Seattle Publishing Journal
December 2009

Thanks for reading our journal in 2009. We look forward to connecting with you in 2010.

Happy Holidays,
The SP Crew

IN THE NEWS

Best Sellers

Congratulations to author Steve Roberts for having two of his WineTrail guidebooks make the top ten on the Pacific Northwest Book Sellers Association best sellers list. This association represents independent book stores throughout Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana.

Seattle Publishing has produced this series of guide books for Steve and his company, South Slope Productions.

FEATURED PROJECT

Tacoma Screw Products' 13th Edition Catalog

One of our first publishing projects for the new year will be Tacoma Screw Products' 13th Edition catalog. With more than 33,000 products and over 900 total pages, this comprehensive product catalog is a handy resource for Tacoma Screw's customers. Due out in spring 2010, this edition will be the fourth Seattle Publishing has completed.

THE ART OF PUBLISHING

From Our Crystal Ball

As we reflect on the rapid changes effecting most companies in 2009, here are some trends we believe will have an impact in the future.

More focus on staff productivity and automating tasks.

Many companies will hope to keep recent gains in staff productivity without adding additional workers. In order for this to continue, executives will need to invest in software, systems development and outsourcing services. We see this trend continuing for several years as the economy returns to growth through job creation lags.

Content stakeholders to multiply.

Social media's influence is changing the way content is created, managed and shared. From this phenomena, businesses will reach out to their suppliers, purchasing departments and other content stakeholders to streamline, manage and share product content that can easily be repurposed for web, print and mobile applications.

Heading towards the clouds.

Server Farms, Net Books, and IMAP are all terms that will become more common as computer users move away from their desktops and toward the internet. More companies will embrace this movement as a means of spreading out the risk while lowering hardware and maintenance costs.

Less is more - the new normal?

With the economy on the mend, businesses will be adjusting to a new normal, where revenues and profit margins are smaller, thereby driving a demand for increases in efficiency. Organizations, departments and staffs will have to adapt to additional responsibilities/tasks with reduced resources.

DID YOU KNOW...

Seattle Publishing

Seattle Publishing, Inc. celebrates its tenth year of being in business on Jan 1, 2010.

The Gutenberg Publishing System's^® namesake, Johannes Gutenberg, defined modern publishing when he blended 1400’s ink, type and mechanical technology to invent the moveable type press. With the same drive towards efficiency, Seattle Publishing’s database-driven system helps organizations manage their information and streamline the production process for print- and web-based publications.

Seattle Publishing, Inc. is a 36-year old company that blends current technology with time-tested publishing techniques. The company is a recognized leader in database-driven publishing and is constantly working to be the standard by which all competitors are compared.

Press Contact

Amber Zapffel
Seattle Publishing
206-903-1333
amber@seattlepub.com