Coil Bound Documents

Card covers are the most popular option for spiral bound books. These are white card. Once you select this option, you will be able to choose exactly what you need. For instance: you may want 350gsm card covers front and back, with the front cover printed on the outside, blank on the inside, the rear cover blank and both sides of both covers laminated with a matt laminate. That's just an example, you can choose exactly what you want.

You can also mix and match card covers with other options. For example, a printed front card cover and a traditional embossed black rear cover. We've been producing these for many years and try to allow you to select exactly what you need for any given project.

You can choose from:

• 300gsm matt card. A smooth white uncoated board.
• 300gsm matt recycled card. A white uncoated recycled board made from 100% Post Consumer Waste.
• 300 or 350gsm silk card. A coated board, fairly matt and very smooth with a slight sheen.
• 300 or 350gsm gloss card. A coated board, very smooth. If you are not familiar with commercial printing paper, you should note that this is not a high gloss, like a photographic paper for a desktop inkjet printer. It's more of a dull or semi gloss.

You are welcome to samples. Please call the helpdesk on 01452 751900 to discuss.

There is little or no image quality difference between any of the non-recycled paper types. There is a slight reduction in image quality with the recycled paper.

We're sometimes asked about whether you can write easily on these papers. You can write easily on all types with a standard ball point pen. If you want to be able to write with a fountain pen, then we recommend sticking to the matt paper.

All non-recycled paper is good quality branded paper that uses ECF pulp from sustainable and well managed farmed timber. The recycled paper option is made from 100% Post Consumer Waste.

You can request a lighter weight card for your cover, but this is unlikely to be cheaper, unless the order is relatively large.

You can choose from:

• colour outside, blank inside
• colour both sides
• colour outside, B&W inside
• B&W both sides

You can choose from:

• no printing (blank)
• colour outside, blank inside
• colour both sides
• colour outside, B&W inside
• B&W both sides

You can choose from:

• gloss laminate outside
• gloss laminate both sides
• matt laminate outside
• matt laminate both sides

You are welcome to samples. Please call the helpdesk on 01452 751900 to discuss.

You can choose from:

• none
• Leather pattern, black
• Leather pattern, white

Embossed back covers are not normally mixed with any other type of back cover, however you can order this with other cover options if you wish.

We can special order some other colours and embossing patterns but this will add a little extra cost and lead time to your order. To discuss this option please call the helpdesk on 01452 751900.

You can choose from:

• all B&W standard quality
• mixture of colour & HiQ B&W
• all colour

All colour and mixed printing is done on a high quality digital colour press. All B&W standard quality printing is done on a high speed production B&W printer at 2400x2400dpi. The standard B&W quality is also excellent, giving crisp text and graphics and photographs at 150lpi.

You are welcome to samples. Please call the helpdesk on 01452 751900 to discuss.

NOTE:

If you have any blank pages, for example before the start of a chapter, you must count the blank page as a black&white page.

Nearly all of the time, you'll want both sides of the inner sheets of paper (leaves in the document) printed. That's the way documents normally are, so that's the default! If you want a blank page anywhere, well just go right ahead and insert a blank page where you want it and count it as one B&W page in your page count.

Once in a while a customer wants single sided printing and that's where this handy dandy option comes in. Choose SINGLE sided printing and ALL of your leaves will be printed on the FRONT and left blank on the back. If you select SINGLE sided printing, there's no need to insert blank pages (except if you want a blank FRONT as well as a blank back).

The number of B&W pages in your document.

NOTES:

• This is pages, not sheets. For example: a book with 100 sheets of paper inside (leaves) is a 200 page book.
• If you have any blank pages, for example before the start of a chapter, you must count the blank page as a black&white page.

The number of colour pages in your document.

NOTES:

• This is pages, not sheets. For example: a book with 100 sheets of paper inside (leaves) is a 200 page book.
• If you have any blank pages, for example before the start of a chapter, you must count the blank page as a black&white page.

You can choose from a wide variety of paper for your inner pages.

Matt paper. A smooth white uncoated paper. Quite a bright white.

Matt recycled paper. A white uncoated recycled paper made from 100% Post Consumer Waste.

