1. General Cover instructions
All proofs and final cover files should be delivered following the naming convention and PDF specifications. Two files need to be supplied for Hardback and Paperback covers for POD-books, a "standard" cover for titles printed by Printforce in the Netherlands and a "US" cover for titles printed by Bookmasters. For journal issues only one file is necessary. Journals issues are printed by Printforce in the Netherlands in a paperback format. Thus the standard paperback specifications should be used.
The following standard guidelines should be followed:
| Standard trim size | Brill uses a standard trim size for most books and journals of width 155 x height 235 mm. The hardback and paperback covers, dustjackets and stamps are determined by this size. Note that trim size for specific publications can be different. |
| Colour | All standard Brill covers should be full color (CMYK), i.e. do not use any SPOT colors or RGB colors. In some older or “exceptional” cover designs SPOT colors have been used. In these cases two versions of the cover file are required. One version with the original spot colors and one CMYK version. Please use Pantone conversion tables for converting the spot colors to CMYK values. |
| Spine | No critical spines, i.e. no text or objects aligning exactly with the fold of the spine. Use the ‘type safety’ as is pointed out in this document. Please keep in mind that the covers may be used for both offset print and digital print and consequently the actual width of the spine of the finished may vary with 1 or 2 mm |
| Barcode | The Barcode (EAN code) is placed on the bottom of the back cover and must be 100% black in order to avoid scanning problems in our distribution centers. |
| JPG front cover | In addition to the PDF file of the entire cover a JPG file of the front cover is also required. The JPG will be used for printed and online marketing purposes. The JPG file of the front cover must 300dpi at 100 % scale and RGB color mode. The filename is the Brill Order number which will be provided by the Production or Associate Editor on the cover request sheet. Example 12345.jpg |
| FILENAME CONVENTION | |
| Template BOOKS | [ISBN13] _ print _ cover_ [filetype].pdf |
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| Template ISSUES | [acronym]_[volume]_[issue]_cover.pdf
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2. Hardback Cover
| Front/back trim width | Standard: 158 mm (including 7 mm crease) US: 160 mm (including 11 mm crease) |
| Front/back trim height | 241 mm |
| Bleed | 16 mm |
| Slug | 15 mm |
| Spine width | The Production Editor will supply this information once the total number of pages is known. The smallest cover is the leading cover. |
| Crease | Standard: 7 mm US: 11 mm |
| TYPE SAFETY | |
| front/back | Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Outside 5 mm, Inside 13 mm (including crease) |
| spine | >= 17 mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 2 mm, Right 2 mm <17 mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 1 mm, Right 1 mm |
| 2D code | Please keep an area of 30 mm by 30 mm free in the bottom right-hand corner of the back cover, measured from crease edge and the bottom edge. The 2D code itself is 7 mm by 7 mm and is placed 12 mm from the bottom edge and 12 mm from the crease edge. |
| LOGO | |
| Logo front | BRILL_BOOKS_landscape.eps (or one of our other imprints) 100% (No scaling) Distance to the bottom of the spine is 11 mm Alignment with the title, i.e. left, centered or right |
| Logo Spine | BRILL_Books_spine.eps (or one of our other imprints) Rotate logo 90°clockwise for spines less than 17 mm wide 100% (No scaling). The smallest cover is the leading cover. Distance to the bottom of the spine is 11 mm Alignment is centered |
| BOUNDING BOXES | |
| Trim box width | 3 mm + back width + spine + front width + 3 mm |
| Trim box height | 3 mm + front height + 3 mm |
| Bleed box width | 16 mm + Trim box width + 16 mm |
| Bleed box height | 16 mm + Trim box height + 16 mm |
| Media box width | 30 mm + Trim box width + 30 mm |
| Media box height | 30 mm + Trim box height + 30 mm |
3. Paperback / Issue cover
| SIZES | |
| Front/back trim size | 155 x 235 mm (width x height) |
| Bleed | 5 mm |
| Slug | 15 mm |
| Spine width | The Production Editor will supply this information once the total number of pages is known. |
| Crease | 5 mm |
| TYPE SAFETY | |
| front/back | Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Outside 5 mm, Inside 13 mm (including crease) |
| spine | >= 17 mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 2 mm, Right 2 mm <17mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 1 mm, Right 1 mm |
