printing

The commercial printing industry is ripe for M&A. First of all, the market is highly fragmented, with 30,000 printers in the United States. About 400 companies control less than 30% of the market. Next, the printing industry has been undergoing significant change, as print media has declined...

I was at the local -- the town will remain nameless to prevent mysterious overdue fines from appearing on my account -- library recently trying to print something and I was shocked at the cost: 20 cents per page.I was mildly annoyed, but paid the fee. But in a larger sense, I believe that the...

Wow! I know businesses everywhere are feeling the need bring in more cash but charging paying customers just to open their files is a bit on the ridiculous side. Joel Watson, creator of Hijinks Ensue a "Geek Webcomic", went to his local FedEx Kinkos to print copies of a several comic strips and was...

A few days ago, I wrote about a contest to help rebuild your credit. I've just heard about another contest, which not surprisingly also has to do with our sinking, sagging economy.I have a feeling that business owners are going to love this idea -- and that's who the contest is aimed at,...

If you are looking to cut a chunk out of your technology expenses than the quickest way to save money and be environmentally friendly is to carefully monitor what you are printing. Lifehacker has a great roundup of ways to cut down on how much you print. Before you scoff this off as yet another...

The daily deal for March 21, 2008 is bargains up to 100% off at Vistaprint.com. It sounds to good to be true but I have used this online printer for a couple years and the deals are amazing. The current crop of bargains includes 10 free magnets, invitations or note cards, 250 free business cards...