SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                               ---------------

                                 SCHEDULE 13D
                                (RULE 13d-101)

     INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a)
              AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)

                             (AMENDMENT NO. 8)(1)


                      APPLIED GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               (Name of Issuer)

                                 Common Stock
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  037937 208
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (CUSIP Number)

  Martin D. Krall, Esq., 450 West 33rd Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
              Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 August 4, 2003
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

         If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the
following box [ ].

                NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed
        original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See
        Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.







CUSIP NO. 037937 208                   13D      PAGE    2     OF   5     PAGES
         ---------------------                       --------    --------

  (1)     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
          I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

          Applied Printing Technologies, L.P.          52-1560199
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (2)     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a)   [   ]
                                                                    (b)   [   ]

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (3)     SEC USE ONLY

          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (4)     SOURCE OF FUNDS*

          N/A
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (5)     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS                    [   ]
          IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)

          N/A
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

  (6)     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Delaware
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

                       (7)     SOLE VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF                    0
   SHARES              --------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY          (8)     SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY                             --
    EACH               --------------------------------------------------------
  REPORTING            (9)     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 PERSON WITH                   0
                       --------------------------------------------------------
                       (10)    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                       --
                       --------------------------------------------------------

 (11)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          0
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (12)     CHECK BOX IF AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES*                                                         [   ]

          N/A
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (13)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

          0
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (14)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          PN
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



Item 1.           Security and Issuer.

            This Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D relates to the common stock,
par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Applied Graphics
Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), 450 West 33rd Street, New York 10001.

Item 2.           Identity and Background.

            The reporting person is Applied Printing Technologies, L.P.
("Applied Printing"), a Delaware limited partnership whose business is
commercial printing and whose address is 77 Moonachie Avenue, Moonachie, New
Jersey 07074.  The general partner of Applied Printing is Applied Printing
Technologies, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the "General Partner") located
at the same address, whose principal business is acting as the general
partner of Applied Printing.  Mortimer B. Zuckerman is the sole stockholder
of the General Partner.  Mr. Zuckerman is the Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Boston Properties, Inc., a publicly held real estate investment
trust located at 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022.  Mr.
Zuckerman is also a director of the Company, Chairman of U.S. News & World
Report, L.P. and Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report, Chairman of
Daily News, L.P. and Co-Publisher of the New York Daily News.

            The sole director of the General Partner is Mr. Zuckerman. Fred
Drasner is President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner. Mr.
Drasner is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Chief
Executive Officer of Daily News, L.P. Co-Publisher of the New York Daily News,
Co-Chairman of U.S. News & World Report, L.P., and co-owner of Pro-Football,
Inc. d/b/a The Washington Redskins.  Martin D. Krall is Executive Vice President
and Secretary of the General Partner. Mr Krall is also the Executive Vice
President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and a director of the Company and the
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Daily News, L.P.,
and U.S. News & World Report, L.P. William Welsh is the Chief Operating Officer
of the General Partner. The principal occupation of Mr. Welsh is an officer of
the General Partner and Applied Printing. Thomas Peck is the Chief Financial
Officer of the General Partner. Mr. Peck is also the Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of U.S. News & World Report, L.P. and Daily News, L.P. The
business address of Mr. Welsh is 77 Moonachie Avenue, Moonachie, New Jersey
07074; the business address for Messrs. Zuckerman, Drasner, Krall and Peck is
450 West 33rd Street, New York, New York 10001.

            None of Applied Printing, the General Partner or any person
referenced in Item 2 above has during the last five years been (a) convicted in
a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors)
or (b) a party to a civil proceeding, in either case of the type specified in
Items 2(d) or 2(e) of Schedule 13D. All of the natural persons named in Item 2
are U.S. citizens.

Item 3.     Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

            Not applicable.

Item 4.     Purpose of Transaction.

            On August 4, 2003 Applied Printing sold all of its shares of Common
Stock to the Purchaser pursuant to the Offer.

Item 5.     Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

            (a) and (b)      See cover page.

            (c)              See Item 6.

            (d) and (e)      Not applicable.

Item 6.     Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
            With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

            None.

Item 7.     Materials to File as Exhibits.

            None.

                                    Signature


            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


August 4, 2003                 APPLIED PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES, L.P.

                              By:   Applied Printing Technologies, Inc., its
                                    general partner


                                    By: /s/Martin D. Krall
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Name: Martin D. Krall
                                        Title: Executive Vice President