Word for the smell of freshly printed books?

There's this somewhat distinct flavouring scent that emanates from freshly printed books, probably the chemical from the ink. I've been looking up for a word to describe this but I haven't found any.

The smell originates from newly printed books, but I'm looking for a word to describe the scent. In fact, this 'scent' in particular has garnered so much attention that 'Wallpaper magazine commissioned master perfumer Geza Schoen created a fragrance based on the smell of books as an opportunity to celebrate all the glorious sensuality of books'.

The perfume, named 'Paper Passion'.

The perfume, named 'Paper Passion'.

Interestingly enough, I can find a question on ELU about the smell of old books, but not for the smell of new ones.


As quoted from Karl Legerfield:

“The smell of a freshly printed book is the best smell in the world.”

Edit: In summary, I'm looking for a word with the emphasis of the smell in 'freshly printed books'.


You could say, The smell is novel. 'Novel' can mean new. And that's a bit of a pun too if your new book is a novel!

Otherwise I think crisp would work well as it can mean "firm and fresh" which sounds to be exactly what you describe.


addictive ink

That special blend of ink, water, solvent and finisher. I work in the printing industry and a lot of what we print smells just like Magic cards. –reddit : Why do just-opened Magic cards smell so good?

http://magiccards.info/uh/en/135.html

It's not exactly like huffing gasoline, but it's close: solvent and finisher.