Paperback book specifications

GENERAL

• Title, subheading and author mentioned on cover, text and metadata must be the same as those provided in the Print form; if applicable, ensure punctuation marks are consistent
• If applicable, the ISBN provide inside the pdf must be the same as that on the cover;
• Fonts must be embedded in both files;
• No crop marks, logs and color bars;
• Files in the same format as that indicated on the Print form;

IMAGES

• High resolution (at least 300 dpi);
• Must not be blurred or contain illegible text (e.g. low-quality scans);
• Must be within the margins;
• For images on the edges must include 5 mm bleed on all sides;

COVER

• Every text and graphical element (both front and back cover) must be at least 1.5 cm from the edge;
• High resolution (at least 300dpi) and any full-page images must be at least 1850 x 2500 px;
• 5 mm bleed the color as the cover, or if the background is made up of an image, it must "blur" into the bleed;
• Correct spine calculation based on paper and print type:
  • B&W books with cream paper: No. pages x 0.0635 (mm)
  • B&W books white paper: No. pages x 0.0572 (mm)
  • Color books: No. pages x 0.0596 (mm)
• No flaps
• For books with less than 100 pages, don’t include text or images on the spine;
• Enter your own ISBN barcode on the back cover or leave at least  5,5x4cm;
• The barcode must be inside a white box of 5.08 mm x 3.05 mm;
• The barcode must be a 100% black vector, and not a raster image. It must always have a white background and include start and stop bars.

Correct barcode:

Incorrect barcode:

CONTENT

• Single page layout;
• Always insert a title page;
• Margins of at least 16 mm for books with less than 500 pages (otherwise 22 mm);
• Consecutive numbering (no number skipped);
• The table of contents, if present, must be correct with each entry corresponding to the correct page number;
• The total page number must be a multiple of 8. And since a final page will be automatically added stating the month of printing, the total number of pages must be equal to 8x + 7. If this is not the case, you must add white pages to make up the rest (e.g. at the beginning, at the end or between chapters);
• There cannot be more than two consecutive blank pages at the beginning or middle of the book, and no more than 10 at the end
• Odd numbered pages must be on the right-hand side of the book;
• No bleed (except for live images, following the same guidelines as the cover);
• No references to printing, such as “This book was printed in X in June 2018”.
• Minimum number of pages: 55. Maximum number of pages for white paper: 823. Maximum number of pages for cream paper: 735
• The following formats are accepted:
• A4 (210x297) - except for color books
• A5 (148x210)
• 115 x 190 mm (not recommended for books with over 300 pages)
• 170 x 240 mm
• 127 x 203 mm
• 133 x 203 mm
• 135 x 205 mm
• 135 x 208 mm
• 140 x 226mm
• 152 x 228 mm
• 210 x 273 mm - color only with photo paper
• 210 x 210 mm (square) color only with photo paper

COLOR PRINTING

- For color printing, leave color pages in color only. Change the rest to grayscale.