Scanning Process & Interior File Preparation

“Quality control review comparing scanned pages to printed originals to ensure accuracy and completeness.”

The goal of our scanning workflow is to create a clean, consistent, press-ready interior PDF suitable for print-on-demand production. DSI focuses exclusively on the interior book block.

1. Disbind the Book

The printed book is carefully disbound. The spine is removed and pages are separated for high-quality flatbed capture.

2. 600 DPI Scanning

Each page is scanned at 600 DPI bitonal resolution TIFF master files. This same TIFF file can be used to output editable text for ebook formatting.

3. Page Registration

Pages are deskewed, and centered based final trim size uniform presentation.

4. Interior PDF Assembly

The page images are assembled into a press-ready interior PDF. Pagination, trim size, and printer specifications are confirmed at this stage.

Our final PDF interior files are compatible with Lightning Source, Ingram Spark, Amazon KDP, and other POD platforms. All files are formatted for upload, proofing, and reproducible reprinting. Cover design, ISBN and layout are handled separately.

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