Dominic Bernard

4 days ago | printweek.com | Dominic Bernard

Authors were informed of the decision in an email from Boundless CEO Archna Sharma, who took the reins of Unbound shortly before its administration in a doomed attempt to revive the publisher’s fortunes. Newco Boundless, which will operate like a traditional publisher, will be unable to pay historic royalties unless it “survives and thrives”, the email read. “This decision, while incredibly difficult, reflects the reality of the company’s cash position.

1 week ago | printweek.com | Dominic Bernard

Britain is a nation divided over the topic, with 53% preferring chocolate chilled in the fridge, compared to 47% who prefer a room-temperature bar, according to Cadbury research. Printed in five designs with thermochromic technology, the wrappers transform to reveal an ice-blue design overlaid on white blanks. One of the designs is for a brand-new flavour, released specially for the summer: Iced Latte. It combines a coffee cream interior with biscuit pieces, enveloped in Dairy Milk chocolate.

1 week ago | printweek.com | Dominic Bernard

Staff were told on 20 May to stop working, and that their contracts had been terminated, according to the Press Gazette, at which point the paper’s website was shut down. The paper’s final print edition went out on 23 May, also the final day on which its X feed was updated. It is believed to have entered into insolvency proceedings, the Press Gazette reported.

3 weeks ago | printweek.com | Dominic Bernard

In the latest Printweek poll, over a third (35%) of printers said that more than 70% of turnover came from their top five clients. A further 15% of printers reported that their top five clients make up 50-70% of their turnover, meaning half (50%) of printers surveyed had at least half their sales coming from their top five clients. Brendan Perring, general manager of the IPIA, said the numbers aligned with the association’s own experiences of the industry.

3 weeks ago | printweek.com | Dominic Bernard

Delivering real-time insights, predictive analytics and workflow optimisation, the AI, called ‘HP Nio’, will be able to give users detailed information and recommendations – simply by talking to it as if it was a person. Unveiled at HP’s industrial print community event Dscoop Long Beach alongside other AI innovations, HP Nio uses insights from HP’s PrintOS workflow software to help printers maximise their efficiency and find new ways to improve productivity.