The PIA/GATF Digital Printing Council Announces

The PIA/= GATF Digital Printing Council Announces

Inkje= t!

by Frank Romano

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Groundbr= eaking, comprehensive book from PIA/GATF Press is definitive industry resource=

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July 14, 2008= - Pittsburgh, PA - Described by the author, industry pundit Frank Romano, as = "the overnight sensation that took almost forty years," inkjet printing is = now covered in its entirety in Inkjet!, commissioned by PIA/GATF's Digital Printing Council and newly released by PIA/GATF Press.

"In Inkjet!, Frank Romano has captured everything about inkjet's current and likely future place in our industry, leaving no stones unturned in an elegant and concise analysis that printers will undoubtedly come to rely upon," says Digital Printing Council Director Julie Shaffer.

"Inkjet is not hype," Romano says. "It deserves to be taken seriously, and those who are serious about their futur= e in printing and graphic arts should pay attention."

About Inkj= et!: History, Technology, Markets & Applications=

Inkjet printing is a form of digital printing that doe= sn't use a static image carrier such as a plate. Digital printing is perfect for short-run needs, is currently the preferred way to do variable or versioned jobs, and a great fit for the transpromo market= . As quality and production speeds for inkjet presses come into alignment with industry needs, inkjet is seen by some to be an almost perfect printing process-if done correctly-as there is no image carrier, no makeready, instant drying, and integrated finishing.

Inkjet! History, Technology, Markets, and Applicati= ons is the perfect tool for anyone seeking to better understand inkjet technolo= gy, manufacturers, applications, and more. Eight comprehensive chapters address these topics:

· The History of Inkjet Printing

· The Component Era

· The Wide-Format Era

· Inkjet Printing Technology

· Industrial Printing

· Packaging Printing

· Transaction and Transpro= mo Printing

· Drivers and Trends

Frank Romano has dedicated Inkjet! to veteran PIA/GATF editor Tom Destree, who passed= away last month.

How to Get Inkjet!

Available immediately, Inkjet! (Item No. 1783) = is available to PIA/GATF members for $55 and to nonmembers for $75. This and a= ll of PIA/GATF Press's nearly 200 publications are available online at www.gain.net , or by phone (toll-free 866-855-4283), f= ax (301-393-2555), or mail (200 Deer Run Road, Sewickley, PA 15143).

About Frank R= omano

Frank J. Romano's career has spanned more than forty y= ears in the printing and publishing industries. Many know him best as the editor= of the International Paper Pocket Pal, but he also founded eight publications, consulted for major corporations and other users of digital printing, and authored most of the books on digital printing. He continues to teach cours= es at RIT and other universities and works with students on unique research projects.

About PIA/GAT= F Press

PIA/GATF Press is the publishing imprint of the Printi= ng Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF).

Both PIA and GATF have long publishing histories. In 1= 921, PIA published the first volumes in the venerable (and still published) Rati= os series. In 1927, GATF, then known as the Lithographic Technical Foundation (LTF), published its first textbook on single-color sh= eetfed press operating. In addition to being the oldest publisher of graphic arts materials in the United States , PIA/GATF Press = also publishes the widest selection of titles in the graphic arts industry.

Currently, over 150 titles are in print, and each year approximately 30 new or revised publications are released by PIA/GATF Press= . We also offer select resale items, such as the ubiquitous Pocket Pal. In addit= ion to CD-ROMs and audiovisuals (videocassettes), PIA/GATF Press offers a wide selection of technical and managerial publications, including handbooks and guides; primers; textbooks; market studies and surveys; white papers and special reports; research and technology reports, and turnkey training curriculums.

PIA/GATF Press also publishes GAT= FWorld, a bimonthly magazine providing articles on industry technologies, trends, a= nd practices; and Management Portfolio, a bimonthly magazine that provides information on business management practices for printers; economic trends, benchmarks, and forecasts; legislative and regulatory affairs; human and industrial relations issues; sales, marketing, and customer service techniq= ues; and management resources.

About PIA/GAT= F

PIA/GATF is the world's largest graphic arts trade association representing an industry with more than 1.2 million employees. = It serves the interests of more than 12,000 member companies. PIA/GATF, along = with its affiliates, delivers products and services that enhance the growth, efficiency and profitability of its members and the industry through advoca= cy, education, research and technical information.

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Media Contact

HSPR

Helene Smith

+1 321.388.6511

smith@helenesmith.com

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