Paperback Books
We can print custom covers on any of our paperback books. Below are examples of custom covers that we’ve printed in the past:
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Design
For custom covers that involve simply adding a line or two of text (e.g. “compliments of xyz company”) and/or your company logo, we can do the design work for you at little or no charge.
For more involved cover design, customers must prepare and submit the cover design via a press-ready pdf file with embedded fonts. The cover dimensions for each book are set forth on the respective product page. The design must include the front cover + the spine + the rear cover + 0.50 inch bleeds all 4 sides. Combine into one pdf document to print on a single plate. (See examples, above.)
You can add text and logos to both the front and rear covers. You can also change the color, styles and fonts. Please provide us with the Pantone number (solid coated) for each color used on the cover. In addition to the cover, you can customize page one (in place of the present order page). Page one must be black and white only. Customization is subject to review and approval by LegalPub.com. The front cover must retain the book's current title and subtitles.
Customization cost
There is a customization charge of $120 for each "plate change". The printer must change plates for each change of color in the cover. (Use of the base color white is not considered a color change.) The maximum number of plate change charges for any color cover is four since a "four color process" can create any number of colors. A plate change is also necessary where there is no color change but there is a change in text or graphics on the cover or on page one.
Examples: A custom cover with a change in text or graphics and/or use of one custom color would require one plate change. A custom cover with a change in text or graphics and use of two custom colors would require two plate changes. A custom cover with a change in text or graphics and use of three custom colors would require three plate changes. A custom cover with a change in text or graphics and use of four or more custom colors would require four plate changes. A custom cover with a change in text or graphics and use of four or more custom colors plus a custom page one with a change in text or graphics would require five plate changes. Feel free to call us if you have any question.
For the applicable unit price of the books themselves, see our price list page.
Minimum order
Minimum order for books with a customized cover and/or a customized page one is 50 books.
Scheduling
Annual paperback books. We go to press on December 1st of each year. Orders for customized books with the required graphics should be submitted at least 2 weeks prior to the press run. The books are normally shipped in January. We can also go to press throughout the year if we have sufficient backorders for customized books to justify a press run. Call for the schedule of the next press run. Turnaround time is approximately 3 weeks from the date the last proof is approved for the press run.
Special edition books (such as The New E--discovery Rules or The New United States Patent Law). We go to press as soon as we have sufficient backorders for customized books to justify a press run. Call for the schedule of the next press run. Turnaround time is approximately 3 weeks from the date the last proof is approved for the press run.
Custom printed labels
As an alternative to custom covers, we offer free custom printed labels with any order of 50 or more books. The labels are laser printed on white stock with black text and come in two sizes: 0.50 x 1.75 inches and 1.0 x 2.625 inches. Typical text is “Compliments of xyz company”. The labels are permanent self-adhesive. They are printed on sheets and are enclosed with the shipment. The customer places the labels on the books where he/she desires. Call for additional information.
Gold Embossed Leather-Bound Diaries
Individual names
We can gold emboss names on the covers of our diaries. Individual names must be no more than 20 letters and spaces. Names will appear at the bottom of the front cover in 14 point upper and lower case. The year will appear in the upper right hand corner. Type the name(s) on a separate sheet and submit with your order. For large orders, names should be submitted via email in an attached Word file. Names should be in one single spaced column, with one name under the other. Please do not number or indent the names. If no embossing is specified, the edition title & year will appear on the front cover.
Firm names and logos
Firm names are embossed in the upper right hand corner of the front cover with the year appearing immediately below it (unless otherwise requested). Type the firm name on a separate sheet and submit with your order. We will e-mail you a "mock-up" for approval showing approximately how the cover will look with the firm name.
We can also emboss most logos. E-mail us a black and white high resolution copy of the logo in pdf format. Make sure the logo is at the scale (size) that you desire and let us know where on the cover you want it to appear. We will e-mail you a "mock-up" for approval showing approximately how the cover will look with the logo.
Scheduling
Embossing is not available for orders received after September 30th of the year preceding the edition year. Diaries are normally shipped starting in November of the year preceding the edition year.