Paperless Society? IDC Says Not So Fast

The world is printing less, but the paperless society remains largely a myth as page volume from printers was 2.98 trillion in 2012, down 1.5 percent from 3.03 trillion in 2011, according to IDC data.

Printer vendors maintain that the explosion of digital content means more printing. However, developed markets are printing less and page volume is being held flat by growth in emerging markets. Incremental page volume is also starting to come from mobile devices....