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Want to learn more about how to design instructions for your card game? You’ve come to the right place. Instructions are the unsung hero of any game, and necessary to keep in mind when creating your product. Card Game Instruction...

The No Instructions option is perfect for those designing a traditional 52 card poker deck made for playing multiple games. If your deck is meant to play a specific game, there are many alternatives to the traditional paper instructions. The...

Read on to discover all the book printing services we offer. Here at PrintNinja, we offer a breadth of different options for you to build into your project. From binding to paper to other specialty options, you’ll be able to...

A prototype is the first step you take when making a game. Physical proofs are a closer representation of the final result than a prototype. The cost of adding a physical proof to your custom game order depends heavily on...

What type of custom CD and DVD sleeves does PrintNinja offer? For certain projects, including a DVD or a CD with your book just makes sense. Maybe your book is about understanding a certain software, and you’d like to include...

Below you will find custom game guidelines to help you appropriately set up your artwork files – whether it be for a card game only or a complex, multiple component board game. Custom Game File Setup Guidelines If you’ve never...

This article expains pricing fluctuations and how they will impact your project. You may have noticed that quotes you recieve from printers almost always have expiration dates. Some printers won’t even quote your shipping until after your project has printed,...

A great way to get your book in front of consumers is through library placement, a market that’s not as easily accessible for indie authors as you may believe. Librarians do not have a reliable source for finding suitable self-published...

This article is about copyright and trademarks and how they impact the printing of your project. Copyright A copyright protects original works of authorship. Before you begin distributing your books, you will need to register for copyright protection. A copyright...

This article gives a detailed explanation of the emboss/deboss process. Embossing is the raising of one section of a design above the rest, causing that area of the cover to stick out. Debossing is the lowering of one section of...

Read on to learn about how cloth/PU leather hardcover cases are manufactured and the restrictions of printing on them. For a unique look and feel, it’s possible to make the hardcover case for a casebound book using cloth or leather...

The creators of many projects that we work on want to mimic the feel of old-fashioned newsprint. Golden-age comics were made on newsprint, and it has an undeniably artsy quality with its imperfections and tendency to yellow over time. To...

The die cutting process is a way to create unique shapes in material. It’s often used artistically on covers to cut windows into a book or on interior pages to create flaps, pop-up structures or interesting shapes. Read on to...

This article explains the spot UV process. Spot UV is a liquid varnish applied on top of the printed surface that creates a high-gloss shine. Sometimes called a spot gloss, spot UV can be placed on top of an image...

It’s a question that we get all the time. For most people, the answer is “definitely.” A single International Standard Book Number is $125 (at the time of this writing) and is an excellent investment...