7 ways to help you get started!

1: FREE Self Publishing Guide

(Click on the link above to get your FREE personalised copy of our Self Publishing Guide, in this helpful guide it will give you all the relevant information on how to take your first steps into the world of self publishing, from how to set your files, how to distrubute, how to market and sell your book, legal deposit copies, how much does it cost and much much more)

2: FREE Bound Proof Copy*

(Click on the link above if you are a publisher looking to provide free copies of new titles to booksellers, journalists and even celebrities; a company wanting to make sure your company report is 100% correct before your print or an author wanting to see the completed book in all its glory.  printandpublish.co.uk will digitally print and bind a single copy and send it to you.

* Please note we will provide a FREE bound proof copy for paperbacks and stitched books only and  for orders over 25 copies, hardback and wire-bound books will be loose leaf.

Although there should not be changes at this stage, corrections can be made before full production if absolutely necessary. If the changes are extensive and another bound proof is necessary, there will be a charge of £20 for this additional proof.)

3: How to set a Paperback Book Cover

(Click on the link above to set your paperbook cover, this easy to use diagram explains how to set your cover ready to print.  This is one of our most frequent asked questions from our clients from Trade publishers to self publishing Authors.)

4: Spine Width Calculator

(Click on the link above and save this easy to use Excel spreadhseet to your desktop, all you have to do is simply type in the number of pages in your book in the top left hand corner and our spine caluculator will automatically give you the spine width on all of our standars stocks, nice and easy)

5: Preparing and sending files

We will manage your project from end to end and ensure that you have nothing to worry about, however, the one thing we can’t do directly is to prepare your artwork. We have outlined below our file submission requirements and listed some links to technical information that will help to ensure you get your file over to us in the right format.

You can send your files big or small using our FREE FTP sites:

Please find below the logon details for customer to use to be able to upload data to a holding area under the domain printandpublish.co.uk:

FTP Server: ftp.printandpublish.co.uk

Username: customer

Password: please contact the office on 01487 843311 for the PASSWORD

OR

transferbigfile

yousendit

mailbigfile

6: File Preparation Checklist

Important:

• Does your document size match the book size exactly?
• Do the number of pages in your artwork match exactly the number you have configured in your book?
• Does your document have bleed settings applied?
• Bleed allows colour or images to run off the edge of the page to allow for movement when trimming.
• If you’re not supplying a pdf file have you included all images and associated fonts that we will need?
• If you are supplying a pdf file have you made sure that fonts and images are embedded?
• Does the case cover design match our guidelines? Ask for help 01487 843311

Useful:

• Images should be saved as TIF files to maintain optimum quality.
• Resolution for black and white printing should be between 300-600dpi, ideally saved as greyscale or bitmap.
• For high quality, crisp diagrams within the body of the book, create vector graphics using Adobe Illustrator, ensuring that you only use black, and that you convert all text to outlines.
• Resolution for colour printing should be 600dpi, saved as CMYK.
• Spot colours should be converted to CMYK.
• To obtain areas of solid black (not including text), use CMYK settings of 20% Cyan, 20% Magenta, 20% Yellow and 100% Black.
• If supplying files other than PDF, ensure that you provide all linked images as well as all fonts used in the document.
• If colour accuracy is essential, please ask for a full production proof.
• If in doubt, please contact the pre-press department before beginning to create your files.

7: Saving files as PDF

Every application is slightly different so follow a link to the manufacturers guide on saving as a pdf.

• Saving a pdf from any Microsoft Office application
• Saving a pdf from Adobe InDesign
• Saving a pdf from QuarkXPress

If none of these links help you then please call 01487 843311 for further assistance.