File Setup and Creation

All products require a multipage INTERIOR PDF file, and a single page COVER PDF file. The Print API pulls information for printing from your platform, t...

When creating a PDF with Adobe Acrobat Pro, use Lulu's Adobe Job Options (attached below). After downloading the Job Options to your computer, double cl...

All interior print book files and cover files need to be submitted as PDFs. It is up to you to ensure that your file is set up using the formatting guidelin...

We provide templates for the most commonly used file types.  Interior: InDesign, Word, and PDF.  Cover: InDesign, Photoshop, PNG, and PDF.  You can...

Safety margin refers to a recommended area between the final trim size and the content in the formatted file. We recommend that important elements and text ...

Bleed defines printing that goes beyond the edge of where the sheet will be trimmed. The “bleed” is the area to be trimmed off. Most of our files require 0....

The “gutter” is a typographical term referring to an additional margin added to interior pages to compensate for the part of the page made unusable by the b...

For Softcover Saddle Stitch and Coil Bound: There is no spine for these binding types. For Softcover Perfect Bound: (pages / 444) + 0.06” = Spine Width or...

Page 1 of your interior PDF file will begin on the right side of the book (to the right of the fold), with the inside cover facing it on the left side. All ...