BISG WEBCAST:
Understanding Profitable New Business Dynamics For Publishers
(Thanks to Digital Printing, and Beyond...)
Wednesday, March 30, 20111:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Download the PowerPoint slides (SlideShare) Download the FREE video recording (available until 03/30/12)Webcast program description:
Over the past decade, even the deeply-ingrained publisher/printer relationships have been transformed by digital technologies. The changes go well beyond the obvious issue of e-books. The evolution of printing technology, such as digital, ink-jet, and now printing 'robots' in stores and libraries, opens up significant new opportunities for publishers. These include:-- new business models,
-- streamlined workflow,
-- high-quality print-on-demand solutions, and
-- efficiencies across manufacture, distribution and retail.
Digital printing technologies and their increasing levels of automation allow publishers to meet consumer needs, drive down supply chain costs, and respond more quickly to market shifts than ever before.
In this 60-minute BISG webcast, Joe Upton (Malloy) and Kent Larson (Bridgeport National Bindery) discuss exciting new dimensions in the oldest relationship in the world of books: publisher and printer.
The session is hosted by Jim Lichtenberg, President of Lightspeed, LLC.
Of relevance to: editorial, manufacturing, distribution, and marketing
SPEAKER BIOS
Kent LarsonVice President, Print-On-Demand
Bridgeport National Bindery (BNB)
Kent serves as VP of the Print-on-Demand (POD) division and spends his time promoting the possibilities of one-off production to publishers and internet companies of all sizes…even individuals. He has been with BNB for over twenty years and has watched the one-at-a-time world of Library Binding become a tangible solution for publishing generally, a solution where books can be purchased and then made...as opposed to made and then purchased.
Joe UptonPrincipal/Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Malloy Incorporated
Malloy is a mid-size, family owned book printer in Ann Arbor. Joe has worked on the sales side of the business for over 25 years, where he has helped Malloy become one of the preeminent service organizations in the book industry. Joe will share his perspective how traditional offset printers like Malloy are retooling their capabilities to meet the changing needs of book publishers.
MODERATOR BIO
Jim LichtenbergPresident
Lightspeed, LLC
Starting in the early 1990s, as vice president at the Association of American Publishers, Jim Lichtenberg has been consulting and writing about the evolution of the Internet, information technology, and digital tools.
President of Lightspeed, LLC, a management consulting practice in New York City, Jim provides strategic counsel to clients in general business and book publishing including: The Conference Board, The Book Manufacturers Institute, Dell, Lightning Source, Houghton Mifflin, the American Library Association and the National Information Standards Organization.
As board member of the Book Industry Study Group, he is leading an industry effort to assess the potential of RFID technology in the publishing value chain.
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