FLIPSTER The information below is intended to outline some common preferred criteria and practices in order to send electronic data to EBSCO Information Services to be used on the Flipster product. These guidelines describe our preferred data formats and deliveries. Following the guidelines outlined below will improve the customer experience as well as processing time and quality. We are happy to review sample files in advance. PDF LAYOUT SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED: PDF delivery must contain the full issue, including front and back covers and advertisements, without placeholders (either as a single issue level PDF or multiple page level PDFs). PERFERRED: Single issue level PDF in the correct sequence. The content sequence should match that of the final version. PDF should not contain two-page spreads. Each unique page should be its own page in the PDF. Each PDF must have a TrimBox and CropBox to ensure proper processing and screen display. Pages must be cropped and free of “dead-space” and/or printer marks. See Figure 1 for an example. Figure 1: TrimBox and CropBox example RECOMMENDED: Gatefold pages should be presented as individual pages in the order they should be represented. PDF SPECIFICATIONS PDF 1.3 or later. If created with Adobe Acrobat, Adobe version should be version 4.0 (minimum) or higher. We cannot accept image-only PDFs, i.e., pages that are scanned or for which images are embedded into the PDF. Files should not have encryption, password protection, or any security features applied in Acrobat. PREFERRED: PDF 1.5 or Adobe version 5.0 is recommended.
FLIPSTER The information below is intended to outline some common preferred criteria and practices in order to send electronic data to EBSCO Information Services to be used on the Flipster product. These guidelines describe our preferred data formats and deliveries. Following the guidelines outlined below will improve the customer experience as well as processing time and quality. We are happy to review sample files in advance. PDF LAYOUT SPECIFICATIONS PDF delivery must contain the full issue, including front and back covers and advertisements, without placeholders (either as a single issue level PDF or multiple page level PDFs). PERFERRED: Single issue level PDF in the correct sequence. The content sequence should match that of the final version. PDF should not contain two-page spreads. Each unique page should be its own page in the PDF. Each PDF must have a TrimBox and CropBox to ensure proper processing and screen display. Pages must be cropped and free of “dead-space” and/or printer marks. See Figure 1 for an example. Figure 1: TrimBox and CropBox example RECOMMENDED: Gatefold pages should be presented as individual pages in the order they should be represented. PDF SPECIFICATIONS PDF 1.3 or later. If created with Adobe Acrobat, Adobe version should be version 4.0 (minimum) or higher. We cannot accept image-only PDFs, i.e., pages that are scanned or for which images are embedded into the PDF. Files should not have encryption, password protection, or any security features applied in Acrobat. PREFERRED: PDF 1.5 or Adobe version 5.0 is recommended. REQUIRED: