Magazines, newsletters and zines.
Magazines, newsletters, newspapers, comics and zines, stapled or perfect bound, in runs from a handful to thousands.
From one zine to a full magazine
There is no minimum order, so a small run of a zine or a first issue costs you only what you print. As the page count grows, the binding changes: stapled for slimmer titles, perfect bound for thicker ones with a printed spine.
Paper and cover
Magazines are often printed on a lighter, uncoated or silk inside stock with a heavier cover to give the publication weight. Zines and independent titles often use uncoated paper for its natural feel. We can recommend a combination once we know the page count, how it will be read and how it will be posted.
Planning the page count
Stapled publications need a page count that divides by four. If your layout doesn’t, we can talk through the options before you finalise.
What we need from you
A print-ready PDF in reading-order pages with 3mm bleed. If you are not sure how to set up a multi-page document for print, ask us before you build it.
Examples
We print the gig guides for DHP Family’s venues, and the limited-run publications TSPTR sells to collectors.
Mistakes that cost time and money
In a stapled magazine, the inner pages push outwards slightly as the sheets are folded, a drift printers call creep, so text close to the outer edge needs a little extra room. Set the page count to a multiple of four, keep type clear of the gutter, and send single pages in reading order. If the cover needs to feel different from the inside, choose the cover stock first.
How an order works
Tell us what you need, roughly how many and by when. We advise and quote, check your artwork, get your go-ahead, then print, finish and deliver across the UK. The whole process is on how we work.
What we print
Magazines / Newsletters / Newspapers / Comics and zines / Gig guides
Recent work
- Do you print short runs of zines?
- Yes. There’s no minimum order.
- Stapled or perfect bound?
- Either, depending on page count.
- How quickly can you print it?
- It depends on the job. Tell us your deadline and we’ll confirm a date with your quote.