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What newspapers are doing to create new advertising revenues and increase market share will be the focus of the 17th World Newspaper Advertising Conference & Expo, to be held in Zürich, Switzerland, o... Read More >>
Quark Inc announced that Raymond Schiavone, a veteran software company chief executive officer and former General Electric executive, has joined the company as president and chief executive officer. A... Read More >>
New members, record number of observersPackaging specifications releasedGWG discussion group launched2007 planningThe Ghent PDF Workgroup, the fast growing international organisation building best pra... Read More >>
Never has Indian journalism seen the job boom we see today. The dotcom mania may have fizzled out but a lot of journalists are being snapped up by enough existing dotcoms and new ones that keep being ... Read More >>
More than any other Indian language, Gujarati has produced a press with a reputation for profit-seeking, corner-cutting and raw vigour. It has two additional characteristics. The Gujarati press has ex... Read More >>
The newspaper and magazine launches that we have been writing about this year continue unabated. Joint ventures and licensing of titles from international publishers are daily coming to the newsstands... Read More >>
Nagpur. Vasantrao Deshpande Auditorium. 23rd and 24th September. Three shows of the Hindi play Cotton 56, Polyester 84 were cancelled. The cancellation of the shows was on a technicality: improper lic... Read More >>
Ifra is the newspaper industry’s most popular event. This because it is entirely dedicated to newspaper technology and there is always loads of new stuff to see. The newspaper industry has been pretty... Read More >>
On the day of Eid, October 24, Abu Hasan, director of the Afro-Asian Book Council, passed away at the age of 78.Abul Hasan is well respected for his extensive research on the book trade in South Asia ... Read More >>
The presentation area of India as the Guest Country at Frankfurt is spread out over an area of 2000 square metres. The pavilion designed by Benoy Sarkar is divided into eight sections — an event area,... Read More >>
On August 4, 2006 NewspaperDirect announced in Vancouver, Canada that it had signed an agreement with Beijing Founder Easiprint Co Ltd, a part of the US$ 3 billion (Rs 14,400 crore) Founder Group, whi... Read More >>
National Book Trust, IndiaGHP Authors’ Reading ScheduleWith Seminar DetailsFrankfurt Book Fair, 4–8 October, 2006India Pavilion4th October 11.00-12.00 ... Read More >>
This year has been very important for Jagran Prakashan Ltd, owners of India’s largest circulated Hindi and national daily Dainik Jagran. JPL made an IPO for expansion. Two new production sites (Indore... Read More >>
August 2nd, 2006 — Kanagawa Shimbun Co Ltd has ordered a new Newsliner 90 press from Goss International to increase its color capability and productivity. Publishing leading title, Kanagawa Shimbun, w... Read More >>
Bata should compete with Reebok, Udipi restaurants with McDonalds, Zee TV with the CNN, but not Indian papers with foreign papers. . . . This is the false stand of Indian newspaper owners who worry th... Read More >>
Technology is helping in reorienting the publishing organizations to be customer driven as never before. On-line advertisement booking, digitized workflow, help desks for advertisers and readers throu... Read More >>
16 Indian slum children have turned roving reporters. Not just that, these children are publishing their own newspaper. \"Udayachal\", a quarterly newspaper by the children of a Delhi slum, reflects ... Read More >>
Much of the historical information in this article is based on Robin Jeffrey’s article, “Punjabi the Subliminal Charge” that was first published in the Economic and Political Weekly of 1–8... Read More >>
We are seated in NOIDA. Amar Ujala is planning to upgrade its unit to CtP. In Phase I, six Screen platesetters will be installed in Amar Ujala’s editions in Noida, Bareilly, Meerut, Agra, Kanpur. Ther... Read More >>
On 26th July 2005. Mumbai drowned. Within three days, the Daily News & Analysis (DNA) was launched. Today, one year later, DNA has some good numbers to show as far as readership and circulation is con... Read More >>
HT Media Ltd., publisher of Hindustan Times and Hindustan in English and Hindi dailies and Dow Jones & Company publishers of The Wall Street Journal announced on August 26, an exclusive agreement unde... Read More >>
Motilal Banarsidass is a formidable name in Indian publishing. Synonymous with Indological books all over the world for more than 100 years, to the uninitiated the name might evoke visions of a halwai... Read More >>
Publishing professionals the world over come to Germany at the invitation of the Frankfurt Book Fair — stopping in Hamburg, Berlin and Frankfurt. Eighteen visitors from fifteen countries will take par... Read More >>
In less than four months, the Indian publishing industry will be the Guest of Honour at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. The event has been building up momentum with various presentations at last year... Read More >>
Spread over an area of 100,000 square metres, divided into three floors, TechBooks works with professional associations, commercial publishers, corporations, government agencies, and university presse... Read More >>
The Outlook publishing group and Apa Singapore will collaborate to bring out an Insight series for the Indian traveller.This comes considering the most positive profile of magazine readership of 69 mi... Read More >>
In India, the book retailing business is calling for a change. While the current market size of the industry is estimated to be around 3,000-6,000 crore, it is expected to grow further by around 15 p... Read More >>
Ranjit Singh, CEO TechBooks , has been involved in creating growth strategies since he joined the company in 2002 . Indian Printer and Publisher met him recently to discuss his company’s strategy for... Read More >>
