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Start your publishing journey with PCUSA, where creating a paperback book is both an art and a seamless process. Our dedicated services cater to authors, educators, and creators who aim to transform their manuscripts into beautifully bound paperback books. With a focus on quality and affordability, we offer various printing options, from vibrant full-color pages to elegant black-and-white. Choose us for reliable, professional paperback book printing and turn your creative concepts into reality.
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FAQs
A paperback book is typically an 8.5 x 11 soft cover perfect bound multi-page project with a higher page count, as opposed to booklets, which are usually 5.5 x 8.5 self-cover saddle stitch multi-page projects with a lower page count. Paperback books can also be spiral, wire-o, or saddle stitch.
To self-publish a paperback book, gather your content and images, use our free online design tool or downloadable templates to layout your project, determine your specifications using our pricing tool, and order and upload your print-ready PDF file!
To make a paperback book, utilize our free online design tool or download our templates to lay out your pictures and content, then order and upload your print-ready PDF file.
To make a paperback book cover, place your images and content on your front and back as separate pages, not spreads. Design your perfect bound spine using the dimensions from our spine calculator, saving it separately from your print-ready PDF. If you have questions about your cover or spine, leave a note at checkout for assistance from your technical service representative.
Templates
Using our blank templates is great because the files are already checked and have the proper format we need to print. Use our templates to help you double check your designs so that when you submit your order, your files are error free!
Paperback File Specifications
Color
Save your PDF in CMYK.
Resolution
PrintingCenterUSA recommends that the resolution of your images and document be 300 dpi or more.
Bleeds
Bleed is an extra 1/8” of image that extends beyond the trim area of your printed piece. The project is printed on an oversized sheet that is cut down to size with the appearance that the image is “bleeding” off the edge of the paper.
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