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i converted my document from microsoft picture it! to pdf and i'm still not able to download

Perhaps I am missing the obvious but after publishing my magazine i can't seem to find any link to order a proof - though I can go straight to purchasing copies - so exactly where on the site can I order a proof?

I am having trouble getting my exported pdf lower than 300MB and its only 40 pages! All the images were saved as JPEGS in photoshop at 300dpi and placed into the InDesign document. Each image is only 1-1.5MB. I have tried every export option available in InDesign. I have no idea how to get the PDF to 200MB without lowering the export resolution to around 200dpi(which looks horrible). Please Please Help. I have spent weeks getting this magazine ready and I could really use some help!

Hi all,

These are questions related to publishing on MagCloud.

I'm not familiar with the print production process and its jargon.

My questions are about such terms (found on the MagCloud site), and about alternatives to Adobe InDesign; please refer to the information given here (after you sign in as a publisher):

http://magcloud.com/publish

Under step 2: "Make a PDF".

Q1: Under "PDF Specs:":

>Additional bleed: 0.125′′ on top and bottom edges, 0.25′′ on the outside edge, no bleed on the inside edge

I googled "bleed" and found this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleed_(printing)
Read the article there (but not the links at the end of it - yet; will be reading those).

But the info there is somewhat confusing, as it mentions several things. Specifically in the context of MagCloud, what exactly is bleed?

Q2:

>Pages: Save as multi-page PDF, no spreads

What are "spreads"?

Q3. Can any alternatives to Adobe InDesign be used to create PDFs for MagCloud? For example, can Scribus be used - http://www.scribus.net ?

Q4. I saw somewhere else on the MagCloud site that it requires hi-res PDFs. What exactly are the specs of a hi-res PDF - is it a certain number of dots per inch or something else?

Q5. Any recommended resources (sites) to get more of an overview of print production topics and terms?

Thanks for all answers,
Vasudev Ram
www.dancingbison.com

Can I use Microsoft Publisher, and if so, do you have a template (or even an example) that I can go from?

Can I use Microsoft Publisher 2000 without an update?

Do you collect sales tax on magazine sales in California and send it to their Board of Equalization? I am in the process of setting up a small business as part of my publishing venture and this issue has come up.

Thanks,

Jared

What is the procedure for getting a refund or having MagCloud resend someone an order.

I'm on a tight deadline for a magazine I have to publish. I may not have time to get a proof, receive it, and then order the magazine, and receive it on time. I don't, however, want to pay for a huge shipment of magazines and something be wrong. Is there a way for me to pay extra to expedite a proof?

Is it possible to arrange delivery outside of the United States?

Is there a way to limit the number of pages in the Preview? A few pages is a great "teaser" but if my customers are able to veiw the entire magazine in PDF format, it's unlikely they will order the magazine. Thanks so much. Blessings...

Which is it?

Help page: http://magcloud.com/home/Help
"During our Beta orders can only be shipped to addresses in the United States."

FAQ page: http://magcloud.com/home/faq
"We ship to the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, and we're working hard to add European Union countries next."

When i upload magazines i should cut them into half right? (the 16.5 x 10.75 in pages?)

And should i include the bleeds? or should i just upload the design originals 8.25 x 10.75?

Thanks in advance!

I just bought my magazines...way too complicated.....why do i have to join magcloud to get a magazine
not smooth interface......i know i am being a real complainer today....but hey you want to know the truth correct......also you should have people enter their email so publishers can get that info!!!!

If I took a screenshot of pages from my online magazine and SOME of the images on that page weren't in 300 DPI, but I converted the screenshot into 300 DPI and added the pages to a PDF... would it still come out nice? Sorry if that was confusing LOL

May a publisher buy multiple copies of their own magazine at "cost" and will the per issue shipping fee apply? For example: I publish a magazine and would like to distribute 25 copies at a meeting I am attending. May I, as the publisher, purchase those 25 copies at the 0.20/page rate and have them shipped in bulk to me at a cost lower than $1.40 per issue?

i want to have a link to my magazines website
can i do this on magcloud

This is a question about your pricing. Explain to me how one receives his money for his published work? I MagCloud is charging 20 cents per page then you charge over and above that how is that displayed and rembursed? Also I would think 20 cents per page is expensive you can go to the news stand and get a magazine for much less than that. 20 pages for 4 bucks ouch.