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The article discusses improving the paper ordering and warehouse operations of printing companies. Topics explored include the paper needs of most newspaper publishers and commercial print businesses, the proper management of inventory to meet needs of clients, and the statement issued by regional operations director Ron Smith of "News Herald" daily newspaper regarding significant printing technologies.

The article reflects on impact of newsprint tariffs on workers in the U.S. the publishing and paper industries. It mentions that newsprint tariffs are driven by a strategy of North Pacific Paper Co. to manipulate U.S. trade policy. It presents views of Joel Quadracci, chairman of Quad Graphics, on the same.

Focuses on the production of pulp and paper to supply the demands from the book publishing industry in North America. Percentage growth in production; Diversification of paper grades; Impact of price increases; Processes in paper production including recycling; Chlorine-free production; Use of the blade-metering size press for economic and efficient paper production.

Reports on the concerns of book publishers over the rising cost of paper in the United States. Effects to book prices; Percentage gains in 1994; Average cost of paper; Trends in the pricing of paperback books; Simon & Schuster Consumer Group's efforts to manage book-making costs; HarperCollins' use of lighter paper grades in book-making. INSETS: Business cycle swings to paper companies' side, by J.M.;Kenaf: A paper alternative to ponder, by Lisa See..

For a co-author, it's hard to tell a senior author, 'You shouldn't be an author of this manuscript, you haven't done enough.'" When the paper was published, fewer than half of the dozen listed authors met the ICMJE guidelines for authorship. It's a practice that makes some scientists cringe: The lead author of a paper pays homage to a department chair, or a colleague who helped secure a grant, by listing them among the manuscript's authors--even though the person made no intellectual contribution to the paper. The researchers used a computer program to comb through the statements--which are assembled using a standard approach called Contributor Roles Taxonomy, or CRediT--and see whether each author satisfied two commonly referenced sets of authorship standards. [Extracted from the article]

Reports on the campaign for publishers to use alkaline papers to preserve books. Deterioration of published materials using woodpulp; Preservation of the priceless publications.

The article focuses on the state of print-manufacturing business in Hong Kong, China amid worldwide decrease in unit sales of print books as of July 24, 2023. Topics include disruptions in supply chains due to high paper prices, shifting business patterns of the print manufacturing with low investment expenditures, and downsizing of printing facilities due to rising labor costs.

The article discusses the impact of rising costs and supply shortages of paper on publishers in the U.S. Topics covered include increase in price of paper per ton, according to a report by printer Quad Graphics, factors contributing to the reduction in paper supply such as shutdown of some Canadian paper mills and reduced imports from China, factors driving up paper prices, and the need for U.S. publishers to look for alternative sources of paper.

The article discusses legal action taken by publishers against ResearchGate to limit unlicensed paper sharing on networking site. Topics discussed include lawsuit against ResearchGate for copyright infringement by American Chemical Society (ACS) and Elsevier; funding of the firm from venture capital investment and adds Magistrate Judge John F. Anderson agreed with ACS for Sci-Hub's violation of the ACS's copyright and trademark protections.

Reveals that decline of the price of paper in the United States. Decline of paper consumption by publishing companies; Move of paper companies to reduce their production; Impact of the decline in advertising expenditures to the paper and publishing industries.

The article discusses the challenges facing the newspaper and publishing sector in the U.S. It explores the shared sacrifice concept observed by the industry under which the paper, printing and publishing sectors seek to be lean and stealthy while working with one another to manage paper costs. Factors of concern to paper manufacturers are given such as rising energy costs and the scarcity of old newspapers (ONP). Empathy is cited as a strategy for publishers and newsprint suppliers to take.

The article focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chains of children's publishers. Topics discussed include role of the paper mills in the publishing industry; views of Jackie Engel, deputy publisher of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on physical sales materials; and decline in online sales in 2022.

The article offers information about Papr, a mobile app created by Jeff Leek, Lucy D'Agostino McGowan, and Nick Strayer of the Johns Hopkins Data Science Lab, with the objective to provide a method by which scientists could conveniently and quickly rate a preprint of a scientific paper.

The article reports that magazine publishers in the U.S. are up in arms after two major paper producers said they are planning price hikes. Publishers fear another price hikes like the ones they experience in 1994 and 1995 when list prices rose some 40 to 50 percent. Increases in paper prices can quickly wipe out gains in advertising and circulation revenue.

Discusses the changes that have swept the publishing business in Budapest and Warsaw. New freedoms cause turmoil; Paper and distribution woes; Hazardous publishing conditions; Free market challenges. INSET: Poland's underground publishing surfaces, seeks international....

The article discusses ebook as an effective tool in publishing which combines content marketing tools with the comprehensive presentation of white paper. Topics discussed include how marketers can follow up with potential customers, five basic guidelines for a novel and sophisticated ebook, and distribution as an element in making ebook effective. Also discussed is ebook as a launching vehicle for a multitude of marketing content.

The article reports that prices of newsprints in the U.S. are at their lowest level in 2013 compared with historical price trends. Publishing industry analyst Thad McIlroy states that, in the past, wholesale price of newsprint has a marked effect on newspaper publishers' profits. He observes that in the past few years leading to 2013, demand for newsprint has declined or remained the same as more publishing businesses close operations due to the competition posed by online publications.

