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.
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