Books

BIC, the book industry supply chain organisation, has set up a new suite of book production training courses that will commence next year.

The Timsons T-Print from MPG’s King’s Lynn site has been sold to a large American book printer.

The chief executive of the world's largest trade book publisher has stressed the ongoing importance of print whilst taking part in a panel discussion at the Frankfurt Book Fair last week (9-13...

A production error at St Ives Clays resulted in yesterday's most-read story on the BBC website.

Tecnograf has launched a compact PUR perfect binding machine targeted at small job runs from digital printers that promises to reduce waste of costly PUR glue.

Muller Martini has replaced its entry-level gathering machine, the 1571, with the new 3692, which features increased automation and higher running speed when processing large width signatures.

Hurtwood Press has officially launched its Artisan Books service, combining digital printing with craft bookmaking techniques.

St Ives Clays will up its digital printing capacity to 20m books a year with the installation of a fifth production line.

Bell & Bain's Fujifilm Jet Press 540W - the first in the world - has arrived on-site.

A campaign described as 'the biggest ever campaign for bookshops' has been launched to celebrate and encourage engagement with bookshops and books.

The shortfall to creditors resulting from the collapse of MPG Printgroup is likely to exceed 10m, according to the administrator's report.

CPI is making a major investment in its digital book production facilities that includes some of the kit from failed group MPG.