Color Book Preparation Guidelines
Please note: Your book cannot be any longer than 120 finished pages in order to have your book published in color. We do not offer the scanning option for color books.
COLOR – INTERIOR PDF GUIDELINES
Before you submit your book please click here for the interior PDF guidelines.
IMPORTANT NOTE: MANY AUTHORS ARE SURPRISED BY THE DIFFICULTY OF CREATING A PRINT-READY PDF AND FIND CREATING THEM TO BE A FRUSTRATING PROCESS. IF YOU OR YOUR CHOSEN DESIGNER DO NOT CREATE PDFS PROFESSIONALLY, ON A DAILY BASIS AND YOU ARE NOT DIGITALLY CERTIFIED WITH A HIGH-VOLUME BOOK PRINTER, WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU AGAINST SUBMITTING YOUR BOOK TEXT OR COVER IN PDF (PRINT-READY) FORMAT. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A NORMAL PDF AND A PRINT-READY PDF. WE REQUIRE PRINT-READY PDF'S TO EXACT SPECS FOR PUBLISHING. EXTENSIVE DELAYS AND ADDITIONAL COSTS COULD BE INCURRED IF YOU CHOOSE THIS OPTION AND HAVE TO RESUBMIT YOUR PDF NUMEROUS TIMES. PLEASE SEE OUR STAFF TO FIND A DIGITALLY CERTIFIED PERSON THAT CAN ASSIST YOU.
UNFORTUNATELY, XULON PRESS DOES NOT OFFER TRAINING IN HOW TO CREATE PRINT-READY PDF'S, (THOUGH WE DO PROVIDE GUIDELINES). PLEASE CONSIDER ALLOWING THE PROFESSIONALS AT XULON PRESS TO TYPESET YOUR BOOK AND TO DESIGN YOUR COVER. THESE SERVICES ARE INCLUDED IN THE COST OF YOUR PUBLISHING PROGRAM FOR BLACK AND WHITE INTERIORS.
IF YOU'VE FORMATTED/TYPESET THE TEXT OF YOUR BOOK YOU CAN SEND US ELECTRONIC FILES (A PDF FILE) OR YOU CAN SEND US A HARD COPY (PRINTED) VERSION OF YOUR BOOK FOR US TO SCAN AND THEN PRINT.
COLOR – COVER PDF GUIDELINES
If you've already designed your book cover, or if you've designed the front cover only and you want Xulon Press to design your back cover and spine, please click here for instructions.
For a paperback color book cover design,
click here for instructions.
If you've designed the front cover only and you want Xulon Press to design your back cover and spine, please click here for instructions
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