Publishing

BPIF extends British Book Awards entry deadline
The BPIF has extended the deadline for entries for the 2024 British Book Design & Production Awards.

Killer app: Dust, sweat and fields: Glastonbury Free Press puts on a show
Most newspaper printers work out of the spotlight. They might have the world’s biggest celebrities on their covers, but they avoid attention.

Suzano starts up world’s largest pulp production line
Market pulp producer Suzano has successfully started up the operation of its new mill, which it claimed is the largest single pulp production line in the world.

Gutenberg – Imposition and AI
Johannes Gutenberg, may be best known for inventing the movable type printing press, but he also played a crucial role in layout planning.

Warners prints special edition Taylor Swift bookazine
Publishing house Hearst has released a special edition Taylor Swift bookazine, printed by specialist short- and medium-run magazine printer Warners Midlands.

Media boss barred
A director of a publishing and marketing business has been barred after the firm traded to the detriment of HMRC.

Charlesworth Press in administration
Administrators have been appointed at H Charlesworth & Co – which trades as Charlesworth Press – just eight weeks after the business merged with TJ Books.

National World lauds 'expert integration' of acquisitions
National World is on the lookout for more buys, and has reported increased profits at the half-year stage.

Reach 'expertly managing print performance'
Reach has cut operating costs by 9% including an £11m reduction in its newsprint bill, and with headcount down 14% as part of the restructuring announced at the end of last year.

Murdoch sees endgame approaching for printed newspapers
Nonagenarian media mogul Rupert Murdoch has predicted that printed newspapers likely have 15 years left, “with a lot of luck”.