File Setup and Creation

All products require a multipage INTERIOR PDF file, and a single page COVER PDF file.

Each PDF is unique, and can be created by different software. Some best practices for interior files are: All interior PDFs should be single-page portrait...

More and more programs allow for PDF creation. We recommend the following: Adobe Acrobat – Allows you to easily create, edit, rearrange, and publish PDFs....

Like the interior PDF, the software used to generate files can vary. Some best practices for covers are: All cover PDFs should be a single-page portrait o...

We provide templates for the most commonly used file types. You can download our templates from the Product & Shipping page.

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 ...