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TABLE OF SEPTEMBER 2013 Contents COVER STORY 34 PRINT 13 Showstoppers Preview the hottest technology at PRINT 13. Compiled by Karen Hall F E AT U R E S COVER PHOTO @ LIQUIDLIBRARY/THINKSTOCK 14 Inkjet Insights: To Go Big, Think Small (Format) Small-format inkjet offers new levels of versatility to set your company apart. By Bob Hall 18 Digital Substrates Spur Creativity New choices and improved performance make digital substrates shine (or not). By Jeffrey Steele 22 Company Profile: First Impressions Count Michigan-based First Impression Print & Marketing branches out to find success. By Howard Riell 14 24 Prepress Trends: Personalized, Mobile, and Connected Prepress departments evolve to master the latest in communication technology. By John Giles 26 Book Manufacturing Combats Market Forces On-demand and short-run printing continue to gain track in book manufacturing. By Joanne Whitcher 30 Chinese Inks Add New Dimension to Security Printing 26 China joins the fray to combat counterfeiting with high-level security inks. By Dr. Glenn Wood COLUMNS 58 JOHNSON'S WORLD 45 WINNING STRATEGIES By Steve Johnson By Mitch Evans 42 CASE STUDY By Tom Crouser DEPARTMENTS 46 MONEY TALK By Stuart Margolis 43 EXECUTIVE SUITE By Dr. David Claerbaut 47 ASSOCIATION INSIGHTS By Meg Flynn 44 HUMAN RESOURCES By Debra Thompson 30 48 SALES CLINIC By Dave Fellman 6 8 51 51 57 Editorial Printing News Ad Index Classifieds Supplier Directory Quick Printing (ISSN 0191-4588) (USPS:500-850) Volume 36, Number 12, is published monthly by Cygnus Business Media Inc., 1233 Janesville Ave., P.O. Box 803, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538. Periodicals postage paid at Fort Atkinson, WI 53538, and additional mailing offices. Printed in USA. Throughout this issue, trademarked names are used. Rather than put a trademark symbol in every occurrence of a trademarked name, we are using the names only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement. Entire contents copyright 2013, Cygnus Business Media Inc. All rights reserved. Diverse views of readers are welcomed. Publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts. Subscriptions: one-year: $45; two-year: $90 to U.S. and possessions; Canada/Mexico: one-year: $65; two-year: $130. Other countries, one year: $95. Single copy: $10; quantity available. Quick Printing is a controlled publication distributed to qualified members of the graphics communication industry. When changing your mailing address, please give six weeks' notice, providing both old label as well as new information. Subscribers who do not wish to appear on rented mailing lists should contact us directly. Postmaster: Send address changes to: Quick Printing, P.O. Box 3257, Northbrook, IL 60065-3257. Canada Post PM40612608. Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: Quick Printing, P. O. Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2. 4 QUICK PRINTING / September 2013 w w w. M y P R I N T R e s o u r c e . c o m