Edge printing is available for paperbacks, hardbacks, and cardboard books with soft and hard covers. Calculators dedicated to specific products in the "Refinements and additions" section allow you to choose them. At the same time, we are working on a service for publishers with existing print runs to provide the edge printing option.
More information is coming soon.
Book Edge Printing (CMYK) - the most important detailsThis technique involves applying pigment inks to the edges of the book block paper. It is done in CMYK. The process enables printing themes, captions and graphics that can function as an extension of the cover illustration or supplement it. We also provide edge printing on books with rounded block corners.
Technical information:
- the ink may flow slightly between the sheets during printing,
- maximum book format: 210 x 297 mm (A4),
- maximum print width: 290 mm,
- minimum block thickness: from 1 mm,
- Pantone or other special colours will be converted to CMYK,
- the colours used on the book's edges should be similar to avoid soiling.
File preparation:
- IMPORTANT: edge's graphic designs should be prepared in vertical format,
- files must be in .pdf format (we recommend PDF/X-4:2010),
- graphic design format must include bleeds of 3 mm on each side,
- acceptable design resolution: 300 DPI,
- a separate file is required for each edge of the block to be printed (X1, X2, X3),
- files should be named as follows: X1_name_top.pdf, X2_name_front.pdf, X3_name_bottom.pdf,
- please attach a preview file with the positioning of the graphics according to the following example for your order:
for several books (e.g. a trilogy) with split graphics, please prepare a shared file for each edge of the block.
Each file should contain the whole print design for that part of the graphic so that the books when standing side by side, form a coherent whole.
Risks and known problems:
- book edge printing does not cover the glueing,
- for technological reasons, minor ink drips may occur into the book block,
- a small quantity of the print run may be trimmed by 0.7 mm on the edges of the book block,
- printing in a solid colour is not recommended.
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