Publishing

Altruistic printer needed for charity calendar

A housewife from Liverpool has appealed for a printer to produce a charity calendar, Housewives in Art Calendar, as part of a project she is running for Cancer Research UK.

Printing by the book is a one-off approach

Lightning Source has turned the threat of technology to its advantage and raced ahead from a standing start to take a lead in the on-demand market, one book at a time

FIPP brochure printing underway at Hammersfahr

Printing of the brochure for the 37th FIPP World Magazine Congress, which demonstrates value added printing got under way last week.

St Ives profits tumble as economy bites

St Ives's half-year pre-tax profits have fallen by almost two thirds even though sales increased 5% year on year, according to figures released this morning.

JF Print seals 400,000 deal for Haynes Publishing Group print arm

Haynes Publishing Group, the automotive and motorcycle repair manual publisher and printer, has completed the 400,000 sale of its UK book manufacturing business to JF Print.

Books set for continued steady growth

The UK book market is expected to grow by between 1% and 3% year-on-year in the period 2009 to 2013, according to MBD Commercial Due Diligence.

J K Rowling named Ipex 2010's 'Champion in Print'

Ipex 2010 has named Harry Potter author J K Rowling as its second International 'Champion in Print' for her contribution to the book printing industry.

Cromwell Press calls in administrators and sheds 40 jobs

Academic book and journal printer Cromwell Press has been placed in administration with the loss of 40 jobs due to a "large bad debt" that left it unable to cope in the current economic climate.

Newsworld buys Screen kit for US printing of Daily Mail

Newsworld Corporation has announced that Pindar-owned New York printer AlphaGraphics has been chosen to print copies of the Daily Mail in New York.

US national newspaper to ditch daily print issue for website

The Christian Science Monitor looks set to become the first national daily newspaper to abandon print, announcing that it would switch to a purely online edition in April 2009.