Comments on: Look no further for full-bleed page specs

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Blurb | Typography — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 03:32:00 +0000

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By: Blurberati Blog » How to import your custom design into BookSmart

Blurberati Blog » How to import your custom design into BookSmart — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:00:20 +0000

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Sun, 24 May 2009 22:34:49 +0000

[...] next step will be to simply begin a book. I will use the measurements that Blurbs specifies for their 8×10 inch landscape book. This is not very big, in fact it’s rather small, but [...]

By: Blurberati Blog » Importing PDFs: Export your layout from Adobe CS3 into BookSmart

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:13:55 +0000

[...] Blurb BookSmart™ offers an amazing array of layout templates for you to successfully design your book. We try to give you as much flexibility in this area as possible. We also offer full-bleed image pages in each book template that let you drop in your own designed page. Note: It’s easiest when your doc is sized to these specs: Full-bleed page specs. [...]

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:56:14 +0000

We’ve moved this discussion to the Forums – http://forums.blurb.com/forums/2/topics/89 – so that everyone can participate.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:15:51 +0000

I read Lee’s question, and I understand that according to the dimensions given for the pages for the portrait style book, the final page sizes when cut (1/8 inch off from the width on one side and a total of 1/4 off the height – 1/8″ off each top and bottom) would be 7.75″ wide by 9.75″ high, leaving 1/8 inch clearance from the cover all around and 1/8 inch gutter in the binding. However, if the same logic is followed for the dimensions given for the landscape style book, (1/8″ off the width, and 1/4″ off the height), when the pages are cut they would be 9.505″ wide by 8″ high, leaving 1/4″ on the side and gutter, and being the same size as the cover in height. Shouldn’t the dimensions for the landscape book be 9.875″ wide and 8″ high? That way the cut size would end up being 9.75″ wide by 7.75 inches high which is the same proportions as the portrait pages. I haven’t done a book yet – I have to upgrade my system before I can use BookSmart, but would like to design some pages to be ready when I get the $ to upgrade my system and start ordering some books. So I want to be sure I have the proper dimensions:) Thanks!

By: jason

jason — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 03:16:46 +0000

again could someone please tell me what this means?

“Please make sure your images are at least 150 DPI at 100% scale (300 DPI is preferred) and to set your color profile to sRGB.”

thankx