by NPES As bindery owners and employees, it's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day running of the business. Keeping production orders on track, soliciting new business and watching the bottom line consume the majority of work hours. However, it's important to keep an eye on the industry to better understand the forces and factors that will affect the future of binding and … [Read more...] about Sizing Up Postpress: The Impact of Electronic Technologies on Postpress Manufacturers
Industry Trends
Report: E-Book Use Rises, but Print Still Popular
A new study from the Pew Research Center indicates readers prefer both print and electronic books. Some 76 percent of adults (age 18 and older) said they read at least one book in the last year. Of the 1,000 American adults surveyed, about seven in 10 reported reading a book in print, up four percentage points over the previous year's survey. In almost every demographic, Pew … [Read more...] about Report: E-Book Use Rises, but Print Still Popular
Viewing the Storm from the Binding and Finishing Perspective
by: Kris Bovay, BIA Board of Directors President In Thomas Friedman's 2005 book, "The World is Flat," he proposes that companies willing to change and accept change are more likely to do things, than have things done to them. Most business owners want the control of doing things. The evolution of digital media and technology is driving change in printing industries at a … [Read more...] about Viewing the Storm from the Binding and Finishing Perspective
RFID: The Future in Book Technology
by: Dennis Dehainaut, BindTech, Inc. There's something satisfying about a book, in a world where technology is revered and most things require the flip of a switch to operate. It's comforting to crack open the spine, thumb through the pages, and feel the weight of the words written inside. But technology is ever-present and even the good ol' fashioned book may be getting a hip … [Read more...] about RFID: The Future in Book Technology