HP Publishing Solutions to conduct webinar on publishing super powers
HP Publishing Solutions is hosting a webinar on ‘publishing super powers (part 2)’ as part of the HP Publishing 2020 vision series of webinars aimed at looking at the future of publishing in all its guises. The webinar will take place on 13 January 2021 at 1830 hours IST.
The UK and USA, in particular, are well-known for being publishing super powers, with in fact Germany and Japan being amongst the top 5 book markets in the world. We are now seeing other countries, however, both established and emerging as super powers on the publishing scene in different ways. What will the publishing world look like in 10 years’ time as these countries demonstrate initiative, innovation, and growth? Will they challenge the status quo? This is the ninth in the HP “Publishing 2020 Vision” series of webinars. Part 2 of the 2 part program of publishing super powers will feature speakers from India, Brazil, and Indonesia. All three publishing economies have stories to tell about their markets and the aspirations of the country to grow their publishing industry.
2023 promises an interesting ride for print in India
Indian Printer and Publisher founded in 1979 is the oldest B2B trade publication in the multi-platform and
multi-channel IPPGroup. While the print and packaging industries have been resilient in the past 33 months since the pandemic lockdown of 25 March 2020, the commercial printing and newspaper industries have yet to recover their pre-Covid trajectory.
The fragmented commercial printing industry faces substantial challenges as does the newspaper industry.
While digital short-run printing and the signage industry seem to be recovering a bit faster, ultimately
their growth will also be moderated by the progress of the overall economy. On the other hand book
printing exports are doing well but they too face several supply-chain and logistics challenges.
The price of publication papers including newsprint has been high in the past year while availability is diminished by several mills shutting down their publication paper and newsprint machines in the past four years. Indian paper mills are also exporting many types of paper and have raised prices for Indian printers. To some extent, this has helped in the recovery of the digital printing industry with its on-demand short-run and low-wastage paradigm.
Ultimately digital print and other digital channels will help print grow in a country where we are still far behind in our paper and print consumption and where digital is a leapfrog technology that will only increase the demand for print in the foreseeable future. For instance, there is no alternative to a rise in textbook consumption but this segment will only reach normality in the next financial year beginning on 1 April 2023.
Thus while the new normal is a moving target and many commercial printers look to diversification, we believe that our target audiences may shift and change. Like them, we will also have to adapt with agility to keep up with their business and technical information needs.
Our 2023 media kit is ready, and it is the right time to take stock and reconnect with your potential markets and customers. Print is the glue for the growth of liberal education, new industry, and an emerging economy. We seek your participation in what promises to be an interesting ride.
