Technologies such as RFID have transformed other industries. Is the book industry next?

By James Sturdivant

Systems can, for example, be customized to allow preflight reports to go out at a certain point in the process, which cuts down on the time needed for someone to physically go to an FTP site and pull a file. Automated reporting also can be extended up and down the chain, from raw-materials tracking to automated stock-management and ordering systems, as is the case with the author2reader suite.