Originally posted by smartcat Do they create content too? Is it just a printing business?

From the annual report:

From content creation to product delivery,
we offer services at every stage of the
value chain, ensuring our solutions are
of the highest quality and in tune with
evolving markets

Design

Our team of designers, writers, illustrators and
page compositors are equipped with the latest
design software and hardware. Our value chain
begins with the idea and ends with print-ready
files.

Pre-Press

Our digital pre-press centre brings together highly
skilled professionals, with state-of-the-art
processing equipment. The activity encompasses
the entire flow from pre-media to plate.

Web Press

Our web presses are the most evolved contemporary
print machines to ensure that large
volumes can be printed in the fastest possible time.

Sheet-Fed

Our 4-colour and 5-colour sheet-fed machines are
customised for high-end production values - where
a printed copy makes the final impression.

Post Press

The finishing touch is added by the high-end, fully
automated cutting and binding lines that offer
a range of binding options - from perfect binding,
to saddle stitching, spiral and section sewing.

Logistics

Our proximity to the port, automated processes,
multiple dispatch bays and strategic partnerships
with shipping services enable a seamless delivery
process in the shortest possible time.

The above is mentioned in services they offer section of AR>

Then there is a huge entry barrier. Content solutions differentiates Repro India from hundreds of other SMEs in the printing business.

smartcat,

there is no huge entry barrier for content generation! In fact many printing and processing houses have tied up with publishers of small magazines and AV content production houses for offering integrated facilities.

If you want to do check out the market place, visit any bookstall and ask for fashion glossies. While Cosmopolitan and Men's Health is printed by Thomson Press because of India Today parentage, independent magazines like Open, Verve, and scores of others are printed at workshops in Lower Parel, Navi Mumbai, Thane, etc.

Many of these publishers also offer to produce content like annual reports since the magazines are periodicals. Even Sucheta Dalal who owns Money LIfe has a separate division to make annual reports, corporate reports, etc.

At the end of the day, a print shop like Repro would have to offer the lowest quotes to stay in the business.

Bought Repro India.