Table of Contents | October 2015 On the Cover Is three-dimensional printing a fad or a reality for commercial printers? Read more about 3D printing starting on page 10. Printing News (ISSN 0191-4588) (USPS:500-850) Volume 39, Number 1, is published monthly by SouthComm Business Media, LLC., 1233 Janesville Ave., P.O. Box 803, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538. Periodicals postage paid at Fort Atkinson, WI 53538, and additional mailing offices. Printed in USA. Throughout this issue, trademarked names are used. Rather than put a trademark symbol in every occurrence of a trademarked name, we are using the names only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement. Entire contents copyright 2015, SouthComm Business Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Diverse views of readers are welcomed. Publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts. Subscriptions: one-year: $50; twoyear: $95 to U.S. and possessions; Canada/Mexico: one-year: $70; two-year: $135. Other countries, one year: $100; two-year: $190. Single copy: $10; quantity available. Printing News is a controlled publication distributed to qualified members of the graphics communication industry. When changing your mailing address, please give six weeks’ notice, providing both old label as well as new information. Subscribers who do not wish to appear on rented mailing lists should contact us directly. Postmaster: Send address changes to: Printing News, P.O. Box 3257, Northbrook, IL 60065-3257. Canada Post PM40612608. Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: Printing News, P. O. Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2. Canadian GST #842773848. 4 Printing News | October 2015 PrintingNews.com 10 Getting Real About 3D Printing Let’s get real about 3D printing. Everybody is talking about it, but what’s behind the talk? Let’s take a look at where this technology is today. By Heidi Tolliver 14 Close Up on Photo Books Can the world’s obsession with selfies build your business? Putting yourself in the profit picture just may be possible if you leverage the latest market data and choose the right product offerings and partners. By Jeffrey Steele 18 Recapping Digital Color Production Presses at Graph Expo 15 Digital color production presses may output 87 billion pages globally by 2018. By Mark Vruno 22 Company Profile: Living the American Dream One-time parking lot attendant and Nigerian immigrant Jude Arijaje has been the proud owner of a Minteman Press franchise for seven years in Philadelphia. By Howard Riell 24 Executive Q&A: AlphaGraphics’ New President, Aaron Grohs After seven months in his new franchise role, PN talks to the former CGX executive. By Mark Vruno 25 Digital Original New Technology’s Impact By John Giles 26 Sales Clinic Follow Up and Reap the Results By Joe Rickard 27 Winning Strategies Steps to a Strong Final Quarter By Mitch Evans 34 Johnson’s World Musings, Droppings, Streams and Flashes (Part 7) By Steve Johnson 6 Editorial: Pressing On 8 Industry News 28 Classifieds/Supplier Directory 31 Ad Index 32 New Products Features Columns Departments
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