Cliffhanger - Book Manufacturing Advice and Expertise

Inkjet update for those who are watching this development in our industry. After talks (and testing) with all major suppliers of inkjet technologies I have gain some confidence in a few significant opinions:

• Initial capital costs from all inkjet suppliers is insane.
• Inkjet (quality) is ready for SOME markets not all.
• None of the current inkjet appearance comes close to offset quality however text only line-work is reasonable.
• Operating costs for ongoing inkjet are far from developed and those using it are not yet seeing the cost benefits.
• We are 2-4 years away from a high quality, cost competitive inkjet solution.

Clearly in time, inkjet will become a fantastic technology for printing books however for our customers at Thomson-Shore; we will not sacrifice quality in favor of changing for the sake of change. We will continue to watch this technology closely and keep you informed at least from our perspective.