Publishing

Costa winner lauds benefits of UK printing

The publisher of the winning book in the Costa Book Awards extolled the benefits of printing in the UK on Radio 4’s You & Yours programme last week, including a shout-out for long-term supplier...

ColorStream: "perfect solution" for new CPI-Wiley on-demand setup

CPI invests in Canon kit for new facility

CPI Group has opted for Canon kit for its new on-demand facility with partner Wiley, and is set to create up to 40 new jobs at the operation.

New Scientist: massive brand reach

DMGT buys New Scientist

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has acquired New Scientist in a whopping £70m cash deal.

Reach reports on tumultuous year

Media group Reach has made a near-£50m write-down in connection to the closure of two of its print sites, which also involved almost £17m in costs.

Ortviken had been one of the world’s largest publication paper mills

End of the line for SCA publication paper

SCA will make its last reel of publication paper today as the group shuts down the last remaining paper machine at its Ortviken mill.

National Trust plans to reinstate the details next year

National Trust tweaks Handbook due to Covid

The National Trust has reduced the pagination of its flagship members’ Handbook after removing information that could be subject to change because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A number of current affairs and home titles performed well in 2020

Current affairs and home titles prosper in Covid hit mag ABCs

A number of titles covering the news and current affairs and home and garden sectors bucked a general downward trend in a Covid-19 hit market according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC)...

Radio Times: subscribers up 9% at more than 2.64m

Immediate Media celebrates subs landmark

Immediate Media’s subscriber base has passed the 1m landmark after readers turned to its trusted and special interest magazine brands during the pandemic.

An estimated 202 million printed books were sold in the UK in 2020

Printed book sales pass 200m in 2020 despite pandemic

More than 200 million printed books were sold in the UK last year for the first time since 2012, despite the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The new range will be available from stock in 80gsm reels

Denmaur seizes paper wrap opportunity

Denmaur Paper Media has further embraced the move away from polywrapping by adding its first stock substrate developed specifically for paper wrapping.