Printer (publishing)

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