Your checklist should contain the following:

• Title of your book
  
• Quantity you want printed (Note: you can ask for more than one quantity)
  
• Trim size (Note: book printers may specialize in certain sizes and offer economical prices when printing a size suited for their presses)
  
• Page count (Note: most printers specialize in 32-page signatures)
  
• Interior pages specifications:
  • How will you supply the artwork? (On disk or hard copy? Computer files must meet printer’s specifications — ask printer for Electronic Information Form)
    
  • Will your interior pages bleed? (Printing graphics up to the edge of the page)
    
  • Number and color of ink (B&W is most common and most economical)
    
  • Stock - Paper brand/name, texture, color, weight. (Note: papers vary on thickness, color, opacity, stiffness, bulk — request samples)
    
  • Proofs (Do you want bluelines or B&W laser print proofs)
    
    
• Cover specifications:
  • How will you supply the artwork? (On disk or hard copy? Computer files must meet printer’s specifications — ask printer for Electronic Information Form)
    
  • Colors (PMS spot colors or 4-color process)
    
  • Stock (Note: soft cover is usually 10 pt. C1S — 10 pt. weight is similar to a postcard, and C1S is "Coated One Side"— shiny on the outside only)
    
  • Proofs (You should order a color match print or digital color proof)
    
  • Type of lamination
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  • Binding - Soft cover (perfect binding) or hard cover (case binding)
    
  • Packing (Bulk pack in cartons and/or shrink wrap)
    
  • Ask the printer about shipping costs, terms, taxes, and turnaround

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