Printer (publishing)

In publishing, printers are both companies providing printing services and individuals who directly operate printing presses.[1]

Print shops in the 15th century per establishment date and book output

Printers can include:

• Newspaper printers, often owned by newspaper publishers
• Magazine printers, usually independent of magazine publishers
• Book printers, often not directly connected with book publishers
• Postcard printers
• Stationery printers
• Packaging printers
• Trade printers, who offer wholesale rates within the printing industry
• Wide-format printers, who specialize in wide format prints, such as signs and banners
• Printmakers, artists who create their artworks using printing