Hello Subscriber,

We are already taking bets in the office on how many Indians will make it to Ipex. The youth contingent says that many second and third generation printers will make it. Our European correspondent is similarly optimistic. Our published guestimate is based on our unique data gathering, experience, and forecasting techniques which do NOT involve an astrologer.

Articles in this newsletter issue include Urvashi Butalia’s on literary awards, Rahul’s on the avialability of NCERT textbooks, the ongoing Ipex preview part 3. Other articles cover the Jagran group’s acquisition of Mid-Day – an important event in the consolidation of the newspaper industry, and the installation of Sakurai silk screen presses at various commercial printers.

Print in the Mix on our website homepage www.indianprinterpublisher.com facts and news about research on print effectiveness directly from the Print in the Mix website run by RIT in the US. We support the Verdigris Environment survey, results of which will be revealed at Ipex 2010 later this month. The Verdigris banner will take you to the questionnaire in case you want to be counted among those who are thinking green.

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Till next week, Naresh Khanna, editor@ippgroup.in