Mass production of books?

No, thanks.

So yeah. Mass production—rather not. And most of all: it’s nearly impossible for small, young creative people. The threshold is high, the cost is exorbitant and the overstock is anything but kind to our planet.

Let’s go against the grain, with our Lilliputian grass-roots publishing platform.
The scale of our operations is almost pocket-size, but don’t let that fool you. It is exactly that scale, that opens up a whole range of niche possibilities.

The copyshop— offers a platform of support to residents of all sorts: writers, illustrators, photographers, mixed media artists. Let us invite you into the process of book making—instead of handing over your manuscript until you see it in the store, like how it goes with traditional publishers.

Persecution Paranoia is now out.
Don’t miss out on the first print run —
we only make 50 copies.

It all begins with an idea. Perhaps, you want to launch it into the world.
It might be some pages of poetry, a photo zine, a manifesto on
why toilet paper should be hung a certain way.
Maybe we can help.

No book is the same

because they’re hand-made. We’re proud to have Séba and Kat on our team. There is no other duo as compatible in book design, we kid you not. Want to see who else we’ve got on board? Brace yourself—we’re a frivolous bunch.

We have crazy talented residents. This is their work.

The copyshop— is a tiny print+bind-on-demand platform for young creatives, born and based in Ghent. We help our residents set up their first publications, from concept to distribution.