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APN: ad market is recovering
APN has declared that the "advertising recovery is well and truly underway", as it posted a 4.2% rise in sales and an 11% rise in net ...
Next Oxford English Dictionary may be online-only
Publishers of the iconic Oxford English Dictionary said it is unlikely the third edition of the reference guide will make it into ...
Newspapers to be "irrelevant" by 2022: futurist
'Futurist' Ross Dawson used this year's PANPA Future Forum to declare that "newspapers as we know them will be irrelevant by 2022".
PANPA to feature VDP newspaper
This month's PANPA Future Forum will feature an 'Australian first' individualised newspaper, which organisers described as the "newspaper...
Catalogue letterbox figures rise in 2009/10
The Australian Catalogue Association has announced a rise in distribution figures over the last financial year, as a Sinnott Bros-produce...
Mitchell Group to be acquired by Aegis Group
Australia's biggest media buyer, the Mitchell Communication Group, looks set to be acquired by UK-based Aegis Group in a $363m deal.
PMP acquires marketing communications tool AdCast
PMP has continued its push into marketing communications with the acquisition of campaign management software AdCast from STW Group.
E-book sales outstripping hardcovers: Amazon
Online sales of e-books have nearly doubled those of their printed counterparts on Amazon.com, but that could be good news for authors.
Fairfax veteran steps down
Fairfax Media director John B Fairfax, who has worked at the media company for more than half a century, will step down from the board ...
ProPrint poll: early adopters
With an array of new technology hitting our shores after Ipex and Fespa, this week we ask: Is it good to be an early adopter of technology?
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Keeping craftsmanship alive
Print for print’s sake – now there’s a novel concept. In a necessarily commercial world, it’s an eye-opener to delve into places where ...
Don’t be mistaken – there’s a war going on
The launch of the Apple iPad is another shot across the bow in new media’s attack on print’s heartland, says Daniel Fitzgerald.
Technology is here for a revolution in books
Slowly but surely, on-demand and electronic books are gaining traction with publishers and the public.
Extra, extra: bespoke newspapers are here
The personalised approach signifies a massive shift in publishing. Is it just a novelty or will it catch on?
Counting the cost of copyright
The book industry may have claimed victory over Parallel Import Restrictions, but beyond the win and the political wrangling that ...
Print: the first portable media
Kudos to our print bretheren over in Blighty, who came up with this clever little viral video campaign to promote prominent tabloid ...
The life of books
Trade and mass-market books will continue to be printed at the current pace, but in a different way.
Why no one notices print
Print has some growing to do if it’s going to take on new media. The problem is that it’s already all grown up.
Newspapers face dire future
The US newspaper industry is facing unprecedented challenges with declining ad revenue and the rise of digital technology, but there is ...
Cue death throes, here comes the iPrint
While we concern ourselves with the ongoing profitability of print, perhaps we should be more concerned with its ongoing existence, ...
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