When requesting an estimate, the following information should be submitted:

• Name of job
• Quantity
• Stock (brand, weight, text or cover, finish and color)
• Open size
• Finished size
• If a booklet / brochure, please let us know if the text and cover are the same stock (self-cover) or if the cover stock is different from the text (text + cover)
• If a self-cover booklet, how many total pages
• If a text + cover, how many pages are there in addition to the cover
• Type of proof required (pdf, hard color, blueline)
• How many colors and sides printed
• What are the colors of the inks used (cmyk, PMS, black)
• Are there bleeds
• Are there any coatings
• Bindery / Finishing (saddle stitch, wire-o, perfect, notch)
• Folding
• Numbering (start # and ink color of numbers)
• Full or partial perforations
• Die cutting
• Drilling
• Scoring
• Padding
• Shrink wrapping
• Hand Assembly
• Special or bulk packaging