It’s happening. A number of Indian versions of international publications (franchises of the original) have entered the Indian market. Be it magazines like — Elle, Cosmopolitan, Scientific American, ... Read More >>
Gavin O\'Reilly, the Chief Operating Officer of Ireland-based Independent News & Media PLC, which has 30 per cent stake in Jagaran Prakashan, has been re-elected President of the World Association of ... Read More >>
The Outlook Group has teamed up with French publishing company group Marie Claire to publish an Indian edition of the international women’s magazine, Marie Claire, in India. This is the latest interna... Read More >>
There were many things wrong with the London Book Fair organised by Reed Exhibitions although the main criticism thus far has only been about the inconvenience of the new venue, at the ExCel centre i... Read More >>
Standards for ad bookings, materials delivery and ecommerce usage rules and guidelines join earlier approved specificationsThe AdsML Consortium issued AdsML Framework 2.0, Release 7 on 1 June, 2006, f... Read More >>
The past, present and possible future leaders of Russia will meet participants in the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2006, the global meetings of the world\'s pre... Read More >>
The FICCI Frames three-day seminar at the Hyatt was a huge affair. Almost all the media and industry big-wigs were present.On Day Three, the morning session was dedicated to the print media. Jacob Mat... Read More >>
Tulika is an independent publishing house producing quality books for children. Through pictures and words, Tulika’s books offer children opportunities to experience several worlds — of people, places... Read More >>
Tulika is an independent publishing house producing quality books for children. Through pictures and words, Tulika’s books offer children opportunities to experience several worlds — of people, places... Read More >>
Mumbai’s popular tabloid, Mid-Day, is now ready to be launched in Bangalore, in mid-June 2006. Popular supplements of the Mumbai edition such as Hit List and Your Life will form part of the Bangalore ... Read More >>
The Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF) is set for success when it opens its doors for the first time in June at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. It will showcase leading international and local ... Read More >>
The newspaper market could be described as the goose that lays the golden egg for consumables suppliers — it’s high volume, regular, relatively stable and far from impoverished despite the threnody. H... Read More >>
Reed Exhibitions announced on 11 May 2006, that it has signed a long-term agreement to run The London Book Fair at Earls Court with effect from April 16 to 18 2007. This will be the only book fair to ... Read More >>
The Frankfurt Book Fair announced on May 5 2006, that it has secured Earl’s Court Exhibition Hall in central London for a new International Trade Book Fair next April. The Book Fair Earl’s Court, Lond... Read More >>
The Grand Old Lady of Boribunder has struck back at the competition with more than 40 pages of all colour. In a way, this move can be traced back to the arrival of two high-powered English dailies – H... Read More >>
A study is currently underway to identify more precisely what newspaper publishers expect from digital printing and related technologies. The research is based on interviews with senior management at ... Read More >>
Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd, the Hyderabad based publishers of the Deccan Chronicle English daily and the Telugu Andhra Bhoomi daily, announced a growth of 44.3 per cent in net sales and 97.1 per ce... Read More >>
You are known as a technocrat. In addition to publishing, which industries are you associated with?Besides publishing, I have a profound interest in industrial chemicals, metallurgy, and chemicals. Th... Read More >>
It’s happening. A number of Indian versions of international publications (franchises of the original) have entered the Indian market. Be it magazines like- Elle, Cosmopolitan, Scientific American, G... Read More >>
Next Gen Publishing, a joint venture of Forbes Group and HDFC bank is launching three new interest specific publications by the end of this year to tap the niche publication market. \"We already have ... Read More >>
Leading newspapers in the country recently entered the market to raise fund for launching editions in various centres across the country to increase the readership and for diversifying into other med... Read More >>
The New York Times is much more than a newspaper. From its highly popular and revenue-generating web sites to television and video, the company is a leader in delivering content and advertising on mul... Read More >>
US-based printing company RR Donnelley & Sons has acquired Chennai-based BPO, Office Tiger, for about $250 million.According to Mr Joseph Sigelman, co-founder of the Office Tiger, the BPO division of ... Read More >>
“The obvious choice would be Vogue followed by Glamour if we enter India. We are looking at either Mumbai or Delhi for our main office but we will have a smaller office in the second city. We mi... Read More >>
Infomedia India Ltd will acquire International Typesetting and Composition (ITC) for a total consideration of $12 million. ITC, a Noida based company, with a front-end in Fort Lauderdale, USA, provide... Read More >>
The corrugated box association has sought the intervention of the finance ministry to cut the excise duty on the industry by 8 per cent. With the import duty on corrugated box cut to 12.5 per cent, t... Read More >>
The launch of The Gold Book on February 23rd at Mayfair Rooms, in Mumbai was undertaken with great fervour and vitality. Whilst Mr. Kamal Tibrewala, President BMPA, outlined the journey of the associ... Read More >>