Silk paper. A coated paper, fairly matt and very smooth with a slight sheen.

Gloss paper. A coated paper, very smooth. If you are not familiar with commercial printing paper, you should note that this is not a high gloss, like a photographic paper for a desktop inkjet printer. It's more of a dull or semi gloss.

NOTES:

• You can't mix and match the paper within the document as standard. If this is something that you would like to do, please call the helpdesk on 01452 751900. Be aware that unless your order is for at least 100 books, this is an expensive option to set up.
• The recycled paper is not the same paper as the off white recycled paper that is an option with softback or hardback book printing. If you want that as an option, please call the helpdesk on 01452 751900 to discuss.
• You are welcome to samples. Please call the helpdesk on 01452 751900 to discuss.
• There is little or no image quality difference between any of the non-recycled paper types. There is a slight reduction in image quality with the recycled paper.
• We're sometimes asked about whether you can write easily on these papers. You can write easily on all types with a standard ball point pen. If you want to be able to write with a fountain pen, then we recommend sticking to the matt paper.
• All non-recycled paper is good quality branded paper that uses ECF pulp from sustainable and well managed farmed timber. The recycled paper option is made from 100% Post Consumer Waste.

You can choose from:

• white tab dividers in either 5 tab sets or 10 part sets.
• rainbow colours tab dividers in 5 part sets.
• rainbow colours tab dividers in 5 part sets.
• white dividers with plastic reinforced tabs in either 5 tab sets or 10 part sets.

We print in black and white on the tabs inclusive in the price. You need to give us the tab text separately.

If you need a different option, please call the helpdesk on 01452 751900 for a chat.

PDF (online soft proof). This is a technical process to check that your artwork is printable and to prepare it for printing as far as possible. We aim to provide your soft proof within 4 working hours and you will get an email notification that it is ready.

The PDF that you submit has a pre-flight check carried out and a number of automatic corrections may also be made if necessary. The resulting soft proof is a PDF that is viewable through your admin area of the web site. It is very important that you carefully review your soft proof and the pre-flight report that we send to you.

Your first soft proof is included in the price of your order, but if you find that you need to make alterations and resubmit your artwork, we will charge £5.00 for each additional soft proof. Please contact the helpdesk to arrange payment if you need additional proofs.

Remember, this is a technical file check, we don't proof read or check your design!

If you want a hard copy proof, please call the helpdesk on 01452 751900 to discuss the options

These are working days to print. Our standard print service is 4 working days to print. You can pay a slight premium if you want your order on the faster 2 day to print service and a little less if you can wait for 7 working days before it's printed.

Please remember to add transit (delivery) time to this and remember that these are working days to print and do not include weekends or bank holidays.

Unless you approve your order by 10am, the day that you approve your proof does not count in the time to print.

We cannot schedule your job to print until you have approved your proof. If you do not have a credit account with us, you will also need to pay for your job before we can schedule your job to print

Delivery is to a UK mainland postcode. We can also deliver to many other EU destinations, but you will need to contact the helpdesk to discuss this. Delivery is normally the next working day AFTER the job is printed (non guaranteed). If you want a Saturday delivery, call the helpdesk to get that cost added to your order. We classify Monday-Friday as working days, Bank Holidays are not working days.

Delivery is to a UK mainland postcode. We can also deliver to many other EU destinations, but you will need to contact the helpdesk to discuss this. Fill in the full postcode of where this is being sent to so that we can work out a price and whether we deliver to this area. You'll fill in the full delivery address later once you've placed your order.

You must upload your file as a PDF.

Please make sure that you read the artwork preparation guide before sending us your artwork.

If you need help with your artwork, we have experienced artworkers and very reasonable rates. Please call the helpdesk on 01452 751900 for a chat to discuss this.

Just click on the "i" (information) icon right next to the question.

During normal business hours call 01452 751900 and then select 1 for the help desk or email the helpdesk at helpdesk@inkylittlefingers.co.uk

This wallpaper is printed using HP Latex printing technology, which is especially suitable for indoor use as it exhibits none of the unpleasant outgassing that occurs with print manufactured using solvent based equipment. This wallpaper is odour free and safe from day one. The print quality is very high and the colours are vibrant, making it especially suitable for wallpaper.

