Print On the University of Windsor Bookstore

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1 Print On the University of Windsor Bookstore Espresso Book Machine TM Print on Demand Packages Publishing Services Frequently Asked Questions Book Cover Specifications Book Interior Set-up bookstore@uwindsor.ca

2 Print On the University of Windsor Bookstore In less than 5 minutes you can print a fully bound copy of almost any book ever written... even your own. Through the technology of the Espresso Book Machine TM, The University of Windsor Bookstore offers fully bound, high quality paperback books that can be printed in minutes. If you are looking for an out of print book, you are a self-publishing author or are seeking customized print materials for conferences and events, consider the Bookstore s print on demand services. IT SUPPORT SOLUTIONS printing ENIM IRIURE full ACCUMSAN colour covers EPULAE. and the black and white book pages through gluing and binding them QUADRUM QUIDEM NISL EA. HAERO UT NUTUS ACCUMSAN. GENITUS, TE VERO, ERAT. carbon LETALIS footprint TATION LOQUOR is reduced EX. by altering the traditional book industry supply chain. All items printed at AUTEM the University DIGNISSIM EXPUTO of Windsor ESSE. Bookstore are done so with full copyright permission secured by our in-house MOLIOR VICIS copyright FEUGIAT. specialists, ensuring that the creators and publishers of written works are The Espresso Book Machine TM The Espresso Book Machine TM (EBM) is a fully integrated book machine that can produce a high quality paperback book in minutes. Just about every aspect of book production is automated, from into MOLIOR a perfect VICIS FEUGIAT. bound paperback and trimming to the desired format. The finished product is virtually indistinguishable from a book printed by a traditional publisher. Print on Demand (POD) is efficient and cost-effective saving time and money. A bookstore's properly compensated for their work. LETALIS TATION LOQUOR EX. By introducing Print on Demand, the University of Windsor Bookstore will increase our current offering of general interest books to over one million by working with publishers to ensure that their extensive catalogue of POD titles are always virtually in stock, as well as offering local authors self-publishing solutions that allow for inexpensive short-run options. Welcome to the bookstore of the future.

3 Publishing Services After you have set-up your book in our system, each book you order will cost $ $0.04 per printed page. There is no minimum order amount; you can order one or hundreds. At any time you can choose to add some of our à la carte services. Packages do not include in the cost of shipping for your order, or the cost of shipping for a proof copy. $30.00 Print Ready Package (for Publishers) Pricing for Print on Demand Packages Our most basic package: you send us print-ready PDF files, we start printing your order. This is most suited for publishers who have printed with us in the past. We require you to print at least 5 different titles with us a year to be applicable for this package. You will NOT receive a proof with this package and your files MUST be print ready (PDF format, properly formatted and ready for our machine.) If files are not correctly formatted, we will inform you of required changes and fees. A proof is available for purchase at the print cost with this package. Production time: none (files provided are ready-to-print) $ Friends and Family Package This package is most suited for those who would like to produce a book to give to their family and friends, or to keep as memorabilia. These include poetry books, family histories, cook books, or even books for your writers group. Included in the package: Information Meeting(s) / Consulting (1/2 hour total) *additional consulting services available at $30 per 1/2 hour via , phone, or in-person with this package (Save $20 per 1/2 hour from à la carte pricing) 1 proof copy 1 new file submission after reviewing the proof (if needed), and 1 copy of a new proof if revisions are made Choose from our list of pre-designed covers Some basic file manipulation (moving, adding or deleting pages). If you require editing services or need a table of contents generated, please see our à la carte pricing). Files must be submitted in print ready (PDF) format. With this package, files may also be submitted in Word (.doc) if the document is correctly formatted (page size settings, margins, etc.) You may also pick from one of our predesigned covers if you do not have one. *Additional proofs will be charged at the print cost and additional changes will be charged at $40.00 per file. Production time: 1-2 weeks* *Production time may vary depending on our project list. Please contact us to discuss your timeline. $ Self Publishing Author Package This package is perfect for self-publishing authors looking for a cost-effective way to get their book produced to reach a larger audience. For work that is more polished, this package will prepare your book for distribution. Included in the package: Information Meeting(s) / Consulting (1 hour total) *additional consulting services available at $30 per 1/2 hour via , phone, or in-person with this package 1 proof copy 1 new file submission after reviewing the proof (if needed), and 1 copy of a new proof if revisions are made ISBN/Barcode service provided Your book will be available for sale on the University of Windsor Bookstore website Some basic file manipulation (moving, adding or deleting pages). If you require editing services or need a table of contents generated, please see our à la carte pricing. Files must be submitted in print ready (PDF) format. With this package, files may also be submitted in Word (.doc) if the document is correctly formatted (page size settings, margins, etc.) You may also pick from one of our predesigned covers if you do not have one. *Additional proofs will be charged at the print cost and additional changes will be charged at $40.00 per file. Production time: up to 1 month* *Production time may vary depending on our project list. Please contact us to discuss your timeline.