| 2D code | Please keep an area of 30 mm by 30 mm free in the bottom right-hand corner of the back cover, measured from spine edge and the bottom edge. The 2D code itself is 7 mm by 7 mm and is placed 12 mm from the bottom edge and 12 mm from the spine edge. |
| LOGO | |
| front | BRILL_BOOKS_landscape.eps (or one of our other imprints) 100% (No scaling) Distance of bottom of spine is 11 mm Alignment with the title, i.e. left, centered or right |
| spine | BRILL_Books_spine.eps (or one of our other imprints) Rotate logo 90° clockwise for spines less than 17 mm wide 100% (No scaling) Distance to the bottom of the spine is 11 mm Alignment is centered |
| BOUNDING BOXES | |
| Trim box width | back width + spine + front width |
| Trim box height | front height |
| Bleed box width | 5 mm + Trim box width + 5 mm |
| Bleed box height | 5 mm + Trim box height + 5 mm |
| Media box width | 20 mm + Trim box width + 20 mm |
| Media box height | 20 mm + Trim box height + 20 mm |
4. Stamp (Cloth Cover)
| SIZES | |
| Front/back trim size width | 158 mm |
| Front/back trim size height | 241 mm |
| Bleed | Non |
| Slug | 15 mm |
| Spine width | The Production Editor will supply this information once the total number of pages is known. |
| Crease | 7 mm |
| TYPE SAFETY | |
| front/back | Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Outside 5 mm, Inside 13 mm (including crease) |
| spine | >= 17 mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 2 mm, Right 2 mm <17mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 1 mm, Right 1 mm |
| LOGO | |
| front | BRILL_BOOKS_landscape.eps (or one of our other imprints) 100% (No scaling) Distance to the bottom of the spine is 11 mm Alignment with the title, i.e. left, centered or right |
| spine | BRILL_Books_spine.eps (or one of our other imprints) Rotate logo 90° clockwise for spines less than 17 mm wide 100% (No scaling) Distance to the bottom of the spine is 11 mm Alignment is centered |
| BOUNDING BOXES | |
| Trim box width | 3 mm + back width + spine + front width + 3 mm |
| Trim box height | 3 mm + front height + 3 mm |
| Media box width | 20 mm + Trim box width + 20 mm |
| Media box height | 20 mm + Trim box height + 20 mm |
5. Dustjacket
| SIZES | |
| Front/back trim size width | 158 mm |
| Front/back trim size height | 241 mm |
| Flap | 110 mm |
| Bleed | 5 mm |
| Slug | 15 mm |
| Spine | The Production Editor will supply this information once the total number of pages is known. |
| Crease | None |
| TYPE SAFETY | |
| front/back | Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Outside 5 mm, Inside 13 mm (including crease) |
| spine | >= 17 mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 2 mm, Right 2 mm < 17mm: Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Left 1 mm, Right 1 mm |
| flap | Top 5 mm, Bottom 5 mm, Outside 5 mm, Inside 8 mm (3 mm board overfold) |
| LOGO | |
| front | BRILL_BOOKS_landscape.eps (or one of our other imprints) 100% (No scaling) Distance to the bottom of the spine is 11 mm Alignment with the title, i.e. left, centered or right |
| spine | BRILL_Books_spine.eps (or one of our other imprints) Rotate logo 90° clockwise for spines less than 17 mm wide 100% (No scaling) Distance of bottom of spine is 11 mm Alignment is centered |
| BOUNDING BOXES | |
| Trim box width | flap + back width + spine + front width + flap 536mm + spine |
| Trim box height | 241 mm |
| Bleed box width | 5 mm + Trim box width + 5 mm |
| Bleed box height | 251 mm |
| Media box width | 20 mm + Trim box width + 20 mm |
| Media box height | 281 mm |
6. PDF specifications
The following technical information must be used to apply the correct settings in the PDF engine. Distiller job options are available on http://www.gwg.org/application-settings/
| Proof | Final CMYK / Uspod | Final spot | Final stamp | |
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File: | Composite | |||
Page : | Determined by Mediabox, Cover is Centered on the page | |||
Final size | Determined by Trimbox | |||
Crop marks: | Yes, including spine and crease marks | |||
Bleed: | Determined by Bleedbox 16 mm for Hardback, 5 mm for Paperback | N/A | ||
Color images | Low-res 150 dpi | High-res 300 dpi | N/A | |
Grayscale images | Low-res 150 dpi | High-res 300 dpi | N/A | |
Monochrome images | Low-res 300 dpi | High-res 600 dpi, Preferably 2400 dpi | ||
Fonts: | All fonts embedded. Don't use Multiple master fonts | |||
Security setting: | No limitations | |||
Distiller Job option: | BRILL_proofs | GWG_SheetCmyk_2015 CMYK | SheetSpotHiRes_1v3 | PDF/X-1a:2001 |
