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From the editors of American Printer | A Penton Media Property February 10, 2010   



Table of Contents
Who will be the chief culture officer?
 InfoTrends projects print industry decline until 2013
 Manufacturing in recovery, paper prices up
 2009 Robert F. Reed Technology Medal recognizes Dr. Peter Crean
 Grammy winning package uses Mohawk Via
 Goss will sell and support Akiyama in the U.S., Canada
 HubCast delivers global 'cloud' printing service
 Headline news on APTV
 Recent tweets
 Top printers convene
 What’s next for print?
 All things on demand return to Philly
 Perfect binder rocks
 The way print used to be
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From the Pressroom...
Who will be the chief culture officer?
Quad’s recent announcement of its intent to acquire Worldcolor generated headlines in media outlets ranging from the Wall Street Journal to American Lawyer. But in terms of nuts-and-bolts commentary, well, leave it to consultant Clint Bolte. If you’ve been around the printing industry you know he is a veteran observer and a champion of common sense. Also, he’s the only guy I know who can tie a bow tie.

As I mulled the financial implications of the deal, I wondered how Quad’s fabled culture will mesh with Worldcolor’s. Bolte apparently read my mind. Writes Bolte: “Quad buys the latest proven technology, as do RR Donnelley and others, but then challenges a team of operators to master the beast, look to correct its inevitable weaknesses, and come up with auxiliary features that can be patented to lift the entire application above the rest of the industry. No other printer has ever been able to perpetuate this success formula like Quad/Graphics.”

See Clint’s comments at blog.americanprinter.com/kob.

As always, thanks for reading!

Katherine O’Brien, editor, AMERICAN PRINTER, (KOB@americanprinter.com).
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Top Headlines
InfoTrends projects print industry decline until 2013
americanprinter.com/news/syndicate/0201-infotrends-projects-print-decline
Manufacturing in recovery, paper prices up
americanprinter.com/news/syndicate/0201-manufacturing-recovery-paper-up
2009 Robert F. Reed Technology Medal recognizes Dr. Peter Crean
americanprinter.com/news/syndicate/0205-reed-technology-medal-recognizes-crean
Grammy winning package uses Mohawk Via
americanprinter.com/news/syndicate/0201-grammy-package-uses-mohawk
Goss will sell and support Akiyama in the U.S., Canada
americanprinter.com/news/syndicate/0202-goss-sell-akiyama
HubCast delivers global 'cloud' printing service
americanprinter.com/news/syndicate/0205-hubcast-delivers-service
Editor's Notebook
Headline news on APTV
Tamara & Jon have the headlines plus a whole more on APTV. You heard about Quad and World Color, but what about Metzger’s acquisition of Quality Graphics? Learn how EFI is waving goodbye to the print driver. Don’t miss the Top Tweetable Truths about magazines, too! See americanprinter.com/tv/viewing.
What's New
Recent tweets
Follow AMERICAN PRINTER on Twitter or Facebook. See our handy links at americanprinter.com.

Amazon challenges Google Books deal: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8484689.stm

OKI Data roll-fed color printer for $36K? blog.infotrends.com/wordpress/?p=1848

Will the iPad replace printed books? Not so fast! www.risoprinter.com

On junk mail and the U.S. Economy on the BCC Blog. blog.bccsoftware.com#mail

How being social can help increase your business: interlinkOne’s John Foley Jr. is speaking at NAPL’s Top Management Conference. See interlinkone.com.

Printers & social media, printers & UV, printers’ folding tips and more: digital-edition.americanprinter.com/?iid=ec7a8bfd

Vintage Apple Advertisements: webdesignledger.com/inspiration/a-showcase-of-vintage-apple-advertisements

The iPad is a computer for your mom and other people who don’t like computers: www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/31/ipad-moms-next-computer.
Mark Your Calendars
Top printers convene
NAPL’s Top Management Conference 2010 takes place Feb. 14-17 in Marco Island, FL. See www.napl.org.
What’s next for print?
The NPES 2010 Industry Summit (Baltimore) combines PRINT OUTLOOK 2010, which will take place March 22 and 23, and the PRIMIR Spring Meeting, on March 23 and 24. See www.npes.org.
All things on demand return to Philly
Look for some big binding news in Philadelphia! The On Demand conference & expo will take place April 20-22, 2010. See www.ondemandexpo.com.
Trim Out
Perfect binder rocks
The strength of PUR at a fraction of the cost? That’s the premise behind Spiel’s new Double Binder. Love the soundtrack on this new product video! See www.spielassociates.com/DoublebinderVideo.html.
The way print used to be
I’ve never been to the Hamilton Wood Type Museum (Two Rivers, WI), but this documentary sure makes me want to check it out. One reviewer says the inspirational film “depicts the museum as a microcosm of many issues: the declining industrial base of our economy, the loss of craftsmanship, our inability to appreciate what we have until it’s gone, the effect of technological change and the marginalization of rural America.” See the preview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAHQ2AGtZr8.
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