This product is expected be lightfast for up to 3 years in direct sunlight and significantly longer outside of direct sunlight.

Inky uses genuine HP Latex inks.

Anyone can order printed wallpaper from here.

Installation is pretty straightforward but preparing the artwork does require some fairly basic computer skills. If you're not comfortable using a computer, this is probably not for you.

It's really pretty straightforward. If you are a competent DIYer, can follow instructions and can hang normal wallpaper, this should be no problem for you. We do provide installation instructions that you can read before ordering.

Yes we do, although this is primarily for commercial installations. Please contact the helpdesk if you'd like to chat more about this.

Not yet! We're looking into potential solutions that allow you to visualise your wallpaper mural in place, with the correct dimensions, windows, doors etc., but that's unlikely to arrive before late 2012.

Sorry, not through this service! This service is for printing your own design, or designs and images that you have the appropriate license for (for instance from a stock photography web site). We do not currently offer any licensed images through this service and will never knowingly print any copyrighted images.

PDF, TIFF or JPEG. A PDF is recommended and it's important to embed your fonts when creating your PDF.

Image resolution

Please be realistic about what to expect from your file!

For example:

A Samsung Galaxy S3 phone has an 8 megapixel camera. At the 3264 x 2448 resolution setting, you can print a picture of:

• 27.7cm x 20.7cm at high resolution (118 pixels per cm)
• 41.3cm x 31.0cm at medium resolution (79 pixels per cm)
• 83.7cm x 62.8cm at low resolution (39 pixels per cm)
• 163.2 x 122.4cm at ultra low resolution (20 pixels per cm)

You may have a much higher resolution camera, in which case you need to do a bit of math (you can use the pixels per cm above as a rough guide) to work out what size print you can achieve.

Does this mean that wallpaper printed at 20 pixels per cm or below will look terrible? Not at all, but you should know what to expect. We've blown images up to wall size as low as 12 pixels per cm and they look fantastic when viewed from a short distance. Up close the image looks pixelated and blurred of course!

Beware of cropping

It doesn't matter if we have to enlarge or reduce your artwork to fit. We'll do that automatically for you if it's not the right size on a "best fit" basis. If you are sending us artwork that you want blown up to size, it's a good idea to send us something with the same "aspect ratio" as the area you want, otherwise you'll end up with some parts cropped off. For example, 450mm high x 450mm wide can be enlarged to 1800mm wide x 1800mm wide with no cropping, but enlarging 400mm high x 450mm wide to 1800mm wide x 1800mm wide means that some of the width will have to be cropped off to make it fit. If in doubt, have a chat with the helpdesk.

Don't forget to add a bit extra

This only applies for wall to ceiling wallpaper, not for murals.

Because walls are rarely plumb and straight, it's best to have a little bit of extra printed wallpaper to play with top and bottom and a little extra on each side. How much is up to you, but in an ideal world, 50cm all round will help fix a multitide of sins. If you've got straight walls and are confident in your paper hanging accuracy, then you can reduce this down, but in our opinion anything less than 25mm is asking for trouble.

Of course, that's no problem. Have a chat with the helpdesk so that we can discuss the best way of laying out your artwork.

For an overview of the order process, click on the big blue question mark button above.

Once you've placed your order and we've received your artwork, we'll give it a basic check over. If there's a major problem, for example it's in the wrong format, or we need to crop it to make it fit, then we'll contact you and discuss how we can fix the problem. Otherwise your order will be scheduled to print as soon as it's paid for.

These prices are just for the printing, but we can do the complete artwork for you as well. You'll need to have a chat with the helpdesk to work out a price and we'll add that to your order.

Check out Help - Is There Anything Inky Won't Print?

Take a look at the menu on the left hand side (or the home page for a list) and that will tell you what our "standard" products are. If what you want isn't there, just give the helpdesk a ring. We'll let you know if we can do it, and give you a quote.

Just call or email the helpdesk. The number is as above and the email address is helpdesk@inkylittlefingers.co.uk