EDITOR'S notebook

Industry consolidation and postal reform are issues that concern Paparozzi, as well. But he is even more troubled by how digitization and the Internet have broken down traditional barriers from a competition standpoint. Geographic boundaries increasingly become irrelevant, both domestically and from low-cost print providers in countries like China. He also cites the new competitors printers now face as they diversify into value-added services such as digital printing, database management, mailing and fulfillment.