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XMPie Acquisition By Xerox Completed
Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has completed the previously announced acquisition of XMPie for $54 million, a move that further strengthens the growing trend of personalized communications and cross-media marketing campaigns involving digital printing, e-mail and customized Web sites.
“Personalization is one of the ‘killer apps’ for digital printing,” said Jacob Aizikowitz, president, XMPie. ”More and more customers recognize that integrating variable data services with digital printing results in a higher return on investment than traditional marketing programs. That’s why the combination of XMPie and Xerox is such a perfect fit – for our businesses and for our customers.
As a standalone software unit within Xerox, XMPie helps graphic designers, marketing companies and print providers develop creative, customized marketing programs that significantly increase standard response rates and open up new ways for marketing professionals to communicate with their customers. Read more
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.
- Insert link to photo of product or feature.
“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