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Follow along with our emboss and deboss file setup guide to correctly prepare your files for printing. Embossing or debossing your project is a great way to add a special touch to your work and help it stand out. Properly...

Follow along with our spot UV setup guide to learn how to properly prepare your files for printing with PrintNinja. For a video walkthrough on how to setup spot UV, check out our visual guide below:   To apply a...

Follow along with our foil stamping setup guide to learn how to correctly prepare your files for printing with PrintNinja. The image to the right shows how your final cover will look with the foil stamp applied. The “Foil Stamp...

This article will explain the proper file formats for printing that you should use for submitting your files to PrintNinja. Board Books Hardcover & Casebound How to Create a .ZIP file Perfect Bound & Softcover Saddle-Stitched Wire & Spiral Bound...

Learn more about what a country of origin marking is and why you have to include one in your Chinese printed projects. Both US and international laws require products printed in China to include information about where they were printed....

, also known as endpapers or endleaves, are the pages at the beginning and end of hardcover books that are used to glue the inside pages (known as the “book block”) to the hardcover. Hardcover book endsheets are usually made...

Understanding your book’s spine width is essential for designing a cover that fits precisely. A spine that’s too wide leaves unsightly gaps; too narrow, and your cover artwork wraps where it shouldn’t. Use our calculator below to get an accurate...

Because a single sheet of paper is wrapped around the rest of your pages to create your cover, perfect bound / softcover book covers should be created as a single spread. Design a Softcover Children’s Book Perfect Bound Cover Template...

Read on to learn more about offset color requirements. Color is one of the most commonly misunderstood and error prone topics in all of printing. For years, PrintNinja has been the #1 source for offset printing and printing information. We’ve...

This article explains the recommended resolution for printing projects. Resolution is measured in ppi (pixels per inch) when talking about images on a screen, or dpi (dots per inch) when talking about printed images. The images below have been zoomed...

Read on to learn more about file setup for full bleed printing. Before any project gets printed, it must be formatted into a print-ready file. Understanding bleed, same zones, and borders is an essential step to printing your project and...

How do you determine the interior page count for your printing project? For years, PrintNinja has been a foremost source for offset printing services and information. As such, our expert team sees their fair share of misunderstandings throughout the printing...

This article will explain the differences in full color vs. black and white printing. PrintNinja offers two types of printing: full-color CMYK printing (also known as 4-color process or 4/4) and black and white printing (also known as black-only or...

This article will teach you how to determine your book size for printing. Since the first project rolled off PrintNinja’s presses in 2009, we’ve printed over six million copies of books, cards, games, and more. From tabbed catalog pages to...

PrintNinja offers several professional types of book binding for your project. All of our books are printed and bound with expert care and attention, and the sky’s the limit when it comes to customization. When you’re ready to get started,...