Amazon Prints books, but did you know … Amazon prints books, as do other print on-demand service providers. Some books print on press, but authors don’t have all the options available to them that Star Print Brokers offers. Nor do they have the expertise in color reproduction, or high-quality bindings. Page sizes, weights and finishes are limited. You can say…
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The Guide to Make and Send InDesign file to us, your Printer. Send InDesign file to Printer! Helpful Hint: When you first set-up a book file in InDesign, make sure that you check ‘Facing Pages’. You can find it by going to File > Document Setup. Send Your Files to Star Print Brokers Send InDesign file to printer, Star Print…
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Working with black text, text color and CMYK to PMS color – and how to get it right! Black text, text color and CMYK to PMS color are all sort of the same topic, but there are differences. Avoid costly printing mistakes, or just time revising your files. So, here’s the scoop … Often those designing and laying out books…
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Make PDF files for Printing Books on Press. A Visual Guide. Helpful Hint 1: When you first set-up a book file in InDesign, make sure that you check ‘Facing Pages’. You can find it by going to File > Document Setup. Helpful Hint 2: The crop marks, bleed marks, and printer’s marks are generated when you make PDF. They are not made in…
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Case Binding is how we bind hardcover books. Case binding. What is it? Simply, it is any book binding with a hard cover made from thick binding board, and has a cover wrap material permanently glued to the board. We throw around a lot of terms in bookbinding, whether it be for printing on press, or printing on demand. We…
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