In publishing, printers are both companies providing printing services and individuals who directly operate printing presses.
With the invention of the moveable type printing press by Johannes Gutenberg around 1450, printing — and printers — proliferated throughout Europe.
Today, printers are found throughout the world. They include:
- Newspaper printers are often owned by newspaper publishers
- Magazine printers are usually independent of magazine publishers
- Book printers, often not directly connected with book publishers
- Stationery printers
- Packaging printers
- Commercial printers, often offering digital and traditional printing services
An artist who operates a printing press to execute their own works, especially by hand in limited runs, is usually distinguished from other printers by the term printmaker.
Famous printers[]
- Johannes Gutenberg
- John Baskerville
- Jodocus Badius
- Henry Estienne
- William Caxton
- Benjamin Franklin
- Colard Mansion
- Aldus Manutius
- Francysk Skaryna
- Ottaviano Petrucci
- Christoffel Plantijn
- Johann Froben
- Hieronymus Froben
- Midland Regional Printers
- Charlotte Guillard
- William Bradford
- Jacob Meghapart
- Grigor Marzuantsi
- Mkhitar Sebastatsi
- Voskan Yerevantsi
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