Bleed is necessary when you want images, lines or colors to go to the edge of your book's page.
You will need to:
- Create and upload one PDF for your book
- Page size must be .25 in. (.635 cm) larger in both width and height than the book size
- Important art and text should be .25 in. (.635 cm) from the edge of the
finished page size, allowing for trim variance of .125 in. (.3175 cm).
Example: 6 x 9" (US Trade) book will need one PDF with a page size of 6.25 x 9.25" (see image attached below).
Common issues:
- Multiple PDFs result in one resized PDF without bleed
- Improper bleed results in a white strip or
important content cut off at the edge of the page
- If the page size is larger than the sizes on the right hand side of the table below, the PDF will be resized without bleed
- Crop marks or registration marks should not be included
- Multiple-page spreads should be separated into single pages
- Pages should all be in the same orientation - Landscape or Portrait
- When creating a PDF from Word, set pages to portrait not landscape - Word to PDF
- The cover should not be included
Bleed instructions for InDesign are available here.
Dimensions for full bleed are in the table below:
