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The article reports that under the contract with National Geographic Partners LLC, Quad/Graphics Inc. will manage production services, including paper procurement and management, prepress and printing management. It mentions that the agreement expands and extends the print volume Quad/Graphics supplies under contract for the publisher. It states that the expanded contract fortifies Quad/Graphics’ long-standing relationship with National Geographic Partners.

The article discusses the importance of ink technology to printed electronics. The author states that disposable-battery testers added into the product or packaging is considered one of the first widely used printed-electronics applications. These low-cost, interactive testers depend on conductive inks to form a resistive-heating and temperature-responsive inks to provide the display. Electronic paper is another display technology that benefits from printed electronics. Electronic paper has the capacity to reflect light like ordinary paper.

Reports on the pressure in book prices due to the increase in paper and printing costs in the U.S. in March 2005. Price increase in backlist titles, according to Jack Romanos, CEO of Simon & Schuster; Expectations of manufacturers and publishers on the state of the industry; Percentage increase in volume posted by printer Quebecor in the last quarter of 2004.