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The GREEN Corner |
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Our EnviroTerms and Trends series provide you with Environmental Information that is meaningful to you.
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Check out the latest news in our series.
» Issue 11, Impacts of Electronic Waste |
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The Emerging Role of E-books
Electronic distribution is unquestionably having a growing impact on the industry. We now have solutions ranging from on-demand book printing to pure digital versions and a host of alternatives in between. No matter where you currently stand on digital, these initiatives highlight the need for publishers of all types to consider what mix of print and electronic technologies best serves their customers.
Insights concludes the second part of a two-part series on digitally based publishing solutions. Learn about the emerging role of
e-books, including their pros and cons. » Read More
Learn More Facts About Digitally
Based Print Solutions
To help you better understand how digital workflows, digital print and
e-publishing are impacting the book industry model, Transcontinental published an informative white paper, The Impact of Digitally Based Publishing Solutions. Written from a publisher’s perspective, the two-part white paper covers important topics including:
Part I:
The Impact of Digital Printing
• Digital Workflow Expands
the Possibilities
• Digital Printing Comes of Age
• Market Trends Favoring
Digital Printing Models
• Segments Most and Least
Likely Impacted by Digital Print
• New Print-Based Models
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Part II:
The Impact of Electronic Books
NEW!
• Role and Influence of Electronic Books
• Digital Rights Management (DMR)
• Converting a Book For Digital
Distribution
• How New Models Can Enhance Book
Publishers Profitability
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Evaluating California’s Digital Textbook Initiative
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a digital textbook initiative that, according to the governor’s official fact sheet, intends to make available "free" electronic textbooks for high school math and science classes by fall 2009. There are many implications and unanswered questions about the initiative, but it does signal a movement by the largest state in the U.S.A. to incorporate digital textbooks. Learn more about this and other digital textbook initiatives. » Read more
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