In this episode of How Publishing Works Kate Macdonald of Handheld Press is in conversation with printer Mark Couch of Short Run Press, a traditional printer based in Exeter, Devon.

What does a printer do with the words given to them? This quite technical episode is packed with explanations, with the very faint sound of factory noises drifting in on Mark's audio for very sharp-eared listener. Do yu choose gloss or silk? Sewn or perect bound? We hear about cyan and magenta, litho printing and FSC paper, foil blocking and spot UV.

'No book is without errors.'

'Once we start printing there's no going back.'

You can find Short Run Press at https://www.shortrunpress.co.uk/

For more information about Handheld Press, go to www.handheldpress.co.uk. You can email this podcast at podcast@handheldpress.co.uk.

This episode was edited and produced by Kate Macdonald. The jolly intro and outro music is 'Feels Like Home' by Avocado Junkie, sourced through Podcastle.

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