Definition

Noun: 1. The total number of copies of a publication (such as a book, magazine, or newspaper) produced at one time from a single set of type or plates. It refers to the complete batch of identical copies printed in one continuous operation.

Usage

The term "print run" is used to specify the quantity of a publication produced in a single manufacturing cycle. It is a key term in publishing, printing, and media industries. - It is typically preceded by words like "first," "second," "large," or "small." - It is often used with verbs like "have," "order," "increase," or "sell out."

Examples

• The first edition had a print run of only 5,000 copies.
• Due to high demand, the publisher ordered a second print run of 20,000.
• The magazine's initial print run sold out within a week.
• They decided on a small print run for the experimental poetry collection.

Advanced Usage

• "To go into a new print run": To begin producing another batch of copies after the previous one has been exhausted.
  • The textbook is so popular it has gone into its tenth print run.
• "The entire print run": Referring to the complete batch of copies.
  • A rare error meant the entire print run of the comic book became a collector's item.

Variants and Related Words

• Printing (noun): The general process or business of producing text and pictures, typically with ink on paper.
• Impression (noun): In publishing, this can be a synonym for a single print run of a book. A "second impression" is a second print run.
• Edition (noun): A particular version of a published text. A new edition may involve a new print run, often with revisions.

Synonyms

• Press run
• Printing
• Impression (in a publishing context)

Related Phrases

• "To sell out a print run": To sell every copy from a particular batch.
  • The memoir sold out its first print run before the official publication date.
• "Limited print run": A deliberately small production batch, often to increase rarity or value.
  • The art book was published as a limited print run of 500 numbered copies.

Noun

1. the period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper