Pearson,
the world's leading learning company, is today announcing the acquisition of
Author Solutions, Inc (ASI) from Bertram Capital for $116 million in cash.
Self-publishing is a rapidly growing segment of
the consumer books market. According to Bowker, in 2011 in either print or digital form, an increase of almost
60%...
The acquisition gives Penguin a leading position
in this fast-growing segment of the publishing industry.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Study: 53% Sales Volume From Outside Target
Direct
marketing is often a demographics-centric science, but a new study from
Catalina finds that demographic characteristics are not always strong
indicators of a consumers' purchasing behavior. This could possibly be that
brand targeting is often missing its mark—or that demographic predictors are
simply not as effective for direct marketers as once believed.
Starbucks Introduces EarthSleeve(TM)
Today,
Starbucks Coffee Company, LBP Manufacturing and Henkel announced the
availability of EarthSleeve(TM), a new hot-cup sleeve that integrates
proprietary technology that enables a reduction in overall material usage while
at the same time increasing the post-consumer content.
The
new product decreases raw fiber material by 34% and increases post-consumer content by 25%.
BookStats: Stores Still Biggest Sales Venue
BookStats 2012 Survey Finds eBooks Lead Adult Fiction Sales: Brick-and-mortar stores remain the biggest sales channel; and direct-to-consumer saw strong growth according to BookStats 2012, the most comprehensive annual survey of the size and scope of the U.S. publishing industry.
BookStats, examining U.S. publishers’ annual net sales revenues and net units, is co-produced by the Assn. of American Publishers and the Book Industry Study Group.
The 2012 edition includes data provided by 1,977 publishers from all four industry sectors.
Despite the negative impact of Borders’ bankruptcy and closures, particularly on print book sales, through three quarters of 2011, the trade market held up equal with 2010 revenue figures, even showing a slight increase.
BookStats, examining U.S. publishers’ annual net sales revenues and net units, is co-produced by the Assn. of American Publishers and the Book Industry Study Group.
The 2012 edition includes data provided by 1,977 publishers from all four industry sectors.
Despite the negative impact of Borders’ bankruptcy and closures, particularly on print book sales, through three quarters of 2011, the trade market held up equal with 2010 revenue figures, even showing a slight increase.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
UPM Producing LWC in Plattling
UPM
is now selling matt and glossy lightweight coated (LWC) paper sheets from its
Plattling mill in southeastern Germany.
After
closing the 320,000 tonne/yr Albbruck coated mechanical paper mill in
southwestern Germany at the end of January, UPM began transferring the
site's two sheeting lines to the Plattling facility. The construction work for
new buildings and the installation of the lines was wrapped up at the end of
May and the first saleable paper sheets were produced at the beginning of June,
UPM Plattling general manager Wolfgang Ohnesorg told PPI Europe.
Resolute Forest Products Statement on Woodlands
Resolute Forest Products Provides Clarity About its Woodlands Operations Near Barrière Lake, Quebec: (CANADA) In light of today's protest by members of the Algonquin First Nations in front of Resolute Forest Products' headquarters in Montreal, the Company wishes to provide clarity about its ongoing woodlands operations in the Barrière Lake area located in the Outaouais region of Quebec.
2011 Chinese Paper & Board Production Up 13.2%
As reported by the "Research Report on China's Papermaking Industry, 2012", in recent years, China becomes one of the countries with the quickest productivity increase in world’s papermaking industry. Since 2006, the production of China’s machine-made paper and paper boards maintains a steady increase momentum. In 2011, the production reached 110.34 million tons, with an increase of 13.24% YOY.
China Cracks Down on Wastepaper Contamination
China’s
London-based CCIC inspection agency has contacted exporters of material to
China to remind them of the need to ensure that mixed paper sent to the country
does not have contamination...
and
is rejecting shipments that do not meet those standards
.
The action by CCIC comes after increasing
awareness in China of the poorer material as well as tougher customs controls
on the imports of overseas products ranging from scrap metal and waste paper...
Others see the current crackdown as
reflecting the weaker markets for exports with reduced prices and slower demand
meaning that Chinese mills can be more choosy.
Lincoln Paper & Tissue Assessed Penalties
The
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is seeking $4.4 million in civil penalties
plus $379,016 in “unjust profits” made by Lincoln Paper & Tissue LLC,
alleging in documents released Wednesday that the papermaker fraudulently
manipulated the energy market with its participation in a load-response program
five years ago.
Condé Nast to Restructure, Time Layoffs at SI
Following months of rumblings about big
changes at Condé Nast, the publishing giant seems to finally be making good on
the predictions. Today, Condé confirmed speculation about major restructuring
in its corporate sales department in an effort to integrate its print and
digital sides.
Separately, Terry McDonell, editor of the Time Inc.
Sports Group, announced layoffs of ~8% of a 210-person staff.
The group includes Sports
Illustrated, Golf and SI
Kids.
