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Sending Images to your Book Publisher
This is the first in a series of articles by Julie McGregor owner of Love of Books.
Tip #1 self publishing- Images need to be supplied at 300dpi for the best print quality. (If you can only provide images at 72dpi they must be at least 4 times the size you want them to appear in your publication)
Tip #2 self publishing- Please supply images as TIF, JPEG or EPS files and avoid files such as GIF, BITMAP and internet pictures as these formats are not of a high enough quality for printing.
Tip #3 self publishing- Remember the publisher can only reproduce your pictures at the quality you have provided. We cannot improve the quality of your image. Be aware that lower resolution images can appear to be good quality on screen but may appear blurred when printed. To check the quality of your image open it in a standard photo editing package. eg. Adobe Photoshop.
Tip #4 self publishing- For full colour printing, convert your images from RGB to CMYK using image editing software. Your files will increase in size when you change them from RGB to CMYK. CMYK refers to the four inks used in color printing: cyan, magenta, yellow, and key black.
Tip #5 self publishing- If you have taken your photo on a digital camera please ensure the camera has been set on the highest quality setting. Do not downgrade the quality of the image before sending it to your book publisher.
Tip #6 self publishing- If you’re using a program like Adobe Photoshop your files should be at least 300dpi as the final print size. You can check this in Photoshop via the image menu and then the image size option.
Linked Images
Tip #7 self publishing- It is important when linking images that you do not re-name or move linked graphic files to another folder once they have been placed.
Tip #8 self publishing- Before supplying your document to your publisher ensure that all links are intact and that none have been broken.
