June 2007

President's Message

The Breadth of Services Offered by "Printers"
Lane Press is a “ printer ”, or so this is how we’ve been known for the past 103 years of our existence. Like it or not, that is the moniker we have been graced with by our customers, suppliers, and competitors. Certainly, the name fits with our heritage and is derived from that portion of our operation most closely associated with a time-honored and noble craft. I have to admit to the proud use of that label myself when asked for an elevator-ride description of our business. It’s handy because it’s readily recognizable as a descriptor of our enterprise. However, it is increasingly less reflective of all that we really do here at Lane Press...

Customer Roundup

CITY Magazine Wins Ellie Award
The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) presented the 2007 National Magazine Awards at a gala black-tie event in May. These editorial-based awards honor magazines, whether in print or online, that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative editorial techniques, noteworthy journalistic enterprise, and imaginative design...

PINK Picks up Three GAMMA Awards
Congratulations to Lane Press customer PINK magazine for picking up three awards at the 18th Annual Magazine Association of the Southeast’s (MAGS) Annual GAMMA Awards. The GAMMA Awards recognizes editorial and design excellence in magazine publishing and are judged by an experienced group of magazine editors and designers...

ONE Magazine Receives Editorial Award at EPA Conference
Lane Press customer ONE magazine was honored at the 2007 Higher Goals and Awards of Excellence prizes presented at the Evangelical Press Association's (EPA) annual convention in May. EPA’s annual awards contest provides member publications with recognition for outstanding work producing their publications...

CSO Wins Two 2007 Jesse Neal Awards
Congratulations to Lane Press customer CXO Media/IDG and their publication CSO for winning two Jesse H. Neal Awards at the 53rd Annual awards competition...

News Briefs

Upcoming Industry Events - June 2007
To network with fellow publishers, explore new ideas and strategies, evaluate emerging technologies, and bring value back to your enterprise, consider attending any of these upcoming industry events...

Call for Award Entries - June 2007
The Custom Publishing Council (CPC) and FOLIO: are accepting entries for their respective award competitions. If your publishing efforts match the competition criteria detailed here, submit your nominations today...

Postal Rate Increases: Points of Confusion and Changes Yet to Come
While most of the postal rate changes from the current rate case went into effect on May 14, there is still some confusion and ambiguity among publishers as they begin to experience the actual impact of these changes on their mailing costs. Furthermore, Periodicals publishers are still waiting for the proverbial second foot to drop when the delayed Periodicals rate changes go into effect on July 15. Here, we recap the issues that have caused confusion among our customers, including those anticipated changes that have yet to go into effect...

Paper Price Increases Announced for July
A number of North American coated paper suppliers have announced recently that customers should expect price increases on coated freesheet (CFS) and coated groundwood shipments next month...

Custom Publishing: Spending Up, Circulation Down
Customized content is growing at a faster rate than traditional media, but custom circulation is showing a decline, according to a new study conducted by the Custom Publishing Council in cooperation with Publications Management...

Company Corner

New Finishing Capabilities Now Available at Lane Press
Back in November, we announced several initiatives underway to upgrade equipment in our bindery. We are happy to report the upgrades have been completed, and the new equipment is fully tested and officially online. Here is a summary of the enhanced capabilities now available to you...

Lane Press Announces Expanded Logistics and Distribution Services
Lane Press is pleased to announce the significant expansion of our logistics and distribution services.  Lane Press now offers a full range of mailing and distribution options, including local mail entry, dynamic mail entry, co-palletization, co-mailing, foreign freight forwarding, less-than-truckload optimization and a logistics planning service to optimize the time and cost associated with mailing publications...