D.O.P.E. Publishing is a subsidiary of Just Mike the Poet Inc. We are a mass media print and publishing company. We specialize in the production of various print medium such as: paperback and hardcover books, posters, flyers, stationary, pamphlets, binders, manuals and much more! We are eagerly looking to establish our same core values of quality, accuracy, and exceptional customer service habits with you! With a combined 70+ years of print and publishing experience, we have the skills, knowledge, and ability to effectively and efficiently provide quality print services to the public. No order is too big or small. Sign up for a quote today, and let us beat your price!
COVER LAYOUT
All Images or artwork must be submitted in CMYK format at a 300 dpi resolution.
When you lay out the cover of a book in a desktop application, make sure that the front and back covers, as well as the spine are designed as one contiguous page.
Example: A cover for a 360 page 6x9 book based on our 60lb paper.
Bleed: Any background color or photograph that extends to the edge of the page after trimming is called a bleed. To ensure ink coverage to the bleed edge, the image or background color must extend .25 inch beyond the trim. This area will be trimmed away after printing. Neither trim nor registration marks should be placed inside the bleed area.
Spine Width: To determine the book's spine size, divide the number of pages by the paper's thickness (measured in "pages per inch" or ppi). Our 60lb paper is 465 ppi, our 70lb is 385 ppi our 80lb is 328 ppi. and our 100lb is 286 ppi (Example: 256 page book printed on 60lb would be 256 ÷ 465 = 0.55" spine.) For "safety", provide at least .0625" tolerance within the text on the spine. There can be no printing on a spine that is less than .25" (1/4").
Other papers:
70lb Warm White is 377 ppi
80lb Gloss Book = .0039 Caliper @ 512 ppi
80lb Matte Book = .0046 Caliper @ 434 ppi
100lb Gloss Book = .0047 Caliper @ 426 ppi
100lb Matte Book = .0061 Caliper @ 328 ppi
Spine Width and Variance: It is important to keep in mind that each book printed at Keystone is individually printed and bound. Therefore you should avoid hard vertical lines separating your front or back cover panels from your spine and should allow for at least a 0.125" variance of your spine on each side (for example, the text on a 1" spine should be no larger than 0.75" wide).
Color Breaks on the Spine: This involves a spine whose color is different from the color used on the front or back cover. We call this a "color break." Because the bulking of paper can vary slightly, it is inadvisable to create a color break between the spine and both the front and back covers. It is better to have only one color break, either on the front or the back.
Another solution is to extend the spine color over onto the front and/or back cover by about 1/4 inch.For best results text should be at least 0.25" from trim edges of the book.
If scanning to create the digital file, scan all images at 300 dpi CMYK.
Black elements should NOT be built in "Registration" black. These elements should be built out of "Rich" black. For best results, we recommend the CMYK values of 60% Cyan, 40% Magenta, 40% Yellow, and 100% Black. CMYK total value should not exceed 240%.
The barcode should be built in 100% Black only.
File Types Accepted:
PSD, TIFF, JPEG, PDF, PNG and EPS
Check these prepress guidelines before uploading to our website:
Your cover images and artwork should be at least 300 dpi. Images that are created at 300 dpi will print crisp and clear on our digital presses. Image editing programs such as Adobe Photoshop will allow you to check image resolution.
Make sure to create images at the final print size for best quality, as enlarging an image will affect the resolution. Set your document color profile to CMYK. Our digital printing requires a CMYK color mode (also called “process color” or “four color”). CMYK refers to the four inks used: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Files submitted in other color modes (such as RGB) may have significant shifts in color on the final printed piece. The same applies for color interiors.
Black and White interiors (book blocks) should be saved in grayscale mode.
Your text file (book block) must be PDF files and single pages (not spreads).
All book blocks must be a single PDF file.
Check your file format. Ensure that your file is saved correctly.
• PNG (file_name.png)
• Adobe Photoshop (file_name.psd)
• Publisher (file_name.pub)
• TIFF (file_name.tif)*
*Good **Best
We accept the following file formats for book covers:
• PDF (file_name.pdf)**
• Adobe Illustrator (file_name.ai)
• Word Document (file_name.doc)
• Encapsulated Post Script (file_name.eps)*
• JPEG (file_name.jpg)
Still have questions?
D.O.P.E. Publishing offers a $50 sample print proof before prior to bulk print orders. If you are new to online printing, our print proof service will ease your concerns and highlight any potential print problems. Our prepress experts carry out a thorough print inspection of your files to pinpoint any errors that could cause print issues. You can also contact our customer support team at 267-291-4714 Monday-Thursday: 9am - 5pm EST regarding print orders and to get answers to any print related questions.