Bilingual (English/Spanish (Mexico/Latin America)) Book Designer Needed to Format/Design Book for Print

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We are a small non-profit who's founder wrote a book that has since gone out of print when it's publisher folded. We've had it designed, in English, and are in the process of getting it up on Amazon's CreateSpace(CS), print-on-demand service.

We would additionally like to make the book available in Spanish (Mexico/Latin America). We've had it translated, and copy-edited. But now we need it designed/formatted in to the proper format for CS print-on-demand.

We've been unable to find a local resource to do the work. We need a good graphic designer (with book design experience using Adobe InDesign, preferably), that is strongly bilingual in English/Spanish?

The book, in English, is about 205 pages, about 70,000 words. We have the translation file in MS Word format. We would provide the specs required by Amazon's CreateSpace print-on-demand service, and a copy of the completed English version PDFs for reference.

The deliverables would be 2 CreateSpace approved print-ready PDF files, one for the cover, one for the interior, based on the specs in the 2 links below, and comparable to the approved, completed English PDFs we will provide for reference.

## Deliverables

_**Interior Specs: (The book is a 6x9" paperback.)**_

## Set up your Document {#step1}

One text-page per PDF-page; One PDF-page per page number. Your document's dimensions will be the book's final trim size, plus bleed (optional) with margins.

### Trim Size

This is the final cut-size of your book in width by height.

### Margins

| Page Count | Inside Margin | Outside Margins |

| ------------------- | ------------- | --------------- |

| 24 to 150 pages | **.375"** | at least .25" |

| 151 to 400 pages | **.75** | at least .25" |

| 401 to 600 pages | **.875"** | at least .25" |

| More than 600 pages | **1.0"** | at least .25" |

**Gutter margins** are by the book's binding. You'll want a wider margin for longer (thicker) books. See the table for what to set your inside margins to.

**Outside margins** are the page edges opposite of the binding, and the top and bottom margins. All live text and images must have an outside margin of at least .25" -- but we recommend an outside margin of at least .5" ?

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#### Does your book contain images?

If you want your images to bleed to the edges of your book, ensure that they extend at least .125" beyond the final trim size from the top, bottom and outer edges and submit your PDF .25" higher and .125" wider than your selected trim size to accommodate the full bleed area.

Keep in mind all live elements must be at least .25" away from the trim lines, so if your file is formatted to be full bleed all live elements should be .375" away from the edge of the page.

## Design and format your content {#step2}

### Title and Author Name

Your book's title and the author's name must appear exactly as it was entered during our title setup process.

### Images

Images may be CMYK or RGB color. All images should be sized at 100%, flattened to one layer and placed in your document at a minimum resolution of 300 DPI.

## Checklist: Prepare for Printing {#step3}

1. Make sure the dimensions of your document match your trim size (including bleed if applicable).

2. Make sure all live elements are within the proper margins or safe zone.

3. Export your file as a print-ready PDF. Be sure fonts are embedded.

4. The maximum accepted file size for your book interior is 400 MB.

_**Cover Specs: **_

## Calculate the spine width of your book {#step1}

The spine width is based on the number of pages in your book:

### For black and white-interior books:

White paper: multiply page count by 0.002252

Cream paper: multiply page count by 0.0025

Example of spine width calculation for a 60-page black and white book printed on white paper: 60 x 0.002252 = 0.135"

### For color-interior books:

Multiply page count by 0.002347

Example of spine width calculation for a 60-page color book: 60 x 0.002347 = 0.141"

## Set up your document {#step2}

Your cover must be a single PDF that includes the back cover, spine, and front cover as one image.

You can submit your cover on any size page as long as the printable area is:

* Measured exactly to your book's trim size, spine width, and .125" bleed

* Centered horizontally and vertically

Minimum Cover Width: Bleed + Back Cover Trim Size + Spine Width + Front Cover Trim Size + Bleed

Example calculation at 6" x 9" cover with 60 B&W pages on white paper: 0.125" + 6" + 0.141" + 6" + .125" = 12.391"

Minimum Cover Height: Bleed + Book Height Trim Size + Bleed

Example calculation: 6" x 9": 0.125" + 9" + .125" = 9.25"

### Get a head start with one of our cover templates:

Our templates make it easier for you to quickly create print-ready files in Adobe Photoshop?, Adobe InDesign?, or any software that will allow you to open a .png or PDF file and save a PDF file. These templates contain the proper dimensions, layout, and bleed for the trim size and page count you select.

## Design your cover {#step3}

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### Safe Zone

Text and images must be at least .125" inside the trim lines to ensure that no live elements are cut during the bookmaking process.

### Title and Author Name

Your book's title and the author's name must appear on the cover exactly as it was entered during the title setup process.

### Images

Images may be CMYK or RGB color. All images should be sized at 100%, flattened to one layer and placed in your document at a minimum resolution of 300 DPI.

### The spine of your book

Every book will vary slightly when bound. Allow for 0.0625" variance on either side of the fold lines for your cover. For example, if your spine width is 1", your text should be no wider than 0.875". Because of this variance, avoid hard edges or lines that end on the fold line.

For books with 130 pages or less, we strongly recommend a blank spine. Blank spines are required for books with less than 101 pages.

### Barcode

When your files go through the review process, our system will place your ISBN barcode in a 2" by 1.2" white box in the lower right-hand corner of your book's back cover. Our standard trim size templates will show you exact barcode placement.

Images or text in the barcode location will be covered when the book is printed. Make sure no important elements appear where the barcode will be placed.

If you choose to provide and place your own barcode, be sure it is a high-resolution image.

## Prepare for Printing {#step4}

1. The printable area of your document must be the right size, including bleed.

2. Make sure the printable area is centered within your document.

3. Make sure all live elements are inside the safe zone.

4. Export your file as a print-ready PDF. Be sure fonts are embedded.

5. The maximum accepted file size for your book cover is 40 MB.

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NOTE: The one time-consuming aspect of this will be the re-creation of the index, correcting the page numbering. To be clear, the initial bid should include the design of the index, but not the correction of the page numbers. Once the book interior is initially designed, I will update the page numbers in the index and then give the corrected index back to you for inclusion in the finished project.

Because we are a small non-profit, we are using the "Expert Guarantee" for this project, as we do not have the budget to do this multiple times or to not have it completed properly, etc.... We apologize for the inconvenience.

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