MePrinter.com

ME Printer editorial calendar 2007

Everything you need to know

about printing and publishing in the Middle East

will now be at your finger tips...

What is happening in the printing and publishing industry in the Middle East?

The Middle East’s printing and publishing industry is witnessing unsurpassed growth and action. From Egypt to Lebanon to the United Arab Emirates, publications are flooding the market day by day, printing technology is making things which were once hard to imagine not just possible but possible in the shortest possible deadlines.

International events showcasing products and services from all parts of the world just for the printing and publishing professionals are being hosted across the Middle East.

As more and more players enter the market, competition is stiff, margins are narrow. While the playing field is getting leveled, the game is getting tougher.

The reader is expecting more and more from print, especially as rich media competes for the little time he or she has to read printed communication.

There never has been a more urgent need than now for printers and publishers in the region to keep updated of the latest trends in the industry, to even survive in the Information Age as those who are entrusted with providing the information through print.

The need of the hour is a medium, a vehicle, a forum that helps professionals of the printing and publishing industry to stay ahead – by staying informed.

Now it will be possible for everyone who is a part of the printing and publishing industry in the Middle East or has an interest in it to get the latest news, views and information, delivered right at their doorstep or desktop. Through ME Printer – the region’s unique magazine dedicated to printing and publishing professionals – ready to be launched in February 2004.

About the publisher

ME Printer FZ LLC is based in Dubai Media City – a hub of media activity in the region. Its core team has more than 20 years of experience in the field of journalism, printing and publishing.

The ME Printer team already has to its credit the management and publication of Sanat e Chap (www.iranprint.com) - the most influential source of information in the field of printing and graphic arts in Iran. With more than 250 issues already published, and with 6000 editions and 4500 subscribers, Sanat e Chap has a profile that is very similar to ME Printer with the difference that it covers the printing and publishing trends in Iran and ME Printer will be focusing on the Middle East.

ME Printer keeps you informed.

Targeting print and publishing professionals, ME printer offers the latest news, views and expert analysis on print media technologies and trends.

With its wide range of activities, ME Printer’s print and online editions

(www.meprinter.com) will provide the latest news on technological advancements and management know-how in the printing industry to those who are looking for reliable information. The issues of investment and commercial trends will feature prominently.

Installation of new machinery, drawing up important contracts, ownerships displacement, joint ventures and/or corporate takeovers, and marketing opportunities in the printing industry are some of the areas that the publication will keep in its field of vision.

Technical reviews of prepress systems, presses, and digital equipment will complement other articles. Digital printing and the technology of Print Media are also of central importance to ME Printer.

Published in the United Arab Emirates – the commercial heart of the region – ME Printer will satisfy the need to know for printing and graphic arts business, from Oman to North Africa.

What ME Printer will cover

Prepress and pre-media
Print
Finishing
Digital technology
Workflow
Package Printing
News & trends
Markets and services

Who should read ME Printer

Printers
Prepress specialists
Postpress specialists
Suppliers
Package printers
Software vendors
Graphic designers
Publishers
Ad agencies

ME Printer editorial calendar 2007