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Bound Galley Printing

With galleys, it’s all about speed. BookMobile delivers eye-catching galleys perfect bound in simple wrappers or full-color covers with your key marketing messages. From ten copies to 3,000, we’ll turn your galleys around in seven working days or less.

Fast turnaround. Crisp printing. Full-color covers. Tight bindings. What more do you need?


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Bound Galley Printing Specifications
GENERAL
Quantities  10 to 3,000 paperback 
Min. page size  3.00 x 4.00 inches 
Max. page size  11.625 x 11.625 inches 
Min. pages*  16 
Max. spine width  2.40 inches 
*Maximum pages depends on paper chosen.

TEXT PAGES

Black and white galleys:
Printing color: black
Paper stock: 50-lb white (optional 60-lb, 70-lb, 80-lb, 30% PCW recycled)
Bleeds*: none, no image within 3/8" of trim
Halftones: 106 lpi
Resolution: 600 dpi
Electronic file storage: all titles are archived on our system for reprints

Color galleys:
Printing color: four-color process
Paper stock: 80-lb gloss or matte, coated
Bleeds*: none, no image within 3/8" of trim
Halftones: 175 lpi
Resolution: 2400 dpi
Electronic file storage: all titles are archived on our system for reprints
* Bleeds available on special request
 
GALLEY COVERS
Printing colors: four-color process
Total ink coverage: Black - 100, Cyan - 30, Magenta - 20, Yellow - 20, (Max densities of black values for laminated covers.)
Paper stock: 10 or 12 point coated one side
Coating: no lamination standard: gloss or matte layflat lamination optional (shrinkwrapping recommended for matte)
Bleeds: full bleeds (1/8" bleed must be included in file, no type or borders within 3/16" of edges)
Resolution: 600 dpi


BINDING AND PACKING
Binding: Perfect bind and trim three sides
Packing: Packed in double-wall cartons 

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