A print request
Two perfect-bound paperbacks at A4, finished in London
One Human, Nine Agents, Nineteen Hours, by Dinis Cruz. Everything you need to quote is on this page; the interior PDF and the full cover (front, spine and back) are below, to download or to view.
What we are asking
Please print and perfect-bind 2 copies (the email this page came with confirms the number), and have them ready for collection or courier delivery in London within 24 hours of our approval. The exact time we need them is in the email.
Before we approve, please reply with the points under What we need back, above all the spine width you need for the cover.
The specification
| Finished size | A4, 210 x 297 mm, portrait. The book is set for A4 (it is not a smaller page scaled up): type, drawings and margins are laid out for this page. |
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| Binding | Perfect bound (PUR or EVA, your choice), square spine. |
| Interior pages | 106 pages, printed both sides. The email gives the count of the version to print; please check it against the PDF. |
| Interior colour | Full colour (the book has colour drawings and screenshots throughout). |
| Interior paper | White, uncoated or silk, about 100 to 130 gsm: your recommendation for colour on both sides. |
| Cover | Full colour, outside only, on about 300 to 350 gsm board, matt or gloss laminate (your recommendation). |
| Interior bleed | None in the file: nothing on the interior reaches the page edge. Tell us if you still need 3 mm added. |
| Interior margins | Inside (spine side) 17.5 mm, outside 10.5 mm, top 14 mm, foot 17.5 mm, mirrored on facing pages. |
| Cover file | One flat spread, back + spine + front, with 3 mm bleed: below, ready to view and download. It is drawn at A4, 432.1 x 303 mm flat, with a spine of 6.1 mm for 106 pages on white paper. Give us your spine width for this page count on your paper, and we send it redrawn to your width. |
| Colour | The interior PDF is RGB with all fonts embedded. Please convert to your profile, or tell us what you need. |
The interior PDF
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This file is updated with each release of the book, so the page always shows the latest. Please print the version our email names, and check the page count against it.
The cover: front, spine and back
The book is meant to look like the paperback you would buy, so the cover matters as much as the pages: the front, the spine with the title and author, and the back with its blurb.
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These two copies carry no barcode. The cover's spine is 6.1 mm; if your paper gives a different spine, tell us the width and we send the cover redrawn to it.
What we need back
Please reply to the email this page came with:
- That you can print and perfect-bind at A4.
- The spine width for this page count on the paper you propose, and whether you need bleed on the interior.
- The paper and cover board you propose.
- The exact time the copies will be finished and ready, counting any glue curing before trimming or handling.
- Collection address and hours, or the London courier option and its cost.
- The total price including VAT, any rush charge and delivery.
- Anything else in the files you need changed.
If you can send a PDF proof, or a photo of the first copy before binding, we would welcome it. Thank you.