TRUMBULL, Conn., Oct. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oce, a Canon Group
Company and an international leader in digital document management,
today announced an exciting new collaboration with Daydream Alchemy
Press that is poised to revolutionize the world of publishing.
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The brainchild of veteran publisher Edward Innes, Chicago-based Daydream Alchemy will bring
projects to life that otherwise would have never seen the light of
day. Best described as a printing/publishing broker, Daydream
Alchemy seeks to take advantage of new technologies to bridge the
gap between artists, publishers, and printers.
"You've got all this technology now that allows artists and
writers to do all sorts of absolutely insane crazy things," said
Innes. "At the same time, Oce has gone completely over the top,
breaking the 300 page-a-minute limit and bringing color into the
high-speed inkjet digital solution. That presents huge
opportunities."
Innes was particularly impressed by Oce's ability to eliminate
minimum press runs of 1,000 or more, allowing for micro-press runs
and paving the way for more self-publishing and print-on-demand
titles. "Oce is eager to demonstrate the capability of their
machinery and willing to put their product up against offset, which
is fascinating," said Innes. "The lines that used to exist between
digital and offset are disappearing and it's going to be fun to be
part of that revolution."
First Books Part of Oce Equipment Demo
Oce and several of its finishing partners will be producing
Daydream Alchemy's debut titles live on the tradeshow floor at
Graph Expo, October 7 - 10 at
McCormick Place South, Chicago,
Ill in the Canon booth (#400).
This first run will include a children's picture book, Claire
and Her Clarinet, and a young adult action-adventure novel,
Auggie Drucker, along with
Dreams of an Insomniac, a collection of short stories by the
president of Daydream Alchemy's fiction division, Matthew Jankiewicz, and Los Cantantes a
portfolio of works by Juan Andres da
Corte, the company's art director.
The book blocks will be printed on the Oce ColorStream® 3900
inkjet printing system, Oce JetStream® 1400 inkjet printing system,
and Oce VarioPrint® 6000 Ultra Series digital perfecting system,
while the corresponding book covers will roll off the Canon
imagePRESS C7010VPS printer.
"We have the widest portfolio of solutions to offer in the
digital print space, from cut-sheet to continuous feed, inkjet to
toner, color to black and white," said Francis A. McMahon, Vice President, Marketing,
Production Printing Systems division of Oce
North America, a Canon Group company. "Along with Oce
PRISMAsync™ software solutions, we really can bring the publishing
space a true end-to-end solution."
Excited to see their new venture launched in such a grand
fashion, Innes and Jankiewicz will also be participating in a panel
discussion on Tuesday, October
9th, as well as a book signing.
"It's a unique opportunity to help launch a publisher in the
booth at the show," said McMahon. "We are very happy to partner
with Daydream and help enable them and their publishing needs."
In the future, Daydream Alchemy hopes to collaborate with as
many of Oce's customers as possible, as it seeks to expand its
business model and open more vistas in the publishing world.
Innes also looks forward to further exploring the breadth of
Oce's offerings, including the Oce PRISMAsync controller
software.
About Daydream Alchemy
Chicago-based Daydream Alchemy
grew out of a two major observations by Managing Director
Edward Innes: 1) A wealth of
talented young artists have been coming out of college only to be
greeted by a market that isn't in any position to publish their
work or embark on new projects. 2) Advancements in digital printing
technology allow what was impossible just a few years ago to be
possible today.
Raised in the trade publishing industry, Innes has spent more
than 30 years with Innes Publishing, working on High Volume
Printing, In-Plant Printer, and Instant and Small Commercial
Printer magazines. Daydream Alchemy is his first foray into book
publishing. GE 2012 marks the 40th
anniversary of his first Graph Expo.
About Oce
Oce is one of the leading providers of document management and
printing for professionals. The Oce offering includes office
printing and copying systems, high speed digital production
printers and wide format printing systems for both technical
documentation and color display graphics. Oce is also a foremost
supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the Fortune
Global 500 companies and leading commercial printers are Oce
customers. The company was founded in 1877. With headquarters in
Venlo, The Netherlands, Oce is
active in over 100 countries and employs more than 20,000 people
worldwide. Oce North America
is headquartered in Trumbull, CT,
with additional business units in Chicago, IL and Boca
Raton, FL. For more information, visit
www.oce.com.
Oce and Canon: Stronger together
In 2010 Oce joined the Canon Group of companies with
headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, to
create the global leader in the printing industry. Canon develops,
manufactures and markets a growing line-up of copying machines,
printers, cameras, optical and other products that meet a diverse
range of customer needs. The Canon Group comprises over 198,000
employees worldwide. Global net sales in 2011 totalled USD 45.6 billion. Visit the Canon Inc. website at
www.canon.com.
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Inc.
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leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial
digital imaging solutions. With approximately $45.6 billion in global revenue, its parent
company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S. patents
registered in 2011* and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most
Admired Companies in 2012. In 2012, for the ninth consecutive year,
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