Final Chapter for Courier Gets Written—Mark Michelson

Either way, the battle that ensued between Quad and RRD to acquire Courier does illustrate the seminal shift emerging within today’s book publishing and manufacturing supply chain. High-speed digital inkjet printing capabilities are altering the landscape by enabling ease of customization; on-demand, short-run output of current and backlist titles; and game-changing production and warehousing cost savings via zero inventory models. Quad/Graphics will also still forge ahead with plans to install 20 high-speed HP color inkjet presses during the next three years (five in 2015 alone) for book manufacturing.