RR Donnelley to Produce Digitally Printed Books for Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
May 04 2010 - 5:30AM
Business Wire
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NASDAQ:RRD) today
announced an agreement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc. to provide the
majority of its digital printing and binding requirements. Under
the terms of the agreement RR Donnelley will produce Penguin Group
(USA)’s digitally printed adult and young readers’ trade hardcover,
trade paperback, mass market paperback books, bound galleys and
advanced reader copies.
David Shanks, CEO, Penguin Group (USA), commented, “In the
rapidly changing world of print manufacturing, RR Donnelley has
developed new digital printing and binding technology that delivers
both high quality inkjet printing and improved efficiencies. We are
very pleased to be continuing our long-standing relationship with
RR Donnelley as part of our ongoing mission to provide the best
service possible to our authors and readers as well as
booksellers.”
Using RR Donnelley's digital file processing and archiving
service, book publishers can tap into an on-demand production
platform that delivers books in quantities from the ones to the
millions. The company expects to have deployed nearly 20 of its
ProteusJet™ inkjet units by year’s end.
“We are proud to have been named a primary producer of Penguin
Group (USA)’s digitally printed books and related materials,”
stated John Paloian, RR Donnelley’s Chief Operating Officer. “Our
extensive digital platform, which includes more than 1,000 units in
over 60 facilities worldwide, extends even beyond book production
to encompass the breadth of the publishing supply chain. Our broad
capabilities enable RR Donnelley to offer publishers and other
clients who want to take advantage of on demand and one-to-one
content the most flexible integrated communications solutions.”
About RR Donnelley
RR Donnelley (NASDAQ:RRD) is a global provider of integrated
communications. Founded more than 145 years ago, the company works
collaboratively with more than 60,000 customers worldwide to
develop custom communications solutions that reduce costs, enhance
ROI and ensure compliance. Drawing on a range of proprietary and
commercially available digital and conventional technologies
deployed across four continents, the company employs a suite of
leading Internet based capabilities and other resources to provide
premedia, printing, logistics and business process outsourcing
products and services to leading clients in virtually every private
and public sector.
For more information and for RR Donnelley's Corporate Social
Responsibility Report, visit the company's web site at
http://www.rrdonnelley.com
About Penguin Group (USA):
Penguin Group (USA) Inc. is the U.S. member of the
internationally renowned Penguin Group. Penguin Group (USA) is one
of the leading U.S. adult and children's trade book publishers,
owning a wide range of imprints and trademarks, including Viking,
G. P. Putnam’s Sons, The Penguin Press, Riverhead Books, Dutton,
Penguin Books, Berkley Books, Gotham Books, Portfolio, New American
Library, Plume, Tarcher, Philomel, Grosset & Dunlap, Puffin,
and Frederick Warne, among others. The Penguin Group
(www.penguin.com) is part of Pearson plc, the international media
company.
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defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements and any such forward-looking statements
are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following
cautionary statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date of this news release and are based on current
expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from such forward-looking statements. Readers are
strongly encouraged to read the full cautionary statements
contained in RR Donnelley's filings with the SEC. RR Donnelley
disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements.
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