diff --git a/pdf2book.py b/pdf2book.py
index cc37394..6e9d2d0 100755
--- a/pdf2book.py
+++ b/pdf2book.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3 
 
-from pypdf import PdfReader
-from pypdf import PdfWriter
+from pypdf import PaperSize, PdfReader, PdfWriter, Transformation
+from pypdf.generic import RectangleObject
+
+
 import argparse 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
     prog='pdf2book',
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ parser.add_argument('pdf_file')           # positional argument
 #parser.add_argument('pages', type=int)           # positional argument
 #parser.add_argument('-s', '--signature')      # option that takes a value
 parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true')  # on/off flag
+parser.add_argument('-z', '--zine', action='store_true', help='Input pdf needs to be 16 pages')
 parser.add_argument('-s', '--signature', 
     dest='signature', 
     type=int,
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ def get_reorder(number_of_pages: int, signature_size: int):
     #print(lst)
     #print(len(lst))
     return lst
+
 def print_signatures(lst: list,signature_size: int):
     if signature_size==0: signature_size=1
     for i in range( len( lst ) ):
@@ -92,13 +96,9 @@ def print_signatures(lst: list,signature_size: int):
             print(lst[i], end=' ')
         else:
             print(lst[i],end='.')
-lst=get_reorder(number_of_pages, signature_size)
-print_signatures(lst,signature_size)
 
 # REARRANGING OF PAGES
-
 def rearrange_pages(reader, lst):
-
     writer = PdfWriter()
     for page in lst:
 #        print(page)
@@ -106,11 +106,96 @@ def rearrange_pages(reader, lst):
             writer.add_blank_page(width=reader.pages[0].mediabox.width,height=reader.pages[0].mediabox.height)
         else:
             writer.add_page(reader.pages[page-1])
-
     return writer
 
+def make_zine(reader, lst):
+#  _____________________
+#  | 1r | 8r | 7r | 6r |
+#  ---------------------
+#  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  |
+#  ---------------------
+#
+#  _________________________
+#  |  9r | 16r | 15r | 14r |
+#  -------------------------
+#  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  |
+#  -------------------------
+#
+    page_order=[
+            2, 3, 4, 5,
+            1, 8, 7, 6, 
+            10,11,12,13,
+           9,16,15,14
+            ]
+    print("zine")
+    # Create a destination file, and add a blank page to it
+    writer = PdfWriter()
+    # Copy source page to destination page, several times
+    for i in range(2):
+        destpage = writer.add_blank_page(
+            width=PaperSize.A4.height, 
+            height=PaperSize.A4.width
+            )
+        for y in range(2):
+            for x in range(4):
+                pageposition=8*i+4*y+x
+                sourcepage=reader.pages[page_order[pageposition]-1]
+                mb=sourcepage.mediabox
+                sourcepage.cropbox = RectangleObject((
+                    -2*mb.right, 
+                    -4*mb.top, 
+                    2*mb.right, 
+                    2*mb.top
+                    ))
+                if y == 1:
+                    transformation = Transformation().rotate(180)
+                    r="r"
+                    sourcepage.add_transformation(transformation)
+                    tx_val=(1*x+1) * sourcepage.mediabox.width
+                    ty_val=2*y * sourcepage.mediabox.height
+                else:
+                    tx_val=x * sourcepage.mediabox.width
+                    ty_val=2*y * sourcepage.mediabox.height
+                    r=" "
+                if x==3:
+                    print(page_order[pageposition],r)
+                else:
+                    print(page_order[pageposition],r,end=' ')
+                destpage.merge_transformed_page(
+                    sourcepage,
+                    Transformation(
+                    ).translate(
+                        tx=tx_val,
+                        ty=ty_val,
+                    ).scale(
+                        sx=0.5,
+                        sy=0.5
+                    )
+                    , expand=True
+                )
+#        destpage.
+        destpage.mediabox = RectangleObject((
+            0,
+            0,
+            2*mb.right, 
+            1*mb.top
+            ))
+        #writer.add_page(destpage)
+    #    destpage = writer.add_blank_page(
+    #        width=PaperSize.A4.height, 
+    #        height=PaperSize.A4.width
+    #        )
+    return writer
+    
+lst=get_reorder(number_of_pages, signature_size)
+if args.zine :
+    writer=make_zine(reader, lst)
+#    signature_size=zine
+    outfile=args.pdf_file.split(".pdf")[0]+"_zine.pdf"
+else:
+    print_signatures(lst,signature_size)
+    writer=rearrange_pages(reader,lst)
+    outfile=args.pdf_file.split(".pdf")[0]+"_book_s"+str(signature_size)+".pdf"
 # SAVE FILE TO DISK
-writer=rearrange_pages(reader,lst)
-outfile=args.pdf_file.split(".pdf")[0]+"_book_s"+str(signature_size)+".pdf"
 with open(outfile, "wb") as fp:
         writer.write(fp)
diff --git a/testfiles/zine.pdf b/testfiles/zine.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5991118
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