“What does printing a thesis, scientific

publication or book entail?”

What you need to print a thesis?

• Lay-out of thesis• How to make a correct digital file• Deliver manuscript to PPI• Specifications of thesis• Printproof and approval for printing• Printing process and delivery• Why PPI?

Lay-out of thesis

• Fonts • Margins • Line spacing• Headers and footers• Position page numbers• ISBN

How to make a correct digital file

Points of attention:• Embedded fonts• CMYK and RGB • Bleeding• Resolution

Resolution

Deliver manuscript to PPI

File format:• Inside: PDF file or Postscript• Cover: QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Corel

Draw, InDesign, Illustrator, in consultation with PPI (templates on website)

Online tool to lay out cover

http://cover.ppi.nl• No access or experience with graphic

software• Upload pictures, insert text, etc.• For free, on your computer!

• Delivery specifications in information booklet and on Internet

• Helpdesk 053-4826262• “Digital Doctor: Extra service”• Safety.net, check your files 24

hours a day

Deliver manuscript to PPI

• Embedded fonts• CMYK or RGB• Resolution• Greyscale

Safetynet.ppi.nl

• Off-set printing, Digital off-set and POD• Printing inside and cover • Type of paper for inside and cover• Binding methods• Laminate• Extra options

Specifications of printing

Printing options

• Off-set printing– From 150 copies, perfect quality, many

types of paper

• Digital off-set– From 1 till 200 copies, quality good, perfect

full-colour options

• Printing on Demand (POD)– From 1 till 200 copies, quality less, less

types of paper

Printing inside

• 1/1 double sided black• Full-colour pages• Pages with spot colour

Printing coverYour cover can be printed in:

• Full-colourC(yaan), Y(ellow), M(agenta) and blac(K)

• (P)antone (M)atching (S)ystem: the Pantone CV colours

Type of paper

Chosing the type of paper depends on the:

• Readibility• Colour• Quality• Type of binding

Binding methods

Options:• Milled-glued (5 +5 working days)• Sewn-glued (5 + 10 working days)• Hardcover

Laminate

•Gloss•Matt

Extra options

• UV coating• Cover with flaps • Cover printed as 4/1• Cover printed on special paper

PrintproofCover and bookmark:• Full-colour printInside: • A4 print by showing lines of

B5 format

Printing process and delivery

• Milled-glued book: 5 till 6 working days• Sewn-glued book: 8 till 9 working days

• Theses will be send to any address in the Netherlands

Why PPI?• Off-set printing and

digital off-set• Full-colour options• Appointment if needed • Faster printing process• Service• Experience

Why PPI?

The most important:

If you have any questions do not

hesitate to contact us!

List of discount

If you sign in on our collectivity list you will get a discount of up to

12,5% on our main price!

Questions?

Thank you for your interest!