Printing Small Press

Japanese translation: 小規模印刷

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English term or phrase:Printing Small Press
Japanese translation:小規模印刷
Entered by: conejo

22:32 Oct 4, 2004
English to Japanese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Printing & Publishing
English term or phrase: Printing Small Press
This is one of the categories in an organizational chart, listing the work that is performed by a mailing & distribution company (Note: this company produces, prints, and distributes printed booklets and manuals, etc., but is NOT a publisher).

Context: printing & bindery operations, printing small press, web operations, bindery, graphics pre-press, estimating.

What does the "small press" refer to exactly? It seems there are multiple meanings for "press."
conejo
United States
Local time: 20:29
小規模印刷(業者・会社)
Explanation:
"Small press" refers to a small-scale printing company.
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CELC Inc
Local time: 10:29
Grading comment
Thanks, everyone. Since the company is not a publisher and isn't really related to literary works, I think hopson's idea best fits the context.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1小冊子
humbird
3小規模印刷(業者・会社)
CELC Inc


  

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printing small press
小規模印刷(業者・会社)


Explanation:
"Small press" refers to a small-scale printing company.

CELC Inc
Local time: 10:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks, everyone. Since the company is not a publisher and isn't really related to literary works, I think hopson's idea best fits the context.
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printing small press
小冊子


Explanation:
Small press is a small publications such as brochures, pamphlets, manuals, collection of poems (in Japan that could be haiku and/or tanka), also a vanity books of small size. Those are collectively called "shou sassi" in Japanese.

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Note added at 4 hrs 43 mins (2004-10-05 03:16:09 GMT)
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Shou sassi = booklet of all denomination and categories.

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tomoko Aikawa: or パンフレットなどの小冊子 to add a balance for other activities which would be used with Katakana
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