14 November 2017
Book printing sees growth
GERMANY—
Gutenberg Bible the original printed book
Gutenberg Bible the original printed book
 The future of bookstores looking good.For years, speculation was rife that digital markets such as e-books would result in the death of the print industry and subsequently the closure of bookstores.But the opposite appears to have happened, as thanks to our younger generation, business is booming. At the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany, Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle confirmed that book markets have seen "growth in most countries"
Book market come back
Book market come back
.Dohle said one contributing factor to financial stability was the now "healthy co-existence" of the print and digital markets, with print accounting for 80 per cent of sales and digital only 20 per cent." People are coming back for hard copies, they want to come into a bookshop,people aren't talking  about e-books anymore.
 e-books aren't as cheap as they once were and therefore people prefer buying the hard copy versions.
 
 
Comments:
NEW ON THE JOB BOARD | RSS
Total Job Board Listings: 1
New This Week: 0
CLICK HERE to post your job opening
LATEST USED EQUIPMENT | RSS
Total Used Equipment Listings: 18
CLICK HERE to list your equipment
CLASSIFIED | RSS
Company for sale
Company wanted
CLICK HERE to list your business opportunity in the printing industry
Most Recent News Comment
Rick says:
Is this good or bad for all NON-Epson printers?...
North Island Publishing PrintCAN Print Jobs Canada’s Estimators' & Buyers' Guide MastheadOnline PaperFinder Print World 2010 Design City
Graphic Monthly Print Equipment gutenbergs' guide COPA industrial print