New 2009 Edition Now Available! All new hourly cost study data on 514 machines commonly used in smaller printing operations. Plus descriptions, prices, and specs from 85 manufacturers. (NB107).

New 2009 Edition Software Now Available! Interactive hourly cost studies on 514 machines, plus descriptions, prices, and specs from 85 manufacturers and distributors. All the data from the printed book in an interactive format. (ND108)

Learn how to position your company as a total graphic communications solutions provider which will give your customers little reason to send business elsewhere. NP361

Available Now! Published each spring as part of the NAPL State of the Industry Series, Strategic Perspective offers a first look at general economic and industry performance in the new year, including where business is and is headed, industry concerns, and expectations. Updated discussion of the impact of the recession and industry structural change, plus recession-taming action steps. (NP386)

NAPL White Paper covers printers' views and experiences with Sustainability initiatives and their marketability. Sponsored by Kodak. NAPL corporate members receive one copy at no charge as a benefit of membership. (NP405) Affiliated NAPL Network members may order at $24.95; non-members: $39.95.

This NEW 2009 Study from NAPL's Printing Economic Research Center provides an overview of Sales Rep & CSR compensation plan structures, rates, and issues, plus 40+ pages of individual sales compensation packages from companies from under $1 million to more than $90 million in sales. Available in PDF format only. (NP410). Also available: Sales Representative compensation only (NP420) or CSR compensation only (NP430), as well as individual reports broken out by company size for sales reps (NP421, 422, 423, 424, 425) and CSRS (NP431, 432, 433, 434, 435).

Learn what it takes to become an industry "profit leader" by detailing key expense ratios such as Cost of Goods, Payroll, and Overhead, and comparing these ratios to those of firms similar in size and profitability. More than 100 sample P & L Statements and 33 Balance Sheets. A must-have for those interested in improving their profitability. (NQ1008)

Interested in how fellow printers price their 4C work based on quantity required and processes available? This special report, the only study of its kind, is specifically designed to assist owners of small commerical printing and copying firms better understand current pricing practices in the 4C copying and offset printing segments of our industry. (NQ1009)

Fine-tune your pricing and squeeze more profits out of every sale with data from one of the most comprehensive studies of industry pricing even published. Features data from 500+ companies and focuses on real- world reports on what printers are charging for B&W and color digital printing, one- and two-color offset and associated bindery services. New in this edition: regular pricing vs. aggressive pricing breakouts. (13th edition, 2009) (NQ1018)

Identifies the particular workplace challenges that affect family owned businesses. XR849

With strategic execution driving business success, this book covers strategy from the ground up,. explaining what strategy is, how to put together a strategic plan, what tools and resources are necessary to execute it, and how to measure results. (XR937)