Digital

Amazon has launched its print-on-demand service for books in the UK, a move it anticipates will help increase the availability of niche and previously out-of-print titles.

The American Reprographics Company has made its first inroads into the UK market following the acquisition of London-based digital printer The Reprographics Warehouse.

Canon UK has launched a brace of 24" large-format printers, the imagePrograf iPF6000S and the imagePrograf iPF6200, aimed at the photography and fine art markets.

Direct mail printer 4DM has doubled its digital print capacity by investing in two Xerox 700 colour presses.

Oc has picked up an 'Outstanding Achievement' award from Buyers' Lab Inc (BLI) for its Gemini instant double-sided technology, incorporated into its VarioPrint 6250 printing system.

UK-based Commercial Label Products (CLP) will become the first European printer to install EFI's Jetrion 4000 digital colour label press when it takes delivery of the inkjet machine later this month.

CDMS aims to capitalise on the growth of transpromo printing following a "significant" investment in two InfoPrint 5000s and two Xerox DocuTech 180 machines.

OKI Europe has appointed Tetsuhei Kawamura in the role of chief executive officer and chairman.

KCS Trade Print has diversified from its core trade having opened the doors to its new digital print room that will offer general commercial print.

Henry Ling has opted for a second HP Indigo 3050 within a year to help boost its capacity for short-run journal and book printing.