John McWade on Why He Still Loves Paper
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“The reason I read a paper magazine or book is for the time it gives me — for the space to think, reflect, pause, return, re-read, and so on until what’s on the page has morphed from an idea to...
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Differences Matter: the Imprint Paper Makes On Our Lives
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Electrons are efficient, but paper is elemental. This is why we love print. “A toolbox has room for a hammer as well as a Dewalt drill.” Those words from Barbara Goldman in Two Sides help us understand why paper and...
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Turkish Artist Makes Stunning Paper Art
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So many people dream of leaving the corporate world behind to pursue their art. One woman who did just that is finding success on the other side of the glass door with her quilled paper designs. “In January 2015, Turkish...
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Back to School Means Back to Paper
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It’s that time of year. The back-to-school aisles crowd our favorite stores, and kids shriek at the first sight of those piles of binders, folders and backpacks. Shriek they may, but once it’s time to fill those bags, 94% of...
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Real Science on Paper versus Screens
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Feeling drained after reading on a digital screen? It might not be a lack of caffeine, but an actual physical reaction in your brain. As Ferris Jabr notes in Scientific American, “evidence from laboratory experiments, polls and consumer reports indicates...
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Why Heavier Paper May Be a Brilliant Move for EW
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Entertainment Weekly saw a 14-15% drop in ad rates the first half of this year. So they are doing what any publisher would do, laying off staff and slashing costs, right? Nope. “Instead of additional layoffs, the weekly Time Inc....
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Survey Says: Readers Prefer Paper to Screens
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We’ve been saying this for a while now: study after study confirms that consumers by and large prefer printed paper over digital readers when consuming all types of information (marketers agree). The latest study finds that “88 percent of respondents...
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How Loving Print Means Caring for the Earth
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In the greenwashing debates of the last several years, much misinformation on the paper and printing industries has been bandied about. In reality, sustainable forestry is a good thing for this planet, and for a strong and growing economy. To...
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Continued Growth Ahead for 2015 says ISM
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[responsive][/responsive]There are sunny days ahead for U.S. businesses in 2015, with growth in both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors expected to be greater next year than they were in 2014, according to the semiannual forecast from ISM. [i] “Manufacturing purchasing...
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Paper and Politics: Unraveling the Black Liquor Boondoggle
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Loyalty goes where money flows, both into and out of Washington. And that, according to Dead Tree Editions, is the reason why the U.S. paper industry is now waving the red GOP flag and breaking up with the Democratic administration....
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