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Printing

The Printing category is divided into smaller sections, which are categorized by either printing technique or product type. You will find both informational and business sites listed here. Business sites that serve specific localities or regions may be found under their respective Regional categories.

Business sites that serve specific localities or regions will not be listed here. Please submit them to the proper Regional category.

Brokers

Printing brokers act as agents for print buyers in finding an appropriate printer for their jobs. In return, they receive a fee or commission.

If your site is not specifically geared towards this topic, please submit to the proper category.

Submitting to the wrong category will delay and/or prevent your site from being listed in the directory.

Submission Tips:
When writing your site''s title please ensure it is the same as your organization.

When writing your site''s description, please tell what your site offers in a clear and concise statement without hype or promotional

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By Region

This category provides links to the Printing categories of countries that have them.

Directories

This category is for *directories* of printers, a type of manufacturing, and is not a listing of individual printing firms. The category includes directories of printers worldwide.

This category is for *directories* of printing manufacturers (i.e. those who actually do printing, corresponding to SIC code 27) and is not a listing of individual printing manufacturing firm websites. Individual printing firm sites will only be considered if they have a list of many other printing manufacturers on the site.

Websites containing sizeable lists of printing manufacturers with information about the companies and, importantly, that make clear which companies (if not all) are actual printing manufacturers, will be considered. Directories of printing wholesalers, distributors, and suppliers without companies that manufacture will not be considered in this category, and e-Portals and eMarketplaces will also not be considered (unless they also have a directory listing of manufacturers on the site).

Employment

This category contains sites dealing with Employment in the Printing Industry.

Equipment and Supplies

This category is for sites about businesses whose primary focus includes both printing equipment and printing supplies for more than one printing process. Sites that focus on just equipment, just supplies, or on only one printing process are located in separate categories.

Sites that focus on just equipment, just supplies, or on only one printing process should be submitted to a more specific category. They do not belong here.

History

Printing has an immense history which encompasses several disciplines and millions of unique individuals, all of whom sign each piece of printed material produced today. This category is meant for sites related to the history of printing, typography, Bookbinding, and related businessees.

*PLEASE submit your site only once!!

*Ensure that your submission is relevent to the purpose of this category.

*Remember this is a cooperative effort.

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Processes

This category is for sites about specific processes used in the Printing industry. This includes related sites of trade associations, companies selling equipment and supplies, and any site providing resources about these processes. In contrast, the sites of companies that use these processes are not listed here; instead, each is listed in a category based on the type of product it produces.

Please submit sites pertaining to the digital printing process here, including those of trade associations, publications, and any site providing resources about the process.

Site pertaining specifically to Ink Jet Printing should be submitted to the Ink Jet subcategory.

Sites of companies selling digital printing equipment and supplies should be submitted the Equipment and Supplies subcategory.

Sites of printing companies utilizing the Digital Printing Process should not be submitted here, but rather to the appropriate category under Printing: Products, or to Printing: Products: General Commercial if the company does not specialize.

Products

This category is for sites about products for which printing is a major component.

Note: Other categories featuring printed products are found elsewhere in the Directory. Some of the most important ones are indicated by the "See Also:" links.

Please note that this category is exclusively for online printing sales. To be appropriate for this category, a site must include products, prices, and ordering information, so that customers can order standard types of printing directly from their home or office, without having to request specific quotes.