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Book Manufacturers’ Institute Launches Monthly Barometer Survey
Posted In: BMI News, Industry,
Date posted Mar 14

Association metrics will show industry capacity and lead times

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Important Update - Manufacturing and Standards Specification for Textbooks (MSST)
Posted In: BMI News, Industry,
Date posted Feb 22

Over the years, the MSST has been the guide for how to produce durable textbooks for our K-12 schools. Many years of work has been done by SIMRA,...

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BMI Launches Cyber Insurance Program
Posted In: BMI News, Industry,
Date posted Jan 7

CYBER CRIME – we don’t want to think it will ever happen to us, but reality is... MANUFACTURERS are the 2nd most targeted industry for...

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Worzalla Honors Chuck Nason, Longtime CEO and Chairman of the Board, With Statue Installation
Posted In: Industry,
Date posted Jul 1

New statue commissioned by the Wisconsin book printer will permanently honor Nason’s four decades of service to the company

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LSC Communications’ Book Division Renamed Lakeside Book Company
Posted In: Industry,
Date posted Jun 7

Largest Book Producer in the United States Gets a New Name to Carry on the Company’s Legacy as the Premier Service Provider to Publishing Customers

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Nationwide Poll Finds K-12 Parents Overwhelmingly View Printed Materials as Essential Part of Stude
Posted In: Industry,
Date posted May 24

As students return to in-person learning, parents believe physical books are the more effective learning tool; cite ‘distractions’ during online...

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BMI Publishes “The Role of Inkjet Printing in Powering Industry 4.0 in Book Publishing"
Posted In: Industry,
Date posted Jan 8

Paper argues improving print productivity and production agility is more important than ever [ORMOND BEACH, FL—January 8, 2020] The Book...

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BMI Publishes State of the Book Industry Report
Posted In: Industry,
Date posted Mar 5

The Book Manufacturers’ Institute (BMI), has produced a first-ever State of the Book Industry Report, based on extensive research, to inform...

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Reversal of International Trade Commission Policy on Paper Tariffs
Posted In: Industry,
Date posted Aug 29

Members of STOPP Coalition Celebrate Unanimous Decision onCanadian Imports of Uncoated Groundwood Paper [ORMOND BEACH, FL—August 29, 2018]...

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2018 Revision to NISO Library Binding Standard
Posted In: Industry,
Date posted May 24

NISO recently released an update to the Library Binding Standard.Read more by clicking on the link below. ANSI/NISO/LBC Z39.78-2000 (R2018) Library...

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Bipartisan Group of 10 Senators Introduces PRINT Act to Protect Publishers & Printers from...
Posted In: Industry,
Date posted May 15

Bill Would Suspend Newsprint Tariffs WhileGovernment Studies Effects on U.S. Industries [ARLINGTON, VA—May 15, 2018] Today, in an effort to...

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Printers & Publishers Unite to Launch Coalition to Stop Baseless Newsprint Tariffs
Posted In: Industry,
Date posted Mar 19

[ARLINGTON, VA—March 19, 2018] Today, members of the printing, publishing and paper-producing industries, which employ more than 600,000...

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