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How to Get Started on Your New Project
Congratulations! You’re ready to see your book, magazine, or catalog in print. Whether you are a self-publisher, author, small press, experienced publisher, or anyone else who needs project- printing services… we want to help! Below we have outlined our process. First we need to discover where you are in the process.Has the interior and cover of your book or other publication been designed? If not, The best way to give direction to your designer is to find a book or other publicaton you like and have the designer model the files based on the one you like. We will happily recommend a professional designer. We also have in-house, highly experience and very creative designers, editors, and a complete creative team. And we will send you the easy to use templates to prepare your files correctly. Do you have a bar code? Information on bar codes can be found at www.isbn.org. Once you have your ISBN number, we can create your bar code.
If you have already prepared files we’ll need to know the exact specifications in order to give you an accurate quote. The following questions will need to be answered. If you are unsure of how to answer, simply give us a call at 831-204-7770. Our friendly pricing form is the quickest and easiest to use in the printing industry. It provides you with instant results and all the options you will want so you can end up with your final book or publication looking just the way you want. The questions explain many printing terms.
Your books, magazines or catalogs will be shipped in only 7-10 business days after proof approval!
If you have already prepared files we’ll need to know the exact specifications in order to give you an accurate quote. The following questions will need to be answered. If you are unsure of how to answer, simply give us a call at 831-204-7770. Our friendly pricing form is the quickest and easiest to use in the printing industry. It provides you with instant results and all the options you will want so you can end up with your final book or publication looking just the way you want. The questions explain many printing terms.
- How many books would you like printed?
- Feel free to give us more than one quantity so you can see how that will change the price per book.
- How many pages comprise the interior?
- What is the finished size (trim size)?
- What type of binding would you like? See bind styles
- How many colors are in the interior?
- Any photos?
- What type of paper would you like? See list of the many papers we offer you.
- How many colors are used in the cover or jacket?
- What type of cover/jacket stock?
- What type of cover coating? We offer gloss lamination, matte lamination, and clear toner.
- Would you like your books to be shrink-wrapped before being packaged for shipment?
- Hard Copy Proofs? Hard copy proofs are highly recommended for first printings.
- Additional items? Foil Stamps? Embossing? Endsheets? Misc.?
- Once you are sure about the specifications it is time to get a quote.
- You may contact Dane Petersen at 831-204-7770
- You may use our instant pricing guide
- Now that you are happy with the pricing it is time to get the ball rolling.
- Simply call me or send me an email to Dane@PetersenBooks.com and your account will be set up at once.
- We accept all major credit cards and checks too!
- Please include packaging and shipping or fulfillment information with your order.
- One of our customer service team members will send you a cover or jacket template. The size of the spine of your book is based on the number of pages and paper stock you chose. Please be sure your file matches the template dimensions.
Your books, magazines or catalogs will be shipped in only 7-10 business days after proof approval!