Commercial Printing--The Economics of Printing's Evolution

Not everyone is convinced that e-commerce is ready to assert itself as a major player in the industry. Carl Norton, chairman and CEO of Houston-based Nationwide Graphics, doesn't see an impact in the high end of the print spectrum.

"So far, I haven't seen a lot of applicability for upper-end, high-quality printers," Norton says. "Not many people want to sign off on a proof or do a press check by computer. They may want to know where a job is in the queue, which we can already do now."