Alex Green, owner of Back Pages Books and Back Pages Publishers, Waltham, Mass., "finds solace when poring over a letterpress, meticulously placing each individual letter into the machine--for hours on end--in order to print poems and select works of literature," Boston magazine reported in its feature on the bookseller's passion for letterpress and his "different 'type' of fundraiser."
Green has launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for his own letterpress publishing studio, "which he wants to harbor inside Back Pages Books and open up to the public for lessons and classes," Boston wrote. Just a week into the campaign, more than $9,000 of the $17,500 goal has already been pledged.
"Waltham is sort of an awesome place to do this type of thing. It's a very supportive community," said Green. "The main focus is to actually have the press and to be able to start printing in the shop. I have a large list of projects that I would like to jump into. The way [having my own letterpress] would change things is immeasurable."
