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“PDF for Exchange” – for the Graphic technology – Prepress digital data exchange – (working in ISO Technical committee 130), based on PDF 1.3, PDF 1.4 and later also PDF 1.6.” “PDF/X (since 2001 – series of ISO 15929 and ISO 15930 standards) – a.k.a. The one that authors should be bothered with come under PDF/X as described by ISO: There are various subsets of standards for PDFs, all given various letter names. This means PDFs are internationally recognized and standardized for use globally. This is a patent backed by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, an independent, non-governmental organization, who provide common standards internationally. Imagine you are putting everything into a suitcase and flying it in a plane over to the printer, as a portable way of carrying all the fonts, colors, images, and content in one go.

The purpose of a PDF is to create a “flight” package.

Margins must be set to Ingram specificationsĪ PDF is a Portable Document Format.

All fonts must be embedded (Under 14pt size will not embed if you use Standard settings in your PDF).

Must be 300 dpi for images and 106 lpi for text.

Must be Grayscale color mode for interiors, CMYK for covers.

There are some basic requirements set out in the File Creation Guide that usually get PDFs rejected if they are not followed: How Do I Prepare My PDF to Ingram/Lightning Source Standards? As the digital age has marched on, we still have to consider these issues for the hardcopy version of our book, and also for some concerns in e-book publishing also. Physical ink on physical paper means understanding ink pigments, densities, and typesetting. Since the time I trained as a digital designer in the late 90s, PDFs have been used for mostly every sort of printable.

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Update 2020: LS/IS have provided this handy guide for creating a PDF from Word.Īnd in case you really just want a quick fix, you can get a free download of a Preflight Preset for Adobe Acrobat XI – DC at the end of this post, where I have created an autofix to analyze, fix, and save your PDF with all of these issues (except margins and bleeds) done with a click of the mouse. This means one mistake, and you’ll be rejected. The main thing to remember is that Ingram Spark is completely automated. That’s why when you choose to use this service, you need to be aware it’s going to require a steep learning curve, and you may want to hire a professional instead to format your interior. The trouble is that you need to learn the professional way of presenting a PDF, and that’s why many people have bemoaned the process. There is in fact nothing wrong with the way that Ingram Spark needs you to present your file.

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Update 2020 – LS/IS provide a full guide to preparing your PDF here. So it’s really important to get this right first time. However, guidelines given do not fully prepare an author for troubleshooting, and state that each time an author has to re-upload the file because it’s not correct, they will be charged $25. For many reasons, some authors decide to forgo the most popular path of publishing with Amazon’s Createspace and use the popular service at Ingram Spark/Lightning Source.