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Former carpenter Michael Curran founded independent publisher
Tangerine Press in 2006, and 10 years on, the company is putting
out works both old and new.
"The idea behind it was to publish neglected or new writers that
weren't getting the exposure that I thought they deserved and
produce those books of poetry, prose or sometimes photography in
hand bound limited editions," Curran said.
"We are still using the same techniques; you sew sections
together, you paste down and … hard cover and all the rest of it
and emboss the covers, so I think it just makes the reading
experience that little bit more enjoyable."
According to publishing industry magazine The Bookseller, the
volume of e-book sales for the UK's five major publishers fell
2.4 percent last year to 47.9 million units.
"It's (bookbinding) still relevant because I wouldn't be here,"
Curran said. "I think people do still want to own things, they
still want to own a book, they want to purchase it and have it
in their hands."
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