Files

Tips and tricks for how to supply or diagnose issues with your Bookvault files

• Does Bookvault add a barcode to my cover?
• What is a virtual proof?
• Can I put my colour pages wherever I like?
• What makes it a colour page?
• Should I supply crop marks, bleed marks and colour bars on my file?
• What is bleed and why do I need it?
• How should I size my PDF?
• What format do my files need to be in?
• Can you upload my files for me?
• Must my title be in digital format when I submit it?
• Is our file secure with Bookvault?
• Does Bookvault provide an example of an Interior Template?
• Can you please explain the cover template?
• What is PDF/X-1a:2001 and PDF/X-3:2002?
• Should I upload single pages or spreads?
• Do you offer design services?
• I am having trouble creating my cover, can you help?
• Can graphics be included in my book?
• Does it cost extra for graphics / illustrations?
• I don't understand font embedding, what does it mean and why is it so important?
• What happens if I do not embed my fonts?
• Is there a charge to replace the files on my title?
• What does the Bookvault file validation check for?
• Will my first page of my text file be printed on the right or the left?
• Do you accept files in Microsoft Word?
• I have updated my cover, why is my thumbnail image not updating?
• Can your system accept Ingram Spark or KDP files
• How do I indicate there is a full bleed on my artwork?
• What DPI should I set for my images
• What file format can Bookvault work with?
• How do I see a virtual proof of the interior of my book
• What colour profiles are best to use for printing
• How can I download PDFs for my book?
• My cover is slightly misaligned / off-centre
• My book is printed in colour but I specified mono
• I have blank pages in my book, should I include them in my mono/colour page breakdown
• Is there a template for Duplex Covers?
• What width size can you have on a dust jacket?
• I've changed my file, will my live order be printed with this file?