The Digital Book & ManualPrinting Opportunity

Market Analysis & Forecast

A comprehensive new INTERQUEST study based on an in-depth survey of leading U.S. and European book

and manual printers and publishers

Table of ContentsIntroduction Executive OverviewPART 1 Market Analysis§ Book market trends

o Overall trendso Segment trends & forecast

§ Manual trends§ On-demand book & manual printing market o Business model o Key trends & recent developments o Market size & forecast o Applications & opportunities o Drivers and issues § Top Challenges § Equipment § Workflow § Substrates § Self-publishing & the Internet § Color § Personalization § Distribute-and-print § E-books § Digital rights management (DRM) o Leading players o U.S versus Europe o New solutions/technology developments § Printing systems § Pre- & post-processing and finishing § Software and workflow o Paper handling & finishing (key trends, issues & players) o Analysis of key printing systems vendors § Canon § Delphax § HP Indigo § IBM § Kodak Versamark § Konica Minolta § Müller Martini § NexPress Solutions § Nipson § Océ § Ricoh § Xerox

PART 2 Survey ResultsMethodology

Company profiles§ Primary business§ Employees

Company profiles, continued§ Years in business§ Annual revenue § On-demand digital book & manual printing§ On-demand services offered

Equipment § Conventional printing equipment§ Digital printing equipment o Monochrome vs. color o Cut-sheet vs. continuous-feed o Vendor share of installed base § Equipment purchase plans § Integration of conventional & digital operations

Applications§ Digitally produced books & manuals § Document format§ Annual print volume § Digital vs. conventional print volume§ Color vs. black and white § Page length§ Run length§ Text, line arts and grayscale content§ Personalization (use & projected growth,

types of, etc.)§ Vertical markets§ Customer buying digital output

Market issues§ Drivers § Satisfaction with business growth § Barriers§ Self-publishing§ Bindings § Bindery issues§ In-line vs. off-line binding§ Substrate issues

Other aspects § Automation§ Production costs§ Profitability§ Other issues§ Improvements requested (from) o Printing systems vendors o Pre- and post-processing & finishing vendors o Consumable vendors

Conclusions

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Study MethodologyThis study is based on the results of an in-depth survey that was conducted in the first half of 2005 in the U.S. and in Europe. The breakdown of the in-depth telephone interviews is as follows:§ 35 Book/manual printers§ 15 Publishers§ 15 Equipment vendors The study also incorporates findings from other research and work related to print-on-demand recently conducted by INTERQUEST.

Who Should Buy§ Manufacturers, OEMs, Resellers

o Conventional and digital printing systemso Pre- and post-processing/finishing equipmento Connectivity and software solutionso Paper, ink, toner and other consumables

§ Print-for-Pay Operationso Book manufacturers/printers o Commercial printerso Digital printerso Service bureauso Outsourcing organizations

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The Digital Book & Manual Printing OpportunityMarket Analysis & Forecast Contains over 200 pages of text, with tables and charts. (Published October 2005)

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§ Corporate userso Publishing departments o In-plant print shopso Centralized reprographic departments

§ Publisherso Book publisherso University presseso Multi-media publishers o Non-profit/education organizations o Government agencies

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INTERQUEST is a market and technology research and consulting firm specializing in digital printing and publishing. For more than 14 years INTERQUEST has published multi-client studies related to digital printing, and has developed a series of multi-media programs on related topics in association with Xplor International. INTERQUEST has more than 2,000 clients worldwide. For additional information, please call (434) 979.9945, or contact us via fax (434) 979.9959 or electronic mail (iquest@inter-quest.com).

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