Editing Small press (section)

==History==
Small presses became distinguishable from jobbing printers at some time towards the end of the nineteenth century. The roots lie with the [[Arts and Crafts Movement|Arts and Crafts movement]], particularly the [[Kelmscott Press]]. The use of small [[letterpress]] machines by amateur printers increased proportionately to the mechanization of commercial printing. Later, the advance of practical [[lithography]] made small press publication much easier. The 1960s and 1970s are considered the small press's golden age in the USA. The unprecedented proliferation of small and independent publishers at the time was a result of the so-called '[[Mimeo Revolution]]' and the proliferation of DIY and affordable reproduction technologies.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Phillips |first=Rodney |title=A secret location on the Lower East Side: adventures in writing, 1960 - 1980; a sourcebook of information |date=1998 |publisher=The New York Publ. Library [u.a.] |others=New York Public Library |isbn=978-1-887123-19-8 |editor-last=Clay |editor-first=Stephen |edition=1. publ |location=New York}}</ref>

A recent burgeoning of small presses has been caused by the introduction of [[digital printing]], especially [[print on demand]] technology. Combined with [[Internet]] based marketing, digital typesetting, design tools with the rise of [[eBooks]], the new printing technologies have lowered the economic barriers to entry, allowing many new niches to be served, and many new publishers to enter the industry. A notable boom of small press publishing has been observed since the 2008 economic crisis.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The contemporary small press: making publishing visible |date=2020 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-3-030-48783-6 |editor-last=Colby |editor-first=Georgina |series=New directions in book history |location=Cham |editor-last2=Marczewska |editor-first2=Kaja |editor-last3=Wilson |editor-first3=Leigh}}</ref>