4 Publishing Services Pricing for Print on Demand Packages $ Global Distribution Package Do you want your book available for sale online through retailers like Amazon? Then this is the package for you! Your book will be made available for purchase on websites all around the world. Included in the package: Information Meeting(s) / Consulting (2 hours total) *additional consulting services available at $30 per 1/2 hour via , phone, or in-person with this package (Save $20 per 1/2 hour from à la carte pricing) 1 proof copy 1 new file submission after reviewing the proof (if needed), and 1 copy of a new proof if revisions are made ISBN/Barcode service provided Your book will be available for sale on the University of Windsor Bookstore website We will help you set-up your book on Lightning Source (an e-retailer distributor); making your book available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. Some basic file manipulation (moving, adding or deleting pages). If you require editing services or need a table of contents generated, please see our à la carte pricing. Files must be submitted in a print ready (PDF) format. With this package, files may also be submitted in Word (.doc) if the document is correctly formatted (page size settings, margins, etc.) You may also pick from one of our predesigned covers if you do not have one. *Additional proofs will be charged at the print cost and additional changes will be charged at $40.00 per file. Production time: up to 2 months* *Production time may vary depending on our project list. Please contact us to discuss your timeline. $90.00 Create Your Own Package Do you only need some of the services listed from each package? Are you proficient in design and editing and have your book ready for print? Create your own package with our à la carte pricing. Included in the base package: Information Meeting / Consulting (1/2 hour) *Additional consulting services available at $30 per 1/2 hour via , phone, or in-person with this package. 1 proof copy 1 new file submission after reviewing the proof (if needed), and 1 copy of a new proof if revisions are made Files MUST be submitted in print ready (PDF) format. If files are not submitted as print-ready files, we will inform you of required changes and fees. Production time: varies depending on what services are required.

5 À la carte Services Publishing Services Pricing for Graphics, File Preparation, Publishing, Copyright Services etc. File Preparation Image/Text Scanning Includes scanning of diagrams, handwritten letters or pages to a PDF file: $5.00 per page or scanned image. Production Services PDF conversion (from.doc or.rtf): $5.00 per file File Manipulation/Basic Changes Need a table of contents created? Need to move pages around in your file? Let us take care of that for you: $30.00 per half hour (1/2 hour minimum) Author Alteration Submission Submission of new files that may include spelling error changes, formatting issues, etc.: $40.00 per file. (If you are submitting a new interior and a new cover file, the total charge will be $ $40.00 for the cover file and $40.00 for the interior file) Editorial Services Although we do not have in-house editorial services, we'd be happy to recommend editors we have worked with in the past. Cover Services ISBN/Barcode We will assign your book an ISBN and place it on your cover: $ per book. Cover Design Consultation and design by our in-house cover designer: minimum $ per cover. Includes 30 minute consultation to establish design. Premade Cover (if not purchased in a package) Need a cover and don t want to spend a fortune? Select from one of our premade covers: $ per cover. Includes 1 set of revision requests to design. Other Services Consulting Fees Speak with a specialist about any questions or concerns: $30.00 per 1/2 hour. (1/2 hour minimum) Global Distribution If you would like your book available for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. we will help you set-up your book. Set-up aid includes 2 hours in total of consultation (via phone, or in-person) to discuss the details of distribution through Lightning Source, and to walk you through the process. $ for 2 hours of consultation, extra time will be billed at $50.00 per 1/2 hour. Paper Stock Options Our books are regularly printed on FSC certified, 92 bright, 20lb white paper stock and are charged at $0.04 per page. If you would like something different, please select from the below. Samples are available when ordering and can be shipped at the customer s expense. Cream Paper Stock - $0.05 per page Printing on our cream paper stock is available at $0.05 per page. 20lb 92 bright 30% Recycled Paper Stock - $0.05 per page Looking to be more green? Try our 30% recycled paper! 24lb 98 bright White Paper Stock - $0.06 per page This heavier paper stock is better for printing pages with more ink. 28lb 100 bright White Paper Stock - $0.07 per page Printing on this stock provides sharp images and text.

