Ringier transforms its e-paper experience with Purple. A central goal was to drastically reduce the time span between the completion of the print edition and its digital publication in the app and on the web.

Although some publishers were sceptical at first, printing on demand (POD) has now become indispensable in the publishing world. To prepare books that are not ‘digital-born’ for POD, firms such as X-CAGO first scan them. ‘It’s fascinating to note the precision with which scanning takes place.’

Elsevier Weekblad, the renowned Dutch weekly news magazine whose first edition appeared on 27 October 1945, once had a monthly predecessor. That beautifully produced production – Elsevier’s Geïllustreerd Maandschrift (Elsevier’s Illustrated Monthly) – is now in high demand by collectors.

In 2014, the Dutch newspaper De Leeuwarder Courant is celebrating 265 years of continuous publication. No other newspaper has a longer history of publication under the same masthead. Daily, enthusiastic readers enjoy getting their news from one of The Netherlands’s most respected newspapers, either via hardcopy or the Online Edition.

Are Media is Australia’s leading multi-platform publisher, with investments spanning magazines, digital and live experiences. The portfolio includes some of the country’s longest-running and most successful brands of which Wheels Magazine takes pride of place.