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The triumphalism of the digerati and their unblinking zeal for all things
digital – especially if emanating from Cupertino, California – can be
wearing. So, I'm sure
PrintIT
wasn't alone in celebrating the news that
both Foyles and Waterstones enjoyed significant increases in book sales
last December, just as the growth in e-book sales appears to be stalling.
Indeed, according to a report in
The Times
, James Daunt, chief executive
of Waterstones, believes the market share of e-books has probably
now peaked at around 30%. This was bound to happen at some point,
just because of what books are, or rather, what they are not. A recent
survey of 2,000 smartphone owners by Tecmark found that the average
smartphone user checks their device 221 times a day – yes, 221 times a
day. The more we rely on tablets and smartphones in our daily lives, the
greater the attraction of 'switching off' with a good (printed) book.
Obviously, the printed page is much less attractive in a business context
– especially for firms based in London's West End, still the world's most
expensive office location according to the latest ‘Global Prime Occupancy
Costs’ survey from CBRE Research. This shows that prime occupancy
costs in the West End now stand at $274 per square foot, per year – way
ahead of most other Top Five locations, including Hong Kong, Central
($251 per sq. ft); Beijing, Finance Street ($198 per sq. ft); Beijing,
Central Business District ($189 per sq. ft); and Moscow ($165 per
sq. ft). Businesses with banks of filing cabinets full of printed paper
should start scanning immediately or consider a move to Durban,
South Africa where occupancy costs are just $15.29 per square foot.
While better use of scanning and display technologies will almost
always lead to a significant reduction in printed output and paper storage
in commercial organisations, their impact in education is less clear-cut.
As the experts interviewed for our education special make clear, new
software-based teaching tools often promote printing, especially colour
printing. This obviously has a cost, but it should be welcomed as paper
has been shown to help students understand and retain information
better – something that print and paper vendors ought to do much
more to publicise, especially in this age of the connected classroom.
By implementing print controls to eliminate wasteful or unnecessary
printing and by adopting electronic workflows for school administration,
education providers can ensure that their expenditure on print is directed
to where the benefits are greatest.
Following PrintIT's suggestion in the last issue that encounters at
centralised MFPs are something to be welcomed rather than frowned
upon, it was interesting to see that Konica Minolta has created a
wide staircase in its new R&D offices (see page 13) to encourage
serendipitous encounters between colleagues. After the long Christmas
break, all those stairs are also a great way to get fit for 2015.
James Goulding,
Editor
04
What’s New
New printer products
and initiatives
07
Bulletin
Developments in printing
and document management
14
Cover Story
How Samsung is shaping the classroom
of the future
17
Classroom Technology
Martin McKay identifies seven
global trends in classroom technology
27
Vox Pop
Leading print vendors
offer their views on the
changing role of print in
education
29
Procurement
Five common mistakes
and how to avoid them
30
Mobile Printing
Steven Hastings highlights
the growing need for
printing on the go
32
Document Workflow
The benefits of digitisation
33
Print Business
OKI celebrates 30 years
in Europe
34
Print Management
How Olivetti
is simplifying
multi-vendor fleet
management
WINTER 2015
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