How are files prepared for the commercial printing of a book?
Understand step by step how the designer prepares a book's files for commercial printing — bleed, colour profile, resolution, fonts and preflight explained.
Understand step by step how the designer prepares a book's files for commercial printing — bleed, colour profile, resolution, fonts and preflight explained.
How does the designer adapt a book's layout for POD and offset printing? Understand the technical differences and what changes in each distribution format.
What to do when the layout clashes with the printer's technical requirements? Understand the most common conflicts and how to resolve each one.
Where to find the technical print specifications required by printers, Amazon KDP, IngramSpark and Brazilian print-on-demand services? Learn what to ask for, what to read in…
What is the minimum safety margin for printing books in offset and POD? Understand the difference between bleed, safe zone and gutter, and the values that…