Sara B. Franklin, a doctoral student at NYU's food studies program, recounts her friendship and collaboration with Judith Jones, a legendary editor at Knopf. Franklin conducted interviews with Jones over six months, resulting in an oral history project supported by the Julia Child Foundation. Inspired by their conversations and friendship, Franklin wrote a biography titled "The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America." The book draws on Jones's personal papers, interviews with publishing icons, and Franklin's oral history. Franklin highlights Jones's significant contributions to both the literary and culinary landscapes of postwar America. [Extracted from the article]

Reports on the effect of paper supply shortage on the book publishing business in Asia. Dependence from exports by most countries; Impact of fall of the United States dollar; Price increases planned by paper suppliers.

The article highlights the resolution issued by the Academic Interest Group of the Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) on the cost of serial subscriptions, reflecting a concern for the continuing rise in subscription costs. The resolution states that the costs of maintaining serial subscriptions are spiraling and that library budgets are shrinking. It continues therefore let it be resolved that PNLA strongly urges libraries to oppose this trend by every means possible including the termination of subscriptions and be it further resolved that PNLA disseminates this position to the appropriate professional and trade organizations. The association also issued a resolution urging publishers to use permanent paper for publications of enduring value and to so indicate its use on the verso of the title page, on the masthead of a periodical and in bibliographic references.

The article informs that Choice, a publishing unit of Association of College and Research Libraries, will publish the fourth in a series of white papers on library marketing.

The article reports on the increase in paper prices in the U.S. in January 2006. Paper prices rose an average of about 5% in January, and another 5% increase is set for April. While paper demand has risen slightly, the most important reason for the ability of paper companies to increase prices has to do with a sharp drop in supply. Several printers expressed concern that if paper and production costs in general became too high, smaller publishers will decide not to publish marginal books.

Reports that the International Publishers Association, the International Federation of Newspaper Publishers and the International Federation of the Periodical Press urged governments and financial and industrial institutions to encourage extensive investment in paper production. Factors seen as increasing the future demands on paper.

The article presents a list of fiction and nonfiction books to be published in 2014 including "Paper Lantern: Love Stories," by Stuart Dybek, "The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle over a Forbidden Book," by Peter Finn and Petra Couvée, and "The Girl Who Was Saturday Night" by Heather O'Neill.

Discloses that the notion that small daily and weekly newspapers in the United States are resistant to new ideas and change was dispelled at the 1998 California Newspaper Publishers Association annual convention. Revenues generated by the small newspapers; Tips for first-time phone directory publishers on how to be competitive; Strategies used by newspapers to attract advertisers.

Reports on newspaper war between the lesbian and gay biweekly `LGNY' and News Communications Inc.'s `New York Blade News.' Background information about LNGY and New York Blade News; Accusations made by LGNY to Blade; Impact of the competition between the two newspapers.

Reports on the publishing industry's enthusiasm for the use of recycled paper. Publishers' fear of process complications; End-user demand for recycled fiber content for hardbound books; Study by Jaakko Poyry Consulting showing that use of recycled paper in book publishing is not popular; Optimism in use of acid-free, permanent paper.

The article discusses the publication and distribution of the 5 generation (5G) executive version white paper from Frankfurt, Germany-based mobile telecommunications association Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance.

The article reports on an increase in the online sales of independent publishers and how presses played to their strengths and found growth in 2021 during COVID-19 pandemic. It mentions views of Tom Helleberg, publisher at Seattle-based Mountaineers Books, on the overseas freight delays and printers declining jobs due to the paper shortage.

The article reports on a visit of several printing/book manufacturing facilities in southern Guangdong Province, China. It outlines the features of the eco-friendly operation of C&C Offset. The visit has revealed that the cleanest and best laid-out production floor among the facilities belong to CTPS. Also described is the sophisticated systems being used at Leo Paper.

Focuses on the commitment of publishers to use more recycled paper to publish books and decrease the use of paper produced from old-growth forests as of March 2003. Publishers involved in the initiative; Paper used by the book publishing industry each year.

A personal narrative is presented which explores a nursing and midwifery revalidation lead nurse's experience of how a framework developed at her trust supports nurses to develop clinical academic careers.

The article focuses on the threat posed by inferior paper quality to the future of the printed book. According to Melissa Klug of Glatfelter, the declining quality of print versions of books could be neglected due to the publishing world's attention to e-books. Particular focus is given to Permanence Matters, an awareness effort that intends to reverse this trend. It notes that the effect of previous paper crises has been witnessed by librarians.

The article reports on the plans made by the Public-Private Fire Safety Council in the U.S. to publish a series of papers including a white paper which outlines major strategies for reducing the annual death toll from home fires. The paper provides an overview of the elements of a smoke-alarm strategy to reduce fire deaths.

The article focuses on the increasing price of newsprint in the United States. Skyrocketing newsprint prices have been blamed for everything from a hiring freeze at the newspaper "The Dallas Morning News," to a price hike for the Sunday edition of the newspaper "The New York Times." With no easing on the newsprint front, where costs are up by about 35 percent to 40 percent over a year ago, this year's price jumps ultimately may give newspaper publishers another strong shove toward the electronic media.