The new look Business Line comes with a new design that emphasizes the range and depth of its content. The new design makes the paper more “functional, modern and easy to scan.”... Read More >>
The new look Business Line comes with a new design that emphasizes the range and depth of its content. The new design makes the paper more “functional, modern and easy to scan.”The re-deig... Read More >>
Indian newsstands will soon be filled with new magazines. The press is also writing quite a bit about them. With Indian government allowing foreign direct investment, and up to 100 per cent in non new... Read More >>
The London Book Fair (LBF) will be held from March 5-7, 2006 at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in Docklands, London. Started in 1971, the fair is Europe’s major spring publishing event. It attracts thous... Read More >>
The Publishing Event of the Year5th – 7th March 2006at new venue, ExCeL, LondonSaturday 04 Mar 2006 All 13:00 - 17:00 Rights Workshop - an introduction on the selling of rightsIn association with The ... Read More >>
Cyber Media (India) Ltd has purchased 20% stake in Sx2 Media Labs LLC, a new company formed by David Sills and Stoney Brook Capital. This was announced in New Delhi on February 22, 2006.... Read More >>
The growth of the Punjabi press in the Gurmukhi script poses a scholar’s delight- complexity compounded by subtlety, yet yielding remarkable insights. Those insights relate to the connections between ... Read More >>
The ability of broadcast and digital media to measure advertisingeffectiveness is putting pressure on newspapers to better demonstrate the value of newspaper advertising. The World Newspaper Advertisi... Read More >>
On January 17, 12006, Creo (now owned by Eastman Kodak) and Quark were served with notice of a federal lawsuit from one of their biggest customers, RR Donnelley and Sons in a federal court in the Amer... Read More >>
Marathi book printing and publishing has a history of about 200 years. The first Marathi book printed in the Devnagari script was published in 1805 AD at Serampore near Kolkata. Marathi books were fir... Read More >>
There is no doubt that digital printing is a reality for the commercial print market, but for newspapers that reality is still gossamer thin. Plenty of companies tout their digital output engines for ... Read More >>
Darmstadt, 20 January 2006 -- The AdsML Consortium has released new versions of its standards for bookings and materials delivery for newspapers and magazines as part of the publication of AdsML Frame... Read More >>
The newspaper, magazine and book publishing industries have come together to explore ways to challenge the exploitation of content by search engines without fair compensation to copyright owners.... Read More >>
On 28 January 2006, Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council (CAPEXIL) organised an interaction on the export of books, publications and printing with foreign buyers. The meeting coincid... Read More >>
Muller Martini also to show new line at IPEX 06The trend toward shorter runs, more titles, more high quality products, “complete service” and reduction of production costs has increased de... Read More >>
The National Book Trust, India is again organising the World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from 27 January to 4 February 2006. The eight-legged theme of the fair this time is “Composi... Read More >>
Infomedia India Ltd (IIL) joins the ranks of publishing and print giants like Macmillan India and Thomson Press India because of an interesting merger. A few days ago, IIL (formerly Tata Press), forme... Read More >>
India will be the Guest of Honour of next year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. It is the first country to have been invited for a second time, after its first appearance in 1986. Individual and joint presentat... Read More >>
The NELA group is continuing its expansion. After the acquisition of TERNES (today known as NELA USA) in 2000 and the acquisition of the punch and bending segment of Western Lithotec from AGFA in 2004... Read More >>
Vision Controlled Positioning – in short VCP is the generic name of the Nela punch bender series which is equipped with optical plate alignment of imaged plates with the help of register marks. But it... Read More >>
Four of six double-width 4 x 1Uniliner S presses installed – two more to comeDeccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd. installed its first 4x1 Goss Uniliner ‘S’ press in Chennai in April 2005. The company, based... Read More >>
Although Indian publishers and book distributors such as Sterling, Roli, UBS, S Chand, Brijbasi, Manohar, and Rupa and a few others attended the London Book Fair, the larger representation this time c... Read More >>
Dainik Jagran, the leading Hindi daily, continues to grow with its launch of new editions at a rate of three new editions a year. In recent months, Jagran started its 26th edition from Muzzafarpur in ... Read More >>
Fifty-eight journalists and other media workers were killed world-wide because of their professional activities in 2005, with 22 of them killed in Iraq, by far the most dangerous place for journalists... Read More >>
Exhibition space at the inaugural Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF) is now officially sold out, more than a month in advance of the event. Vanessa Badroodien, Director of the CTBF, reports that even the addi... Read More >>
With more than 40 exhibition booths, the Indian delegation at this year’s London Book Fair was as strong as the other Asian and the Australian contingents together, and the third-strongest anglophone ... Read More >>
The Leipzig Book Fair, which was held from March 16 to 19, ended with a record result of 126,000 visitors viewing presentations by 2,162 exhibitors from 36 countries. With an area of 53,000 square met... Read More >>
Issue : 01 | Jan, 2009
Founded in 1979, the trade monthly Indian Printer and Publisher reaches publishing and print professionals in South Asia.
