March 29, 2004 –-Dr. Joe Webb, graphic arts industry commentator and forecaster, announced the release of “Dr. Joe's Almanac,” a resource for executives who need quick access to information and insights for graphic arts topics and end-use products. Executives often find themselves in situations where they need information “now” and don’t have the time or support staff to access it quickly and easily. This electronic document, which includes Dr. Webb's commentary about more than 30 markets and topics, as well as over 500 hot links to Internet data sources, will quickly become an indispensable resource. The links include associations, publications, leading companies, government data sources, and many more. - Print products included are: annual reports, booklets and brochures, books, business forms, catalogs, checks, corporate identity, direct mail, directories, envelopes, financial, greeting cards, labels, magazines, newsletters, newspaper inserts, newspapers, packaging, point of sale, purchase, posters, prepress, presentation folders, product literature, product manuals - Market segments included are: ad agencies, general commercial printing, graphic design, inplant printing, quick printing - Special topics included are: digital printing, direct-to-plate, general business information, and the Internet A unique feature of the Almanac is its links to companies and technologies that compete with various print products and technologies. For example, in the “book” section, there are links to e-books resources. Nearly all of the 500+ resource links have a companion link to Google News, enabling users to find the most recent events or announcements related to that topic or segment. The Almanac is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and is available now for $500. Purchase the Almanac along with Dr. Webb's latest report “Renewing the Print Industry” for $625, a savings of $125. To buy the almanac and the PDF version of “Renewing the Print Industry” report at the special combination price: http://store.yahoo.com/drjoe/drjoalreprin.html To buy the almanac only: http://store.yahoo.com/drjoe/drjoesalmanac.html