Digital Book Printing Conference a Success

On Wednesday more than 150 publishers, printers and equipment suppliers met in a Times Square hotel for the very first Digital Book Printing Conference. Braving morning temperatures in the 20s, attendees enjoyed a full day of education and networking aimed at taking strategic advantage of digital printing.

The enthusiasm in the Marriott Marquis conference room was high, as publishers and printers mingled and visited tables set up by sponsors. The program featured panels of publishers, book manufacturers, equipment manufacturers and book retailers, all relating their perspectives on digital printing. As Marco Boer, vice president of IT Strategies, summed up in his closing remarks, "There is a great deal of excitement, opportunity and commitment to investing in digital printing across these industries."

The Twitter tag #digibook was active during the conference. Here's a sampling of the day's top tweets:

Great turnout for the first Digital Book Printing Conference #digibook in NYC. pic.twitter.com/pvWBZRPHwe

— In-Plant Graphics (@IPGBob) November 19, 2014

Legendary Kirby Best, founder at LSI, at #digibook So great to see him again! pic.twitter.com/sVhxThHoSS

— Bruce Watermann (@bruceww) November 19, 2014

* Gone are the days of "Stack 'em high & watch 'em fly" in #Book#Publishing & #Printing --Kirby Best @ #DigiBookhttp://t.co/ZDKqXz1cb2

— denis wilson (@denis_philly) November 19, 2014

#digibook paper over pixels. Memory loss from reading electronic... I don't know, I can't remember

— VITS International (@VITSIntl) November 19, 2014

Karen Romano #digibook : “You need people working on #ebookswho understand design. You need people working on print who emphasize value.”

— Ellen Harvey (@Ellen_M_Harvey) November 19, 2014

Books of Wonder an experiential success story. Events w/ best sell thru are 4 author panels. Cross selling! @aaupresses@bookbusinessmag

— Elizabeth Scarpelli (@lizmarketing) November 19, 2014

Networking at #digibook pic.twitter.com/hEIoQvs4gt

— Mike Cooper (@Mike_Cooper) November 19, 2014

#digiprint "a bell went off in the publisher's minds- with inkjet they can transform to a made-to-order model" @CourierCorp@HPGraphicArts

— Marc Johnson (@printermarc) November 19, 2014

Rick Lindemann of Total Printing Systems: "You can't throw out 30% of your product and expect to turn a profit." #digibook#digitalprinting

— Book Business (@bookbusinessmag) November 19, 2014