# Controlled printing in the reader

> Controlled printing lets readers print page ranges of PDF and EPUB books from the web reader, within per-book limits you set and with a traceable watermark.

Source: https://publica.la/en/blog/controlled-printing-in-the-reader

Posted on October 21, 2026 by [Gonzalo Parra](https://publica.la/en/blog/authors/gonzalo-parra) 2 min read

## **Your readers can print what they need to study, within the limits you set for every book.**

Meet **controlled printing**: readers print a range of pages straight from the web reader, in PDF and EPUB, while you decide how much of each title can leave the screen.

## Why it works for you and your readers

- **Your limits, book by book:** set the maximum pages per print and the share of the book each reader can print in total. Printing stays off for any book without a quota.
- **Fair counting:** only new pages use up the quota, so reprinting a range from the history never counts twice.
- **Traceable copies:** every printed page carries a “DO NOT COPY” watermark with the email or ID of the reader who printed it.
- **No need to leave the book:** pages are ready to print in the reader in under a minute, with no email involved, even for readers who sign in without one.
- **Self-serve setup:** set the quota from the content form in your dashboard, or in bulk through the API.

Available now in the web reader, built for academic and professional catalogs.

💡 **Result:** a study need met inside your platform instead of through screenshots, and printing terms you can honor without custom development.

Free tools

## Put this into practice

Free, instant, no signup — the same tools our team uses with publishers every week.

[EPUB Checker Validate your EPUB files for structure, metadata, content integrity, and best practices. Get a quality score and detailed issue report. Check your EPUB](https://publica.la/en/tools/epub-checker) [Book Metadata Extractor Upload a PDF or EPUB and get its core metadata normalized to the ONIX 3 standard: title, contributors, publisher, ISBN, BISAC and Thema codes, and keywords. Extract metadata](https://publica.la/en/tools/metadata-extractor) [Book Quality Checker A complete pre-publish audit: epubcheck conformance, accessibility, and the Qualebook production checklist in one report. Run quality check](https://publica.la/en/tools/quality-checker)

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