LSC Communications Announces Strategic Equity Investment in AI-Driven Technology: Authors, Inc.
July 24 2017 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
This collaboration creates new solutions and products using
machine learning and artificial intelligence to drive
discoverability and deliver actionable insights for the Publishing
Industry
LSC Communications, Inc. (NYSE: LKSD), a leader in print and
digital media solutions, announced today an equity investment and
the signing of a definitive reseller agreement with Authors, Inc.,
an Austin, Texas based developer of machine learning and artificial
intelligence applications for the Publishing Industry.
With the goal of helping to increase publisher revenues, LSC
will harness Authors, Inc. technology to offer new services for
publishers, including intelligent editorial analysis, automated
keyword enhancement and actionable insights. Machine learning and
AI help make titles discoverable by recommending keywords,
re-calibrating metadata dynamically based on quarterly performance,
and assessing content to help predict the next bestseller.
“In our continued journey to invest in new technologies, we are
thrilled to be making an investment in Authors, Inc.” said Thomas
J. Quinlan III, Chairman and CEO of LSC. “Machine learning and AI
are positively impacting many industries and we are excited about
the new products and solutions we are bringing to publishers.”
Monica Landers, CEO of Authors, Inc., commented, “In LSC, we
have a business partner that understands the opportunities opening
up for machine learning and AI technology in the print and digital
publishing industry. We value LSC’s size, scale and access to
publishers as we continue to develop new cutting-edge products and
services for publishers to give them predictive analytics to make
better content decisions and enhance keywords at the point of sale.
LSC is demonstrating its innovation and industry leadership in
offering these solutions to its publishing clients.”
“The Authors suite of tools perfectly complements LSC’s legacy
offerings and comes at a pivotal time in the industry,” said Bob
Nelson, EVP of Publisher Services for LSC. “Authors, Inc. and LSC
together make integration of machine learning solutions painless,
affordable, and productive for publishers.”
About Authors, Inc.
Authors, Inc. is an Austin-based technology company that brings
innovative technology to the publishing and film industries through
artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language
processing. Their StoryFitTM technology delivers contextualized
data directly from the text that supports editorial, marketing, and
sales efforts with audience psychographics, story-arc comparative
data, and audience accessibility statistics.
About LSC Communications
With a rich history of industry experience, innovative solutions
and service reliability, LSC Communications (NYSE: LKSD) is a
global leader in print and digital media solutions. The company’s
traditional and digital print-related services and office products
serve the needs of publishers, merchandisers and retailers around
the world. With advanced technology and a consultative approach,
LSC’s supply chain solutions meet the needs of each business by
getting their content into the right hands as efficiently as
possible.
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Media contact:Authors, Inc.Christen ThompsonDirector of Business
Developmentchristen@storyfit.com843-509-4648orInvestor Relations
Contact:LSC Communications, Inc.Janet Halpin, SVP Treasurer and
Investor Relationsinvestor.relations@lsccom.com773-272-9275
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