Welcome to Printing Industry News Digest (PIND) issue 78, providing a summary of major news items from the printing, packaging, digital and communications technology sectors. PIND incorporates brief summaries and links to the week’s key news stories so that you can look up that all important detail, digging deeper behind the headline. Do also take a look at our automated Twitter-based GenesisNews Print Daily publication; why not take out a free subscription for a daily digital delivery!
Whilst Manroland might have made our news summary anyway due to possible sale activity earlier in the week, Friday’s developments certainly mean that the fate of the German press manufacturer dominates our review of the last seven days. Currently it would appear that the patient is critical, with optimists suggesting that some sort of rescue package for some elements of the business could be stitched together, however, for many the news is being taken as potentially terminal. Manroland UK’s suggestion that it is “business as usual” would appear to most observers to be way off track. It has been obvious that there is over capacity in the offset press business for a number of years. The big three German suppliers have limped on through the last two years making the occasional optimistic noise, but reality said that somebody had to go. Manroland may be just the first casualty. Industry reaction and comment here. Updates will be added to this story as they appear during the course of the week. Monday, Nov 28: Bloomberg Businessweek summary of Germany and presses. Tuesday, Nov 29: summary of events from PrintWeek. Tuesday, Nov 29: Administrator Reports Investor Interest, PrintWeek.
As if to emphasise the difficulties in the worlds of both press manufaturing and newspapers, GMG, publishers of the Guardian and the Observer, is looking at its options regarding print production of its titles – a task that it currently undertakes itself on manroland equipment.
Returning back to one of our recent points of focus regarding printers and marketing, an article came to our attention this week by Matthew Parker detailing how some 85% of printers offer no unique selling point. He focuses on how you can find a USP.
Meanwhile the Guardian, in digital form, takes a look at tablet sales stats. It unveils why analysts find it difficult to establish real numbers for Apple sales, so therefore focus on the sales of other products. In reality, Apple still dominates, and others struggle in their wake.
Further to our own revelations of two weeks ago, we continue to road-test our new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and in real reality there is actually very little difference (in our opinion) between it and our iPad. Our first obvious bonus on the Samsung: Adobe Flash. Whilst the Apple world tells us that Flash is on its way out, the BBC News and Sport pages are a lot more exciting when you can actually view the video clips in them! We paid £270 for a reconditioned 16Gb Samsung via eBay. Fellow Galaxy Tab 10.1 users are welcome to comment on their experiences with the latest Android 3.2 download: send to PIND.Editor@gmail.com
An interesting text from the guys at InPublishing, they take a look at what is described as the “new battleground” for publishing: newspapers and social media, where Facebook and Twitter are significant tools for news sharing.
Still on a publishing theme, we would like to recommend the recently created weekly publication, Distro, from the team at Engadget. The free-of-charge iPad magazine includes a range of articles on current tech based issues. The latest edition dated November 25 includes articles on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, HTC, and the Toshiba Portege Ultrabook.
Back in tablet world, for those seeking comparisons of latest features and pricing: take a look at the Tablet Writings web site. Also tablet related: need 10-inches of additional screen real estate? Add a Mimo Magic Touch to extend your PC’s capabilities! You are more than free to tell why this would be a sensible option: we can’t quite work it out!
Almost finally, and the Guardian asks – with reference to recent PIND articles – if voice recognition has now come of age. The article references one of our favourite Star Trek film clips with Scotty trying to operate a late 20th Century computer.
Finally, do keep checking back to see what will be featured in our next edition, PIND 79. We aim to add details of our next edition this link during the course of the week. For an RSS feed of PIND, copy this link into your feed reader; and click here for the GenesisNews Print Daily – you can even take out a free subscription for this daily news update on print, publishing, packaging and associated technology!
PIND078
Missed Issue 77, including more Siri, Kindle Fire, and your CV? Then simply click here!
Issue 76: PUR binding for digital print
Issue 75: In my command? Apple’s Siri
Issue 74: Newsstand: good for publishers?
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Whilst Manroland might have made our news summary anyway due to possible sale activity earlier in the week, Friday’s developments certainly mean that the fate of the German press manufacturer dominates our review of the last seven days. Currently it would appear that the patient is critical, with optimists suggesting that some sort of rescue package for some elements of the business could be stitched together, however, for many the news is being taken as potentially terminal. Manroland UK’s suggestion that it is “business as usual” would appear to most observers to be way off track. It has been obvious that there is over capacity in the offset press business for a number of years. The big three German suppliers have limped on through the last two years making the occasional optimistic noise, but reality said that somebody had to go. Manroland may be just the first casualty. Industry reaction and comment here. Updates will be added to this story as they appear during the course of the week. Monday, Nov 28: Bloomberg Businessweek summary of Germany and presses. Tuesday, Nov 29: summary of events from PrintWeek. Tuesday, Nov 29: Administrator Reports Investor Interest, PrintWeek.As if to emphasise the difficulties in the worlds of both press manufaturing and newspapers, GMG, publishers of the Guardian and the Observer, is looking at its options regarding print production of its titles – a task that it currently undertakes itself on manroland equipment.
Returning back to one of our recent points of focus regarding printers and marketing, an article came to our attention this week by Matthew Parker detailing how some 85% of printers offer no unique selling point. He focuses on how you can find a USP.Meanwhile the Guardian, in digital form, takes a look at tablet sales stats. It unveils why analysts find it difficult to establish real numbers for Apple sales, so therefore focus on the sales of other products. In reality, Apple still dominates, and others struggle in their wake.
Further to our own revelations of two weeks ago, we continue to road-test our new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and in real reality there is actually very little difference (in our opinion) between it and our iPad. Our first obvious bonus on the Samsung: Adobe Flash. Whilst the Apple world tells us that Flash is on its way out, the BBC News and Sport pages are a lot more exciting when you can actually view the video clips in them! We paid £270 for a reconditioned 16Gb Samsung via eBay. Fellow Galaxy Tab 10.1 users are welcome to comment on their experiences with the latest Android 3.2 download: send to PIND.Editor@gmail.comAn interesting text from the guys at InPublishing, they take a look at what is described as the “new battleground” for publishing: newspapers and social media, where Facebook and Twitter are significant tools for news sharing.
Still on a publishing theme, we would like to recommend the recently created weekly publication, Distro, from the team at Engadget. The free-of-charge iPad magazine includes a range of articles on current tech based issues. The latest edition dated November 25 includes articles on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, HTC, and the Toshiba Portege Ultrabook.Back in tablet world, for those seeking comparisons of latest features and pricing: take a look at the Tablet Writings web site. Also tablet related: need 10-inches of additional screen real estate? Add a Mimo Magic Touch to extend your PC’s capabilities! You are more than free to tell why this would be a sensible option: we can’t quite work it out!
Almost finally, and the Guardian asks – with reference to recent PIND articles – if voice recognition has now come of age. The article references one of our favourite Star Trek film clips with Scotty trying to operate a late 20th Century computer.Finally, do keep checking back to see what will be featured in our next edition, PIND 79. We aim to add details of our next edition this link during the course of the week. For an RSS feed of PIND, copy this link into your feed reader; and click here for the GenesisNews Print Daily – you can even take out a free subscription for this daily news update on print, publishing, packaging and associated technology!
PIND078
Missed Issue 77, including more Siri, Kindle Fire, and your CV? Then simply click here!
Issue 76: PUR binding for digital print
Issue 75: In my command? Apple’s Siri
Issue 74: Newsstand: good for publishers?
Get Your Print News Every Day!
Got friends that might like GenesisNews? Tweet them now: click here!
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