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Book Printing Layout: How to Save Money

If you're trying to publish your own book and save money on book printing services, you'll definitely want to pay attention to how your book is laid out. Minor adjustments in the layout can result in a reduction in page count that reap large savings on print cost.

A 32-page signature is standard among most offset printing presses. Printers can easily print full signatures, half signatures, and even quarter signatures. So if the press you are using has 32-page signatures, you'll want to have your page count divisible by 8 (a quarter signature). Anything other than that will just end up costing you more money as it will result in wasted paper.

So what are some of the tricks to adjust the number of pages? First of all, see if you can adjust your margins slightly. Slight changes probably are not noticeable to most readers, but the price difference will definitely be noticeable to you.

A minor increase or decrease in the leading (line spacing) can have a major effect on the page count. I've had books where I've had to drop a couple pages to save cost, and just adjusting the leading by a small amount - maybe only 0.2 pt. - can get me those two pages.

Note: There are a couple exceptions to the 32-page signature rule. Digital printers don't print with signatures, so page counts only need to be divisible by 2. Also, every once in a while you'll run into a sheetfed printer that uses 12-page signatures. Be sure to always ask your printer if there is a more economical page count that might save you money.

One last area that can save money on the print run is by rethinking the trim size of the book. Too many times I've seen customers insist on a specific print size when adjusting it by 1/4" or 1/2" would save them quite a bit of money. Why is that? Because different trim sizes are set up differently on different presses. A trim size that works well on one press might generate a lot of paper waste on another press. And guess who pays for that extra paper waste - you!

Don't assume that the trim size you are using for your book will work just fine. Ask your printer's sales rep for recommendations for your trim size. Maybe they will recommend that you drop your size by just 1/8" or 1/4". Wouldn't it be worth it to do that to save money on the print run? Almost certainly!

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Joshua Prizer has been working in the book printing industry for 15 years and is a cheap book printing guru. To learn how to publish your own book, visit his web site.

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