|
1. Bear with us. The server crash we mentioned last time required us to merge two databases into one. While this will be better in the long run, it is a headache in the short run and may have caused some recipient glitches. If you are getting this for the first time and are not interested, just call, fax or e-mail us and we will take you off the list. If you previously asked to be removed, we apologize, but please tell us again. If we are now sending too many copies, tell us which ones to cancel. We are really sorry for any inconvenience this crash recovery has caused. 2. The Federal Papers. In July we reported that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) was looking to re-route most printing work away from the Government Printing Office (GPO). A recent order has clarified the situation. Now all 130 offices must arrange their own printing beginning September 1. This new restructuring is intended to save taxpayers as much as $50 million a year. However, the Printing Industries of America opposes the OMB's directive, complaining that bidding requests from every agency individually will put smaller printers at a serious disadvantage. The issue has become a highly charged political struggle between the executive and legislative branches, and begs the question of what will happen when these printing jobs get contracted out. Will a handful of large printing concerns eventually gobble up all the available work? 3. And The Post Office Keeps Trying. During its monthly Board of Governors meeting, the Postal Service announced restructured pricing for its letter- and flat-mail tracking service. The new pricing will be based on a subscription service rather than per-use charges, which is intended to help direct mailers and marketing agencies. The Post Office explains that one reason for the recent 3-cent increase per letter is that they must cover 1.7 million new delivery points each year. Interestingly, since reorganizing in 1971, the Postal Service has generated just over a trillion dollars in revenue. Expenses during that period have been within 0.6% of that amount, a fairly efficient model. Western Europeans paid 49 cents per letter for comparable service. 4. A wafer tab does not an index tab make. While some may confuse the two, we routinely do index tabbing, but send wafer tab requests to our local mail house friends. A number of recent requests have prompted us to consider adding wafer tabbing to our suite of services. I'll send you a Starbucks coupon, if you send me whatever market info you have on this service: stuff like pricing, preferences (clear, white, translucent tabs), availability, quality, service, etc. Comments about your need for wafer tabbing would also be great. Thanks! 5. Market Wrap-Up. Total magazine advertising revenue for the month of July increased 8.6% compared to July of last year, according to Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). Ad pages for July were up 0.5 % from last year. CAP Ventures analysts predict an expanding production copying & digital printing market, with the retail value of print in the production copying & digital printing market to grow roughly 9% per year, from $36.6 billion in 2001 to $57.6 billion in 2006.
|
Newsletter
|
|
|
|
Services Letterpress
|
|