The Death of Books Has Been Greatly Exaggerated!

It wasn't very long ago that the pundits were declaiming the death of the printed book. Yes, it wouldn't be long before the printed book was replaced by the soft glow of millions of e-book readers—illuminating bedroom walls as we read our e-book before hitting the sack. How wrong they were...

E-book sales have leveled out, (and even declined), while printed books have proved that they're not going anywhere soon. The e-book platform has proved itself to be wanting for reading longer tomes, and for reading titles with lots of illustrations such as travel, or cookbooks. At the same time, production inkjet continues to make significant inroads with book printers. This means that along with the very short runs—that are inkjet's "sweet spot"—these presses will increasingly be used for longer-run work.