Printers Confirm: Capacity for Trade Titles Tight - Publishers Weekly

Today, when Panzer was cleaning out the glove box in the Panzermobile, he discovered something wadded up in there. Flattening it out, our fastidious kitty boy discovered it was a post from the Publishers Weekly site about the book printing industry.

Hey! That virus thingy is still going on!

The post by Jim Milliot says printers are expecting a large influx of publishers' book printing orders this Fall. According to the Book Manufacturers Institute, many publishers put off their Spring book publishing because of the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, the Spring titles have been moved to the publishers' Fall publishing list. Book printers do believe they will be able to handle the influx, because they are fully staffed. It will, however, be a tight printing schedule.

Panzer says, "This little kitty wonders if publishers plan to try to sell the books on Amazon or if bricks and mortar bookstores will be able to have enough shoppers to sell them in their stores."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Book printers

Quad Closes Book Printing Operations - Publishers Weekly

Today, when Panzer was washing the outside of the Panzermobile he found a post wadded up behind the front bumper. Flattening it out, our fastidious kitty boy discovered it was a post from the Publishers Weekly site about book printer Quad.

Why no notice?

According to the post by Jim Milliot, without any notice to book publishers Quad closed it's book printing operation. Publishers now need to find new printers who can add the publishers' books to their printing schedules. Quad isn't replying to requests for clarification on the reason for closing their printing operations or if the company plans to reopen at a later date.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... The company closed their printing operations without telling anybody. That's not a good business practice."

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to book printers

U.S. Newspaper, Book Printers Buying Canadian Uncoated Groundwood Are Up In Arms - Printing Impressions

Panzer hardly had time to park the Panzermobile, before he heard crying and ranting coming from the Catosphere. Jumping back into the ship, our speedy kitty followed all the noise to the Printing Impressions site. With no digging at all he found a post about the proposed addition of a countervailing duty (CVD) to Canadian uncoated groundwood paper was causing all the hubbub.

The post by Mark Michelson says U.S. newspaper and book printers are upset over a recent decision from the U.S. Department of Commerce. After North Pacific Paper (a U.S. paper company) filed a complaint about the Canadian government subsidizing certain portions their wood industry, the Department of Commerce opened an investigation. After the investigation the Dept. of Commerce determined Canadian uncoated groundwood paper was subsidized. This means Canadian uncoated groundwood paper will now have a countervailing duty (a fee) imposed. This type of paper is what is used for newspapers and books. U.S. newspapers and book printers will take a hit to their bottom line with the increase in their Canadian paper costs. Readers may not be willing to pay more for newspapers and books and this may cause some businesses to close down.

Maybe I can go home now.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty thinks this new CVD speeds up the transfer from paper books and newspapers to ebooks and digital news."

Note: This is a h-u-m-o-n-g-o-u-s post. Bring two thermoses of tea and a dozen muffins, six ginger snap cookies (biscuits) and a cinnamon roll for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to U.S. newspaper and book printers