6 Frequently Asked Questions Yes! Just let us know how many copies you want. Your book is always in our catalogue, so you can print more copies any time that you like. IT 7. SUPPORT How much SOLUTIONS does it cost to print more copies in a few weeks/a few months/a year/etc..? ENIM IRIURE ACCUMSAN EPULAE. MOLIOR VICIS FEUGIAT. You QUADRUM will need QUIDEM one file NISL for EA. your cover and one for your interior, both in PDF format. See Book Interior HAERO UT NUTUS ACCUMSAN. GENITUS, TE VERO, ERAT. 9. LETALIS How long TATION does LOQUOR it take? EX. vary. MOLIOR If there VICIS is FEUGIAT. a deadline that your books are required by, you must let us know in advance so we can do LETALIS TATION LOQUOR EX. Common Questions about Windsor s Print on Demand Services 1. What does it cost? A one-time set up fee of $75 plus 4 cents per page. Other fees may be applicable, see our à la carte pricing page for details or you may consider one of our publishing packages. 2. What does a set up get me? With your set up fee, we house your title in our catalogue. You get one sample copy from your original files, plus a second sample if there are any revisions you make to your files. Further revisions will incur additional fees as applicable. 3. Can I print colour inside? The Espresso Book Machine TM only prints a black and white interior. There is a full-colour cover. 4. Can I do choose from different binding types? The Espresso Book Machine TM only does perfect bound trade paperbacks. 5. How many copies do I have to print? There is no minimum order! You can print as few as one and as many as you like, but keep in mind that larger orders will take longer. 6. Can I print more in a few weeks/a few months/a year/etc.? Because it s a per-page fee, it costs the same per book every time you print with us. You will not be charged the $75 set up fee again. If there are any revisions you would like to make prior to re-printing, other fees may be applicable. 8. What do I need to provide? Specifications and "Cover Specifications" pages for steps on how to prepare your files. We can also work with Microsoft Word files, though additional fees may be applicable. Turnaround time is dependent on the current workload and the number of copies to be printed, and thus can our best to meet it. Please note that being an academic bookstore, our first priority will always be to print course materials / textbooks that are required for use by students in University of Windsor courses. All other print orders are considered after internal course requirements are met.

7 Book Cover Specifications Preparing Your Cover Art for Publishing. The book cover will be in full colour and consists of a front, spine, and back cover. Your book cover file must be submitted in a print ready (PDF) file. Some key things to note: The cover should be centered on an 17"x11" (tabloid) sheet. Leave a 0.5" bleed on all sides of the cover to ensure no white space or edges on the finished book. Images and photos should be CMYK 300dpi to have the best printed representation in colour. How to determine your spine width: Use the following formula to determine your spine width in inches. Page count x = spine width (inches) Example: Your book has a final page count of 200 (includes all blank pages, title pages, table of contents, introduction, etc.) 200 pages x = inches Below is an example of how a 200pg 5x8 book cover would look: IT SUPPORT SOLUTIONS ENIM IRIURE ACCUMSAN EPULAE. MOLIOR VICIS FEUGIAT. QUADRUM QUIDEM NISL EA. HAERO UT NUTUS ACCUMSAN. GENITUS, TE VERO, ERAT. LETALIS TATION LOQUOR EX. MOLIOR VICIS FEUGIAT. LETALIS TATION LOQUOR EX. If you prefer, you can send us your front cover and back cover as separate files and we can put together a completed cover for you. Additional fees will apply.

