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Print Parameters for our print-on-demand process
Colour printing in now available.
Trim Sizes
 | The following trim sizes are available. The dimensions will normally be
set in consultation with your designer. |
| The unit cost depends on the number of
pages so a larger format might make sense. |
| B, 203x127, 216x140, Demy (229x152), 234x156, Royal (235x191),244x170, 246x189,254x178,
Crown Royal (280x210), A4. (A few sizes are available on all papers or binding so please
check check with us). |
| Printing in colour is not available in all of these sizes - please ask.
There are some additional sizes, 8.5" x 8.5" and
8.5" x 11", which are well suited to teaching and children's books. |
Paper
There are two choices of paper, both of the same quality:
| Cream - 80% are produced on this softer-coloured paper |
| White -
 | Good if diagrams or photos are included but |
| Not such an easy read on the eye |
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| Art paper - This possibility is available for special volumes, but
is expensive. |
Pictures & Illustrations
Black and White
The print inside the book is black. Quality litho and halftones can be
successfully reproduced. So photographs and illustrations can be included.
Colour
The technology to print colour in the text is also available using Print on
demand. For POD, the printing is on non-glossy paper which works well for children's books but
might not be ideal for a book of images for a wildlife photographer. For POD,
all the pages can have colour as they are not hand collated after printing.
Other forms
of colour printing are available but these normally need to be printed in batches of
about 50
books. It is best to have the photos in a block in the centre of the book to
keep the cost low as this work is done by hand.
The cover, however, is always full colour. You can use this for a few key images if
it enhances your book.
Page limits
| At present, there must be at least 48 pages, but this means your book will
have no spine information because it is too thin. The maximum size is about 800 pages as
the binding used will not hold it together if it is any bigger. |
| If you want your title to appear on the spine, the book, must have at least
80 pages. You really need about 100 pages for the spine text to be easily
legible. |
| The cost of production means that you will be charged for a minimum number
of pages. Slim volumes will be costed as if they had 108
pages in the book so it pays to write a big book. |
| The number of pages must be divisible by 4 but this too is left to the
designer. |
| The page limits for colour books will be set later but will probably allow
slim volumes of 10 pages to be produced. They will probably be stitched rather
than perfect bound. |
Binding
Most books have perfect binding. But hardback (good for academic or reference
books) and clothbound books are available. For books with less than about 50
pages it is possible to stitch them (stitch is a posh word for staples).
Spiral binding is also available for books that need to lie flat such as
work-books.
Price
If you want to make your book available through the retail system, which we
recommend, there is a minimum price. Currently this is £7.99 in the UK.
You have to provide a reasonable margin to the trade to make it worth their
while to sell your book. They can still sell it at a discount but that comes
from their margin.
Terms & Conditions
Some common questions
Design index
The sizes we can print
International paper sizes
Classic sizes
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