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Print Share Solution

Welcome to the new world economy – the sharing economy. Set to be worth up to $827 billion¹ by 2032, it covers everything from e-scooters and cars to homes and crowdfunding. And now, we are doing the same for printing, scanning, and copying.

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Why choose Canon’s Print Share Solution?

Providing a dedicated multifunction device just for public use is not efficient for businesses. And searching for print providers is not efficient for users, while printing on home devices often sacrifices quality.

The solution? Print on the nearest available Canon business printer, offering professional quality for users and a new revenue stream for device owners.

Watch: Canon Print Share Solution in practice

See how our Print Share Solution could work for you, as a print provider or as a user. Use it as much or as little as you need, with no commitments and true self-service. It’s print for the sharing economy.

Canon Print Share Solution and imageRUNNER advance printer

The way we print is changing with the way we work

95% of under-30s do not own a printer. At the same time, 28% of people use their home printer for work, and 1 in 5 people are now printing more than before the pandemic.

The problem is ensuring consistent access to high-quality, professional-grade printing when workers are mobile. That’s where our Print Share Solution comes in.

It’s a print, scan, and copy service for the general public, provided by institutions such as libraries, universities, hotels, and shared service centres. Exclusive to Canon devices, it can help institutions generate extra revenue streams and fulfil their civic responsibilities at a lower cost.

Canon Print Share Solution gives organisations a way to offer a simple, low-touch, secure ‘follow-me’ print and scan proposition to external users. Users get business-quality output, when and where they need it, without the need for quotes, proofs, or cash.

Application 1: Councils, libraries, and government offices

Take the step towards creating 'smart places' for urban and rural communities by providing an easy-to-use, cost-effective print solution.

Citizens need public services with minimal barriers. When it comes to print - anything from a CV to a form or simply need access to a reliable printer can be made. Placing the service on your selected devices allows you to fulfil their needs while also diversifying your revenue streams. Having the flexibility to take cash or e-wallets means organisations can offer an inclusive service that benefits everyone – from people making 10p copies of a letter from their grandchildren, or digital-native teenagers printing their science coursework.

Libraries are community hubs that provide access to essential services and resources for the UK whilst contributing to the local economy. With the Print Share Solution, they can now advance digital print experiences.

Application 2: Universities and further education

Universities and further education need to provide easy printing throughout their campuses and academic libraries whilst managing multiple sites aim to diversify revenue streams. But registering students can be time-consuming, while allocating funds for new initiatives can be challenging.

Whether a student is full time, part time, remote, or takes evening classes, you can allow them to self-register and pay for print as they need it, at rates that you set, at a location that suits them. That revenue is returned directly to your establishment. Give monthly allowances – or discount at thesis submission times – to support your students.

Print in City: reliable, high-quality, secure, simple – and available to use whenever your doors are open.

Print Share Solution in Universities and further education

Application 3: Small businesses and shared working spaces

Providers of shared working spaces offer their clients space, phones and IT. But what about business-quality printing, copying and scanning? It’s often hard to set people up on the network to use a printer and charge them for it, so the costs and IT overhead can outweigh the benefits to the shared space owner.

By using Canon’s Print Share Solution, users can register themselves, and then use devices in the working space without IT resource.

Space owners can set the price themselves and get the revenue from each use, while differentiating themselves from the competition with quality print, copy and scan services. And by becoming a public point, they attract further footfall and income.

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Print in City

Whether you’re looking to share your devices or access print and scan services in your area, visit this page to learn how Print in City works – and see the answers to the most frequently asked questions.

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Customer Communications

Deliver exceptional customer experiences, differentiate from the competition and empower staff to create personalised customer communications for all channels.

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Document Composition and Delivery

Digital transformation of invoices, statements and personalised communications that are easily understandable and delivered through multichannel communications output, speeding up time to market through robust process automation.

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Customer Communications and Document Production Automation Solutions

Transform the way you produce and manage customer communications and data driven business-critical documentation, in multiple output channels.

Three ways to share your corporate devices

Find out how you can expand the reach of your devices and discover new revenue opportunities

Maximising Library Potential

The sharing economy is just getting going. Find out how government institutions can generate additional revenue streams

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