USPS Offering Holiday Promotion
Designed to drive online product purchases by
putting mobile-optimized promotional offers, coupons and catalogs into
consumers' hands, the U.S. Postal Service's 2012 Holiday Mobile Shopping
Promotion will offer online merchants an upfront 2 percent postage discount on
Standard Mail and First-Class Mail letters, flats and cards (presort and
automation) that include a mobile barcode or print/mobile technology — such as
a QR code — that can be read or scanned by a mobile device and leads the mail
recipient to a mobile-optimized shopping website. The promotion will run Nov. 7- Nov. 21, 2012.
Court Dismisses U.S. Claim
Canada wins softwood lumber case against the U.S.:
The London Court of International Arbitration has dismissed the complaint from the United States that accused Canadian exporters of violating the softwood lumber act. The 2011 complaint filed by the U.S. alleged that British Columbia was selling softwood at less than market value, given an increase in the harvest of low-grade timber.
The London Court of International Arbitration has dismissed the complaint from the United States that accused Canadian exporters of violating the softwood lumber act. The 2011 complaint filed by the U.S. alleged that British Columbia was selling softwood at less than market value, given an increase in the harvest of low-grade timber.
UK Study; 90% of People Open Direct Mail
Direct Mail
Statistics 2012 by Central Mailing Services:
An impressive 48% of
the UK population responding to a direct mail piece they received in the past
year.
9 out of 10 people open direct mail (FastMAP).
75% of customers like receiving special offers and vouchers via direct mail (British Market Research Bureau, 2010).
9 out of 10 people open direct mail (FastMAP).
75% of customers like receiving special offers and vouchers via direct mail (British Market Research Bureau, 2010).
Hearst Publishers on Chinese Magazine Market
At the Yale Publishing Course this week, Publishing
Executive had the opportunity to speak with a couple of attendees
from China: Chris Hu, publisher of Elle Decoration,
and Quentin Li, editorial director and associate publisher of Elle
Men. Both Shanghai-based magazines were acquired last year by
Hearst in its mega-deal with Hachette, with the changeover to new ownership completed in December.
Docucopies.com Refuses to Collect CA Sales Tax
Docucopies.com,
an online digital printing company, will stop collecting California sales tax
effective immediately. The company recently opened a production center in San
Luis Obispo, CA, which cut its delivery time from four business days to one on
most of the West Coast. Unfortunately, its physical presence in the state makes
Docucopies.com subject to California commerce laws that require the company
collect sales tax from any customer whose printing products are delivered to
California.
Previously the company, which is incorporated in Minnesota and has their headquarters in Wisconsin, only collected sales tax for work delivered to WIsconsin customers.
Docucopies.com’s management understands the state’s massive budgetary problems, but thinks collecting sales tax on e-commerce is the wrong way to solve them.
Previously the company, which is incorporated in Minnesota and has their headquarters in Wisconsin, only collected sales tax for work delivered to WIsconsin customers.
Docucopies.com’s management understands the state’s massive budgetary problems, but thinks collecting sales tax on e-commerce is the wrong way to solve them.
University Goes Digital
University of
Missouri officials say they're replacing the University of Missouri Press with
a digital publishing operation...
Nearly 5,500 people
have signed an online petition in support of saving the press.
Reporting Loophole for Magazines
Apple and Amazon Deliver Loophole To Consumer Magazines: Sketchy sales data from Apple and Amazon have led to a new loophole for magazines whose circulation is checked by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The loophole will enable them to bolster the reported circulation numbers of a weak-selling issue with single-copy sales of better-selling issue.
Zimbio Buys Lonny Magazine
Zimbio Expands Portfolio With Lonny Magazine Acquisition: Zimbio Inc., parent company of Zimbio.com and StyleBistro.com, has a network that reaches an audience of more than 30 million global monthly readers across the fashion, beauty, celebrity and entertainment industries. The company will now be expanding into the interior design market with the acquisition of the home decor publication Lonny magazine.
Condé Nast’s Lucky Tries New Engagement Tool
Lucky Leverages New Community to Grow Digital Audience: With less than 10% duplication between print and Web audiences for Condé Nast’s Lucky, the digital side needs different products to keep its visitors engaged. Enter Appinions, a technology company whose products can spot the most influential online fashionistas and gather their posts and comments on a dashboard that lets users click through to read the entire post and other data around it.
AOL Names First CMO
AOL names Hunt CMO: AOL has named Jolie Hunt CMO, a new position at the online media company. Hunt was previously senior VP-global head of brand and public relations at Thomson Reuters. Prior to that, she was global director of corporate and business affairs at IBM Corp. In her new position, she will oversee AOL's global communications strategy, including internal and external communications, social media and corporate social responsibility.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Paper Industry to Reach $256 billion in 2017
The global paper industry experienced stable
growth during the last five years and is expected to continue its growth
momentum, reaching approximately US $256 billion in 2017 with a CAGR of 5.9%
over the next five years (2012-2017) as reported by the recently published “Global Paper Industry 2012-2017: Trends,
Profits and Forecast Analysis”.
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