8 Book Interior Set-up What are my size and page restrictions? ENIM IRIURE ACCUMSAN EPULAE. HAERO UT NUTUS ACCUMSAN. GENITUS, TE VERO, ERAT. This LETALIS is the TATION most LOQUOR important EX. step of setting up your document. Before you even type a word in your 1. What are my size and page restrictions? Windsor Print on Demand can print perfect bound trade paperbacks from manuscripts that have a minimum page count of 40 and maximum of 500. All interior book pages, both printed and blank, are included in the above calculation. Your finished book has a minimum trim size of 4.5" x 4.5" and a maximum size of 8.25" x 10.5" with the most common size being 6" x 9". We cannot take books that are 8.5" x 11" and shrink them down. Files must be properly formatted before submission. 2. How many files to submit? You will only submit two files - the interior file and the cover file. The interior book block should be submitted in one PDF with all your sections arranged in the order you would like it (Cover page, Table of Contents, Front Matter, Core Matter, Back Matter, etc.) The book block can only be printed in black and white in house. 3. How do I determine page count? One page is one book page or PDF page, NOT one sheet of paper. (There are two pages on one sheet of paper, one on the front and one on the back). Your page count will be the total number of pages in your document. Once your book is in PDF form, you can easily see your final page count. IT SUPPORT SOLUTIONS Note that printed page counts will always be an even number. For example, if your book is 15 pages, you will have 8 sheets of paper - 15 printed sides and one blank. 4. What is Trim Size? The trim size is the final size of your book. We measure trim size in inches in width x height of the MOLIOR VICIS FEUGIAT. book. The most common sizes are 6" x 9" and 5" x 8". Please note that if your book is more than QUADRUM QUIDEM NISL EA. 200 pages, the maximum trim size for the book is 7.5" x 10.5". 5. I'm using a Word Processing program, what should I know when I set-up my book? document AUTEM DIGNISSIM or convert EXPUTO it ESSE. to PDF, you MUST set the page dimensions in the program to the trim size you MOLIOR would VICIS like. FEUGIAT. If your book is 6" x 9", go to your page set-up in your program to change all pages in your document to 6"x9". If you forget to do this, you will need to reformat your whole document LETALIS TATION LOQUOR EX. later. 6. I'm using a design program (such as Adobe InDesign), what do I need to know? The same advice on setting up your document applies. Ensure that your page size is the correct trim size.

9 Book Interior Set-up Things you can include: afterword, notes, bibliography, resources, recommended reading, glossary, index, a short biography ( about the author ), other publications, etc. IT SUPPORT SOLUTIONS 13. How should I include Page numbers? QUADRUM QUIDEM NISL EA. HAERO UT NUTUS ACCUMSAN. LETALIS TATION LOQUOR EX. AUTEM If you DIGNISSIM are finished EXPUTO typing ESSE. one page and wish to start the second, use PAGE BREAKS. (Shift + What are my size and page restrictions? 7. What margins and tabs should I use? We recommend having an all around margin of 0.8" (top, bottom, left, right). We recommend setting tabs to 0.25". 8. What fonts and font size do you recommend? We recommend universal fonts such as Garamond, Palatino, Times New Roman, Century. We recommend using size 10 pt font for the body and 12 pt Bold for headers. 9. What line spacing do you recommend? We recommend a line spacing of 1.15" to 1.5". 10. What do I include in my Front Matter? Things you can include: title page, other works by author, dedication, acknowledgements, foreword, preface, introduction, table of contents, copyright page, promotional blurbs, etc What do I include in my Core Matter? This would include all of your chapters and material. 12. What do I include in my Back Matter? We recommend page numbers be centered on the document so you won't run into a case that they will run into the spine. If you would like the page numbers to be staggered, please note that all odd ENIM IRIURE ACCUMSAN EPULAE. pages will be on the right of the book and all even pages will be on the left of the book. (See the MOLIOR VICIS FEUGIAT. page count section to determine whether the page is an even number or odd number.) 14. What else should I know? Any words of advice? GENITUS, Do NOT TE VERO, center ERAT. things "by eye" by using the Tab or Spacebar. Use the centering tool in your application. Enter MOLIOR in VICIS Microsoft FEUGIAT. Word, Control + Enter, Command + Enter on a Macintosh.) LETALIS Do not TATION use LOQUOR two spaces EX. between sentences. Do not italicize AND underline a word for to create emphasis. Once you are ready to submit your files, please contact us at mdeck@uwindsor.ca to book an appointment. If you require assistance preparing your files we offer "à la carte" production services to help you get your manuscript ready for press. Contact us via mdeck@uwindsor.ca or phone, ext for details.

10 Questions About Our Print on Demand Services Want more information on how to prepare a book for publishing on the Espresso Book Machine TM? We have comprehensive instructions outlining how to prepare a manuscript for print as well as information on preparing your book cover art. For questions about preparing your files and the services we offer contact Martin Deck mdeck@uwindsor.ca ext ph fax University of Windsor Bookstore Sunset Ave. & Wyandotte St. West Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4 Canada ph fax