A print-ready file is a PDF that meets all of the criteria of a successfully-printed product. This means that it will pass our prepress file review with ease and move into production:
- The PDF's page size is the finished trim size plus bleed.
- Interior files are supplied with 0.125” bleed on all sides. For more information on bleed, click here.
- Interior files are supplied in single pages, not spreads.
- Artwork has appropriate margins. You'll find recommended safety margins in the page template for your trim size. You can download your interior page template from the Project Center or this page.
- Cover file and Dust Jacket file (if applicable) conform to the size and guidelines of the custom cover template (downloadable from your Project Center).
- Your spine width is based off of the template downloaded from your account.
- The file is supplied in CMYK color mode and not RGB. If you are unfamiliar with this process, we can convert it for you, though appearances can vary. For more information on CMYK, click here.
- Blacks in the file must be true black and not registration black.
- Fonts are embedded or converted to outlines. Not sure how to embed your fonts? Click here for instructions.
- All images have a resolution of 300 dpi or higher (Cover artwork included)
- Images are embedded in the file.
- PDF must be free of any annotations, comments, sticky notes, or other elements pasted into your PDF in Acrobat.