch over all of its 80 community newspapers to a paid model by the end of the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple's New Math. Or: Why a $15 E-Book Equals a $75 Paper Book.

It's like the old "make it up on volume" joke. Except this time it might work, if students and school districts play along. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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