diff --git a/.mailmap b/.mailmap
index 5b909f6..4540049 100644
--- a/.mailmap
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ Juanmi Taboada <juanmi@juanmitaboada.com>            Juanmi Taboada <juanmi@juan
 csoft2k <csoft2k@hotmail.com>
 Sergio Pulgarin <sergio.pulgarin@gmail.com>
 reck31 <rakesh.gunduka@gmail.com>
+Alex Debiasio <alex.debiasio@thinkin.io>             <alex.debiasio@studenti.unitn.it>
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 02185a5..89f10bb 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Ahmed Tahri
 akeonly
+Alex Debiasio
 Asuki Kono
 belono
 Christoph Heuel
diff --git a/src/escpos/printer.py b/src/escpos/printer.py
index 319d773..54eb74a 100644
--- a/src/escpos/printer.py
+++ b/src/escpos/printer.py
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ class Network(Escpos):
         """
         self.device.sendall(msg)
 
+    def _read(self):
+        """ Read data from the TCP socket """
+
+        return self.device.recv(16)
+
     def close(self):
         """ Close TCP connection """
         if self.device is not None: