Here are some guidelines before you submit your files:

Outer Cover

When designing your colour cover try and do this in CMYK as the will give the best colour match when printing. Downloadable images for your cover can be found easily, for example, www.istockphoto.com or type "image library" into any search engine.

There are also free royalty image libraries. Type "royalty free images" into your search engine.

The design needs to include the back, spine and front as one single item and remember to add bleed to leave room for cutting.

Spine Width

Page layout/format

Some people prefer roman numerals for the index pages and the first chapter to start with page 1.

When you supply your files, send as one PDF file and not multiply files as this eliminates problems with the page order.

We advise leaving a standard 12mm border top and bottom of each page.

Generally odd page numbers are on the right-hand side of a page as you look at the open book.

We would advise starting new chapters on the right hand side of the page and adding blanks as needed.

Remember to proof read! Do not rely solely on a computer spell check. The default language should be set to UK English.

When setting up your book remember to set the paper size to either A4 210mm x 297mm or A4 148mm x 210mm

Graphics

Any scanned images or downloaded images should be 300dpi for the best print output. Colour images should be in CMYK colour rather than RGB for the best quality although we can print from RGB.

DO NOT use any images, pictures or maps without the permission of whoever owns the copyright. You cannot copy from other books, newspapers or the internet without permission.

Images from the internet are 72dpi and may look ok on screen but won’t print at the standard print needed to be.

Submitting your work

We can accept your files through the post on CD, DVD or memory stick. Please send to Colour Images, Unit 1A, Follifoot Ridge, Pannal road, Harrogate, HG3 1DP.

Alternatively we can accept 20mb files via email.

Sent via Yousendit.com (up to 100Mb free service)

ISBN (International Standard Book Number)

All books have a unique ISBE number. This allows the industry to track down the publisher.

It should appear on your preliminary pages and a barcode on the outside back cover.

For more information the UK ISBN Agency can be contacted by any of the following:

Tel: +44 (0)870 777 8712 (9am-5pm)

E-mail: isbn@nielsenbookdata.co.uk

Post: ISBN Agency, 3rd Floor, Midas House, 62 Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6LQ, United Kingdom

Any revised or updated books must have a new ISBE number

ISBN numbers must not be re-used.

Legal deposit

You must legally send one copy to the British library.
Legal Deposit Office
The British Library
Boston Spa
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS23 7BY

In addition, the deposit regulations of the Copyrights Acts 1911 and 1963 require publishers to send a further five copies to the Legal Deposit Agency for dissemination to the five copyright libraries of the UK:

Agency for the Legal Deposit Libraries
100 Euston Street
London
NW1 2HQ
From March 2009 the Agency for the Legal Deposit Libraries will be relocating to:
The National Library of Scotland
Causeway Building
33 Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SL
Web: www.legaldeposit.org.uk