Books

Beautiful printing is now more than its own reward

PrintWeek got exclusive access to this year's internationally renowned Kraszna- Krausz awards to find out what makes a world-beating book

Book sector's strengths add up to more than Fifty Shades of Grey

Sales of printed books are down again, says the Publishers Association (PA), unveiling new figures that suggest even more shades of grey than the fifty that recently propelled sales of both the...

CPI unveils 20m investment plans

CPI UK has become the first UK printer to install an MGI JetVarnish 3D spot UV coater as part of a three-year 20m spending strategy unveiled last night.

Manroland Web claims high volume digital finishing solution

Manroland Web Systems has launched the FoldLine and FormerLine systems for high volume digital production, described as "futureproof" for its technology-forward speeds.

TJ International invests for short run demand

Book printer TJ International has expanded its laminating services with a new Komfi Amiga 52 in the latest stages of its 750,000 investment programme.

Printers win in battle for Thatcher biography sales

Amid the increasingly fractious debate about Baroness Thatcher's legacy, printers are seeing benefits as book demand soars.

Killer App: VIP book for Formula 1 team Sahara Force India

Formula 1 team, Sahara Force India, commissioned Pangaea Creative to design and publish a bespoke book to celebrate five years in the sport.

St Ives shares hit high note following interim results

Shares in St Ives hit a 52-week high as the group posted double-digit profit growth in its interim results this morning.

The St Bride Foundation: the curators of the past set for future glory

The St Bride Foundation was in danger of becoming a forgotten cache of print's gilded history, but a new initiative is set to revive its influence

Rebranded MPG Printgroup prepares for Indigo 10000 arrival

MPG Books Group has rebranded as MPG Printgroup as it prepares for the arrival of the UK's first commercial installation of the HP Indigo 10000 and finalises its high-speed colour inkjet plans.

KBA revamps large format line-up with Rapida 164

KBA has announced the launch of a new sheetfed offset press, the Rapida 164, which has replaced the Rapida 162 and 162a models in its large format line-up.