Professional Magazine Printing Services | Full Service
- Top-quality offset printing and professional services.
- Full color books printing custom sizes, and paper available.
- High Quality and Low Prices – YOU GET BOTH!
- Easy Order. No Hidden Fees.
Longyin Printing is a go-to for book printing projects of all types. We have been delighting customers with meaningfully great service and outstanding offset printing since 2008.
We have the most technologically advanced machinery for printing and binding books of all types.
From Children’s Books, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Coloring Book to Catalogs, Magazines, Cookbook, Coffee Table Book, Manuals, Photo and Art Books, we are equipped to turn your digital files into top quality full-colour or black-and-white masterpieces.
Binding options for thicker books include sewn binding and perfect binding, while thinner books can be saddle-stitched. Hard-cover case binding and wire-O/Spiral Bound are also options.
Contact Us
For enquiries about our products or services, please feel free to contact us directly.
Email Us
sales007@lprinting.net
Phone Call
+86 18127094520
Address
15th Floor, CiTlc Technology Building, Bagualing Shenzhen,Guangdong
Professional Magazine Printing Services — From Quote to Delivered Issue
Professional magazine printing services cover the whole distance between a buyer’s files and a delivered pallet. At Longyin Printing that work happens in our own Shenzhen factory, printing and binding since 2008, to each buyer’s artwork and specification rather than from a stock range.
What Is Included in a Magazine Printing Service?
A magazine printing service covers production from file to pallet: file checking and prepress, typesetting where needed, imposition, proofing, plate making, offset printing, binding, finishing, packing, and freight arrangement. Each stage closes before the next opens, so a proof is approved before plates are made and a sample before the run starts.
How Does a Project Move From Quote to Delivery?
The sequence is fixed, which is why a customized issue stays predictable once it reaches the press. The buyer sees a confirmed specification, a proof, and a shipping plan before anything is manufactured.
- Enquiry – trim size, page count, paper, binding, finishing, quantity, destination
- Quotation – a written quote issued within 24 hours
- File check – resolution, bleed, fonts, and page order reviewed
- Prepress – typesetting, imposition, and a proof for approval
- Sample – printed quality sample free, custom sample in about 1-7 working days
- Printing – the approved proof signed as the colour reference for the run
- Binding and finishing – laminated, foiled, embossed, or die-cut to the approved spec
- Packing and shipment – export cartons, labeling, and one consolidated shipment
What Does the Buyer Need to Supply?
The faster the specification arrives, the faster the quote is accurate. Buyers most often send artwork, trim size, page count, paper and cover stock, binding choice, finishing, quantity, number of versions, packing and labeling instructions, and the delivery destination. Stating whether the artwork is print-ready or needs typesetting removes the main source of delay.
How Is Quality Checked Before Shipment?
Colour is checked against the approved proof on the actual paper stock, and bound copies are inspected for page order, trim, lamination, and spine adhesion before packing. Mixed paper batches are the usual source of drift, so paper is reserved for the order. A quality problem traced to our production is reprinted or refunded.
What Are the Production and Shipping Times?
Production runs about 5-7 days for saddle-stitched issues, 8-10 days for perfect-bound orders under 10,000 copies, and 15-18 days for hardcover editions, counted from file confirmation. Shipping adds about 7-10 days by air, or about 15-20 days by sea to nearby regions, with longer transit for remote destinations.
How Is a Quote Prepared?
Send the specification and destination and a magazine printing quote is issued within 24 hours. The quote separates printing, finishing, packing, and freight so each line can be checked, and it states the production time for the binding chosen. Naming a target release date lets us confirm whether the schedule holds.
Who Is the Service Built For?
The service suits brands, publishers, agencies, distributors, and print resellers who need titles, catalogues, and brochures produced to their own artwork. All work is made to order: no stock titles, no ready-made inventory, and no third-party branding on the shipment unless the buyer asks for it.
How Does This Differ From a Customization Request?
Customization is about scope – which variables can be changed – while the service covers the process and who is responsible at each stage. If you need to know what can be altered, see magazine customization; if you need OEM and private-label manufacturing, see magazine printing manufacturer.
Browse our magazine printing category for more magazine, catalog, and brochure formats.
Technical Specifications
See the full magazine printing category for related magazine and catalog projects.
Key Takeaways
- Professional magazine printing services run from file check to delivered pallet inside one factory.
- Every job is made to order – no stock titles are printed or held for sale.
- Prepress, printing, binding, finishing, and packing sit in one facility in Shenzhen.
- A signed proof on the final paper stock is the colour reference for the whole run.
- Production is about 5-7 days for saddle stitching and 15-18 days for hardcover, plus shipping.
- A full service magazine printing quote is issued within 24 hours.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q: What is included in your service?
A: File checking, prepress and typesetting, imposition, proofing, offset printing, binding, finishing, packing, and freight arrangement. Each stage is confirmed before the next begins, so the buyer approves a proof before plates are made and a sample before the run.
Q: Do you sell ready-made magazines?
A: No. We offer customized printing only and hold no stock titles for sale. Every issue is produced from the buyer’s artwork and specification after approval, so the cover, page count, and branding are yours rather than chosen from an existing range.
Q: How long does production and delivery take?
A: Production is about 5-7 days for saddle-stitched issues, 8-10 days for perfect-bound orders under 10,000 copies, and 15-18 days for hardcover editions, counted from file confirmation. Air freight adds about 7-10 days, sea freight about 15-20 days.
Q: How is a quote prepared?
A: Send the trim size, page count, paper and cover stock, binding, finishing, quantity, packing requirements, and destination, and a magazine printing quote is issued within 24 hours. Printing, finishing, packing, and freight appear as separate lines.
Q: How do samples work?
A: A printed quality sample is free and you pay the freight. A custom sample built to your specification carries a small sample fee and takes about 1-7 working days, depending on the product.
Q: How about the payment terms?
A: Our terms are 40% deposit and 60% balance before shipping. Payment is accepted by wire transfer, PayPal, or Alibaba Assurance Order, and the accepted method is confirmed on the quotation.
Q: What if there is a quality problem?
A: If a quality problem is our responsibility, we reprint the products or refund the cost. Report the issue on arrival with photos so we can trace it through the production records.
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Additional information
| Paper Type | Art Paper, Cardboard, Coated Paper, Corrugated Board, Duplex Board, Fancy Paper, Kraft Paper, Newsprint Paper, Offset paper |
|---|---|
| Logo printing | Custom |
| Size | custom |
| Color | CMYK |
