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TELL YOUR STORY

BOOKS

Got a book you need printed? Tralee Printing can help you publish your book. We can advise on the most appropriate stock and binding options available to you. We can also show you samples of some of the hundreds of books already printed by us. We also offer a design / layout service to ensure your book is of the highest quality and presentation.

Our finishing option include perfect bound, PUR bound or saddle-stitched. Perfect binding is the standard book binding format for paperback books. PUR binding gives the same softback look as perfect binding but is much stronger and more flexible. Saddle stitching involves folding sheets to make a booklet, which is then stapled or “stitched” down the spine. This is the most cost effective option.

Talk to us today to discuss quantities and we can provide you with a quote.

PREMIUM FINISH

We can design and print your book in full colour and to your required specifications.

QUALITY GUARANTEE

Your book will be produced to the highest standard on premium stock.

EXCEPTIONAL DESIGN

Ensure your book is ready for launch with our expert design service.

SPEEDY DELIVERY

With our excellent turnaround you’ll have a copy in your hand in no time.

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ALL YEAR ROUND

FREE NATIONWIDE DELIVERY

No matter where you are based in Ireland, Tralee Printing Works will deliver on time every time. We pride ourselves on being flexible and meet our customers’ expectations at all stages. Our delivery record is impeccable, providing businesses all over Ireland with the knowledge that their printing job will meet with their deadlines every time.

Our delivery service is fast and reliable, it allows us to track and trace where your printing job is at any stage.

Our courier partner is DPD who pride themselves on quality of service and their flexibility and response to their customers’ needs. DPD has the largest privately owned network of depots and hubs in Ireland. They currently operate 23 depots in Ireland and the UK.

Our normal turnaround times are 3-4 days, however, we do offer next day delivery on express jobs.

Preparing Your Artwork

THINGS TO CHECK BEFORE SENDING YOUR FILES

At Tralee Printing we aim to help you the customer to get exactly what you want from your printing job. The quality of the job depends crucially on the artwork you send to us.

We have listed below some useful tips to ensure your artwork is ready for print.

How do I prepare my file for printing?

When you prepare a job for printing, first of all, make sure it is the proper size. Browse through our product’s selector to find out what’s the right size for your job.

If you’re using images make sure they’re at 300dpi resolution (600 dpi for line art). Images with resolution lower than this will print jagged, even though they looked OK on your screen.

Most of the applications used by designers will let you ‘overprint’ any object inside artwork. By default, each object ‘knocks out’ background below, but when set to overprint it prints on top. While with blacks you won’t notice any difference, anything lighter will blend with the background, producing unexpected results. Please refer to your software manual for details. Always check an overprint preview of your artwork before sending it.

Use our design templates to the right to ensure everything lines up.

Why I should avoid RGB, spot colours?

RGB refers to the primary colours of light, Red, Green and Blue, that are used in monitors, television screens, digital cameras and scanners. CMYK refers to the primary colours of pigment: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. These are the inks used on the press in “4-colour process printing”, commonly referred to as “full colour printing”.

The combination of RGB light creates white, while the combination of CMYK inks creates black. Therefore, it is physically impossible for the printing press to exactly reproduce colours as we see them on our monitors. For this reason, we request that you convert your colours from RGB to CMYK if your tools allow you to. By doing it yourself, you have maximum control over the results since you can do adjustments if a difference in colour occurs during the conversion.

As with RGB, spot colours were not intended for the process (four colour: CMYK) environment. Although we can use spot colour, if required, it’s not a standard job so contact us for pricing and availability.

Bleed, crop, folds - as clear as possible

If the coloured background of a layout extends to the edge of the sheet it is necessary to have the colour extend or bleed over the intended trim marks or line. This produces a far more finished result on the edges of the page.

Crop marks indicate where a page will be cut (or trimmed) after printing.

If your job involves folding mark it outside the cut line of your artwork before you start the design process, keep the text in a safe distance from the fold line.

Our design templates to the right are set with the correct bleed and margins to get you off to the right start.

Sending / Uploading My File

To ensure we receive your file without issue it is best to compress your files into a .zip file for upload.

My job looks different on my screen and on paper, what’s wrong?

Although we are trying to match the colours as closely as possible, the colours of the final piece might differ from the colours you see on your screen or a printout from an inkjet or laser jet. Because of the wide differences in monitor calibration and the different technologies used, some printed colours may not exactly match the colours on your specific monitor. Unless your screen is calibrated by a professional, what you see on screen is not what you get in print.

If you are really concerned about colour matching please order a proof printout from us before we start printing. In case of a job being re-printed, we would require a sample from a customer to match previous colours.