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Oversized Magazine and Catalog Printing in Jacksonville, FL
When your publication needs to make a bigger impression, the press has to match.
Most commercial printers max out at standard magazine sizes. Not the Hartley Press.
If you've been told your oversized publication can't be printed locally (or that you'll have to compromise on format to find a printer who can), meet Hartley. We run a 38" European-size heatset web press, one of only a handful in the United States capable of printing true 9" x 12" magazines and catalogs. For publishers and marketers who depend on that extra real estate to make their content work, this changes everything.
An Inch and a Half That Makes All the Difference
U.S. web presses are built around standard U.S. magazine dimensions. Running a true 9" x 12" format on one of them isn't just difficult. In most cases, it's impossible without compromising bleed, trim, or image area. Hartley's European-size press was built for this format. It runs full 9" x 12" pages with proper bleed, accurate registration, and the color consistency that publication-quality printing demands. The result is a finished piece that looks exactly the way it was designed, not a version adjusted to fit what the printer could run.
More Page. More Impact. More Reasons to Turn the Page.
Larger formats command more attention, more time, and higher perceived value than standard sizes. A larger page gives images room to breathe. Spreads feel cinematic rather than cramped. Typography works at the scale it was designed for. For publications that live or die by the strength of their visuals, the 9" x 12" format does as much work as the content itself.
Who Prints on a European-Size Press?
The 9" x 12" format is particularly well-suited to industries where visual presentation is central to the product itself, where a smaller format would require compromises that undercut the publication's purpose.
Examples include:
- Luxury and retail catalogs
- Fashion and lifestyle magazines
- Real estate and architecture publications
- Art and museum publications
- Healthcare and pharmaceutical marketers
- Trade and B2B publications serving industries like manufacturing, construction, and technology
In publications like these, reducing images to fit a smaller format doesn't just change the size. It changes the impact. The European-size format gives your content the page dimensions it was designed for.
Right Format. Right Press. Right Results.
Hartley's European-size press eliminates the compromises that come from running an oversized publication on a press that wasn't built for it. Combined with our BRUNER Color Management System and inline Quality Inspection System (QMS), every copy meets the same standard as the first, which is critical when you're running tens of thousands of copies. Because binding, finishing, and mailing are all in-house, your publication moves from press to postal drop without leaving our Jacksonville facility. One point of contact. No outside vendors.
European-Size Press Specifications
- Maximum page size: 9" x 12"
- Capable of full bleed on 16-page, 9.25" x 11.875" signatures
- Folds 8-page, 12-page, and 16-page signatures
- BRUNER Color Management System
- Inline Quality Inspection System
- Heatset web drying for clean, offset-free output
Publishing a magazine or catalog that deserves a bigger page?
If you've been searching for a printer who can run your oversized publication without compromising the bleed, trim, or image area, give us a call. Jacksonville publishers, marketers, and trade professionals have been bringing their most demanding press work to Hartley for more than six decades.