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Zine pricing for the print revival: what a copy costs and what it can earn

Posted on 1 November 2026
Print is back on the shelf. We set our real UK print prices beside what zines, magazines and books sell for, and show the profit left on each copy.

How to print an annual report, working back from the AGM

Posted on 28 October 2026
Printing an annual report starts with two fixed numbers, the trim size and the page count. From there you count back from the date members must receive their copies, leaving five working days for a glued spine once the proof is approved. Ex Why Zed is a Colchester printer of short runs, based in Essex, […]

Zine Sizes Explained: Twenty Real Zines From A6 to A3

Posted on 28 October 2026
Most zines are A5: 148 x 210mm, the size you get when you fold a sheet of A4 in half. It became the default because it is cheap to print, goes in a coat pocket without fuss and fits every zine rack, but it is one size among many, and the right one for yours […]

How many pages should a magazine have?

Posted on 27 October 2026
Stapled magazine page counts must divide by four. See where staples stop, when a spine appears and real page counts from magazines we have printed.

How to print a literary magazine or journal

Posted on 27 October 2026
Printing a poetry or fiction journal? Real specs from literary magazines we print: uncoated paper, A5 and custom sizes, glued spines and safe margins.

How to start an indie magazine and get issue one right

Posted on 27 October 2026
Starting an indie magazine? Settle the trim, pages, stock, binding and print run for issue one, with real specs from debut issues we have printed.
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