Professional Book Publishing for Canadian Authors
Acceptable Graphic/Artwork Formats
Colour Images (For Book Covers and/or Promo Materials):
All colour images must be submitted to us in either .jpg (.jpeg) or .tif (.tiff) format, with a minimum resolution of 300 DPI, using the CMYK colour model.
Supported Self-Publishing Black and White Images (For Book Interiors):
All black and white images must be submitted to us in either .jpg (.jpeg) or .tif (.tiff) format with a minimum resolution of 300 DPI. For best results, all images for your interior should be sent to us as grayscale/monochrome rather than CMYK colour. (We can accept CMYK colour images; however, they may not reproduce as well in black and white as a grayscale/monochrome image will.)
All graphics for your book (including all author photos) must be sent to PPG at the same time your text interior is sent. Click here to read about the components of a book's cover to help you keep track of everything that must be submitted.
Acceptable Text Format
PPG will only accept text files (for book interiors and/or promo pieces) in Microsoft Word.doc format with nothing more than the following formatting:
- Times New Roman font, 11 pt. size
- Left-aligned text
- Entire document double-spaced
- Only hard returns in this document should be at the end of chapter titles and paragraphs
- Insert a page break at the end of each section and/or chapter
- Insert an additional page break where you want blank pages to appear
- Type [Insert image file name here with the following caption: caption text] where you wish to see an image and caption inserted. DO NOT INSERT THE IMAGE YOURSELF. (Read below for acceptable image file names.)
- Italicize any words/phrases you wish to see italicized in the formatted version of your book
- Bold any words/phrases you wish to see bolded in the formatted version of your book
- Underline any words/phrases you wish to see underlined in the formatted version of your book
Your book's entire interior (including all front matter, body, and back matter) must be sent to PPG at the same time, within one Microsoft Word.doc, presented in the same order as you would like it to appear in the final published version of the book. (It doesn't have to be perfect. There will be plenty of opportunity for you to modify it later in the process. But the more details you supply upfront, the more time and money you'll save yourself down the road.) Click here to read a list of all the possible components you may find within a book's front matter, body, and back matter.
Important note: the copyright page content will be inserted on your behalf, but remember to leave room for that page in your layout.
Naming Your Files
Each of your files should be associated with your book title, name, and the current date. They should also indicate their individual purposes (i.e. book cover, book interior). Please use the following naming conventions for your files using the first five letters of the book title, the first five letters of the self-publisher’s last legal name, and MMM DD YYYY for the current date:
Example acceptable file names:
- For author photo files:
BOOK TITLE.SELF-PUBLISHER.DATE.AuthorPhoto.tiff
- For book cover files:
BOOK TITLE.SELF-PUBLISHER.DATE.CoverGraphic01.jpeg
BOOK TITLE.SELF-PUBLISHER.DATE.CoverGraphic02.jpeg
- For book interior files:
BOOK TITLE.SELF-PUBLISHER.DATE.InteriorGraphic01.tiff
BOOK TITLE.SELF-PUBLISHER.DATE.InteriorGraphic02.tiff
BOOK TITLE.SELF-PUBLISHER.DATE.InteriorText.doc
- For promo piece files:
BOOK TITLE.SELF-PUBLISHER.DATE.PromoGraphic01.jpeg
Now that you have properly prepared your files, please proceed to our File Transfer webpage for information on how to transfer them to us.
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