Publit

Publit uses digital printing and all books are printed on demand, meaning that every book is printed only once it’s been sold. Over time a slight shift in the final product might occur due to variations in colours, paper and print techniques used. This section provides instructions and recommendations for someone interested in printing books through Publit.

We always advise you to order a test print before you publish the book or order a large number of books to ensure the result is on par with expectations.

ISBN is the international standard book number which can be acquired for free in the Scandinavian countries (except in Denmark). You can choose to assign a book an ISBN from Publit's registers, in which case Publit may be listed as the publisher of the work in the National Library of Sweden catalogue Libris. Or you can choose to apply for an ISBN with The Swedish ISBN Agency.

The inlay cannot be exported as spreads, it must be exported as single pages.

A page containing details on print year, place of publication, publisher names and a bar code is automatically added at the end of every inlay when the book is printed.

The cover file should contain the back page, spine, and front page as one single spread. You can print a double-sided cover. In that case, create the outside cover in one single spread and the inside cover in one single spread and then upload it as one single PDF.

When an inlay file is uploaded to your account, a cover template based on your inlay will be made available for download. The cover template will be created to correctly match the size of the inlay. We recommend using the template to gather the correct cover dimensions to create a new document. We do not advise placing content onto the template file itself.

The method for calculating the cover size differs for the three book formats available through Publit due to differences in paper bulk and binding processes. Continue reading to learn more about the different formats.

Use 5 mm bleed.

Setting up TrimBox

Add crop marks.

• Images should have a resolution of at least 300 ppi.
• Images should be saved with CMYK colour profile, not RGB.
• Opacity and layers within the print file may jeopardise the print result. Save images as JPEG instead of TIFF if they contain layers and/or opacity.
• Color separate images that don't have the correct color profile.

• Colour print: Use CMYK ”Coated FOGRA39” as the colour profile. Black and white print: If a page is to be printed as black and white it must be saved as greyscale. Any other colour settings will cause the page to be printed as colour.
• Define colours with CMYK, not RGB or spot colour.
• Dark blues/violet, green and beige colours are sensitive. When printing slight colour differences might occur despite keeping within the ISO standard Coated Fogra39 (ISO 12647-2:2004).

• The printers have a margin of error of +/- 1 mm.

• Avoid placing text on the spine if the book has fewer than 48 pages. The spine might become slightly rounded on thin books and there is a risk the text gets shifted toward the cover front or back.

• Error margins within the ISO standard: Some variation in colour may occur over time between different printing occations. There is no guarantee that books will be absolutely identical with those printed at a later time.

Explore which of our three formats that't the best fit for your book. The production price will update as you go along and play with the variables within each format.

Publishing a print book costs 249 SEK excl. VAT. No print copies are included in the publishing fee. Audiobooks and ebooks are free to publish. 

Freight costs are based on the book’s individual weight, the amount ordered, as well as the delivery address. Freight costs are always calculated and displayed before placing an order.

As books are printed one by one, every copy is unique and small variations may occur between individual copies. Always allow for an error margin of +/- 1 mm when designing your print files, and don’t place important content near edges or folds. There is also a margin of error within the ISO standard meaning that there might be slight shifts in colours between different printing occasions.

All books are manufactured on-demand, once the order has been placed by the customer. Therefore, according to Swedish law (clause 11.3 of 2005:59) orders can’t be canceled or modified once they have been placed.

If a parcel is not collected from the local postal pick-up-point, or if the provided delivery address is incorrect or unknown the parcel will automatically be sent back to Publit 14 days after arrival at pick-up-point. In the event of a returned parcel Publit will inform the customer. If a reply is not given within 14 days the returned items will be discarded, and the customer will be billed the additional cost for returning the items, as well as for the original cost of purchase and delivery. If the customer wishes a new delivery attempt to be made they will be billed the cost for returning the items, plus the cost for the new shipment.

Publit takes no responsibility for printing errors deriving from faulty print files. Substantial printing errors must be reported to Publit within 7 working days upon receiving the goods.

If delivery has not been made within the predestined time frame the customer must contact Publit within 14 days from date of purchase.

Make sure to inspect the delivered goods before accepting delivery at your local delivery point. Damages incurred during shipment should be reported to the delivery point before signing for the parcel. If you sign for the damaged parcel you in effect accept the delivery, and filing a complaint is no longer possible.

If the delivery has been made directly to the recipient's mailbox and the parcel is damaged, a complaint shall be filed at the recipient's local post office. Photograph damaged parcels and send the images to Publit. Read more about filing complaints below.

Please use the form below to contact us in case of a complaint. Submit your order ID, contact details and a short description of what went wrong. If the problem seems to have occurred in production, please document the damaged books with photos. In case the complaint is accepted, you might need to mail us the damaged books. We'll get back to you as soon as possible!

As each book printed through Publit is produced once it is purchased there is no warehouse to accept returns, and therefore no possibility of returning a printed book. Publit does not normally accept returns unless in special agreement with the customer.

If a parcel is not collected from the local postal pick-up-point, or if the provided delivery address is incorrect or unknown the parcel will automatically be sent back to Publit 14 days after arrival at pick-up-point.

In the event of a returned parcel Publit will inform the customer. If a reply is not given within 14 days the returned items will be discarded, and the customer will be billed the additional cost for returning the items, as well as for the original cost of purchase and delivery.

If the customer wishes a new delivery attempt to be made they will be billed the cost for returning the items, plus the cost for the new shipment.

As each book is produced specifically according to provided print files all orders placed from the publisher’s account are final and not eligible for returns.

Returns are not applicable for services rendered, such as ebook conversions.

Once you’ve uploaded print files to your account you can order test prints or own copies directly from your Publit account. Print files can be replaced up until a book is published, and any number of test prints can be ordered before publishing. We recommend always ordering a test print if the print files have been edited. Once a book is published the print files are locked and cannot be changed, you can still order own copies at the cost of production. All books are produced the same way whether they are test prints or own copies.

Both test prints and own copies are produced within 4-5 working days. An additional 1-2 working days are required for delivery within Sweden.