File Creation Templates and Documents

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Lightning Source File Creation Guide

DIGITAL COVER CREATION

Layout and Design Your Cover To the Custom Template

How to Open Our Template in Photoshop

How to Open Our Template in Quark

Create a Lightning Source Compliant PDF from your Custom Template

DIGITAL BOOKBLOCK CREATION

Review the Requirements

Layout your Book Interior to Meet Our Specifications

Create a Lightning Source Compliant PDF

Review Your PDF for Accuracy

 

LIGHTNING SOURCE FILE CREATION GUIDE

DIGITAL COVER CREATION 
Digital Cover Creation Master Link

Spine Width & Book Weight Calculator

Request a Cover Template

LAYOUT & DESIGN YOUR COVER TO THE CUSTOM TEMPLATE:

Perfect Bound Template – Simplex 

Perfect Bound Template – Duplex

Case Bound Book Template

Dust Jacket Template 

Building your Cover to Bleed Size  

 

HOW TO OPEN OUR TEMPLATE IN PHOTOSHOP:
Opening PDF & EPS Template in CS2 and newer   

Opening PDF Duplex Templates in CS2 and Newer   

 

HOW TO OPEN OUR TEMPLATE IN QUARK:

Opening PDF & EPS Templates in Quark

 

CREATE A LIGHTNING SOURC ECOMPLIANT PDF FROM YOUR CUSTOM TEMPLATE:

InDesign  

Quark  

 

DIGITAL BOOKBLOCK CREATION

Digital Bookblock Master Link

 

REVIEW THE REQUIREMENTS

FAQ: Print On Demand

Spine Width & Book Weight Calculator 

LAYOUT YOUR BOOK INTERIOR TO MEET OUR SPECIFICATIONS

Black and white Interior Books 

Color Interior Books  

Perforated Color Interior Books

CREATE A LIGHTNING SOURCE COMPLIANT PDF

InDesign  

Quark

Microsoft Word

REVIEW YOUR PDF FILE FOR ACCURACY
How To Review Your PDF Before Uploading

 

 

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