McIlroy--Publisher's Newsletter Pays Tribute to Printer

But wait. "Interestingly," he continues, "it was bought by another printer." Well, I guess the industry is not yet 100 percent digital! At Friesens, David writes, "We do still receive some camera-ready material, but it is now scanned and turned into digital data."

Honest, Informal Update
In the "Electronic Prepress Update" section, David points out that "in the press area, we can buy a new piece of equipment and expect it to perform well for 10 years. In electronic prepress, after 24 or 36 months, whatever we have is outdated."