How to Stop Microsoft Word Compressing Your Book’s Images
Word quietly reduces your images to 220 ppi by default; here are the exact Windows and Mac settings that stop it, and the PDF...
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Why Text Inside Your Images Prints Blurry (and How to Fix It)
Images that contain text print blurry when they hold too few pixels for the page. Here is why it happens, and how your original...
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How to Lay Out a Non-Fiction Book with Images for Print
Anchor images to paragraphs, use inline wrapping for PDF stability, format captions consistently, and compress to 300 DPI JPEG before inserting into your manuscript.
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What File Specs Do Children’s Picture Book Illustrations Need for Print-on-Demand?
Children's picture book illustrations need 300 DPI CMYK files with 0.125-inch bleed for print, plus separate RGB files for fixed-layout ebooks.
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What DPI Should Interior Book Images Be for Print-on-Demand?
Every major print-on-demand platform requires 300 DPI for interior book images. Here is what that means, how to check it, and what goes wrong...
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