Archive for November, 2006
Pictorial Offset to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Pictorial Offset Corporation, Carlstadt, NJ, has begun planting a forest of over 5,000 native oak and pine trees to reduce its carbon-emission footprint on the planet to zero.
The company reports it is the first printing company in the world to become carbon neutral and to counter-balance its generation of CO2 emissions—tied to global warming—through the Conservation Fund’s Go Zero Program. The fund proposes to ‘zero-out’ the specific CO2 emissions of Pictorial Offset by planting the trees in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will verify that the trees have been planted and will manage the lands to ensure that the trees will live 100 years and absorb 6,319 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
The newly created forestlands will not only combat climate change, but will also provide an important habitat for Atlantic Brant, Bald Eagle, the American Black Duck and a wide variety of water birds and other wildlife. www.pictorialoffset.com, www.conservationfund.org
Large Size and Low Cost Photobooks — Only at Lulu.com
Not sure which photo to add? Add them all. At fifteen cents a page, and a 500 page limit, create a monster photobook for less money than competitors -— Just Click, Pick and Get it Quick (and cheap) with Lulu’s Online Software.
Lulu.com (www.lulu.com), the world’s fastest growing marketplace for digital content and a leader in print-on-demand, reinvents the Photobook with tools that deliver professional photobooks faster and cheaper than anyone else. Plus Lulu’s web-based Photobook tools ensure that users can protect their content from being downloaded offline for manipulation.
Fast
- Publishing is done entirely online -— no need to download extra software to your home computer.
- Adding text captions can be done at the click of a button.
- Once a photobook is completed, it can be published and shipped in less than a week.
Easy
- urbo uploader simplifies photo additions.
- uto fill feature provides a variety of layouts for uploaded pictures.
- Personalization is automatic with a variety of colors, images and themes to choose from. Insert link to photo of product feature.
Free
- Creating a photobook on lulu.com is free.
- Photobooks begin at $0.15 per page. Most online photo-books are $25-50; Lulu’s will be $15 to $25: i.e. barely half the price.
- Lulu photobooks can be up to 500 pages long.
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“Lulu is uniquely positioned to provide users a single source for personalized publishing and content across genres, including Photobooks, music CDs and fiction,” said Bob Young, CEO, Lulu. “What’s more is that Lulu’s tools and marketplace are entirely web-based. This ensures our users that their content can’t be downloaded for manipulation regardless of whether they’re building a photobook or a children’s story. All content stays online.”
Canon USA Announces New Program For Print Services
Canon USA, Inc. announced the launch of a new program to help print service providers and marketing service organizations automate their workflows and expand their business offerings. The imagePRESS program for workflow solutions is a collection of Canon branded and third-party hardware and software solutions that focus on key workflows and production printing environments to maximize efficiencies, and help printers build and grow a profitable digital print business. The program seeks to Deliver hardware and software solutions that span the entire process from job creation through its final delivery, enabling production environments to build efficiencies and deliver value-added solutions. Read more