On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:44:01 +0100 Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 18 Oct 2008, Jonathan Kroner wrote: > > Does Booksurge accept a Lyx generated pdf, or must it be further > > processed through acrobat? > > > > 1. If you have self published through Booksurge, please answer > > whether Booksurge accepts LyX generated pdfs. > > > > I will soon be self-publishing a book, preferably through Booksurge. > > Booksurge accepts PDF files, but only if they meet Booksurge > > specifications. However, they do not explain their specifications. > > Instead, they only explain the steps to save/print the PDF from > > various versions of adobe acrobat. > > > > In order to find out whether my pdf will meet their requirements > > they require full payment of their up-front fee. They will not > > provide any additional assistance in determining whether a LyX pdf > > meets their requirements. > > > > > > 2. Most of their specifications do not apply to me since this > > will be a black-and-white, no images, text only book. But one area > > is of more concern. They instruct: > > *"Under the fonts tab* > > ** > > * Deselect the "subset embedded fonts" option.* > > ** > > * Select ALL of the fonts under Font Source and add them to > > Always Embed."* > > > > These instructions are found here for acrobat version 8 > > http://www.booksurgepages.com/Downloads/TwoStepstoPDFv8.pdf > > > > In my Lyx generated PDF document under "Properties" the "Fonts" > > tab shows a long list of fonts and following each font is > > written: "(embedded subset) type 1, encoding: custom." > > > > Booksurge claims they could not answer whether "(embedded subset) > > type 1, encoding: custom" meets their requirements. Any opinions? > > > > Thank you > > Jonathan Kroner > > LyX 1.6.0rc3, pdflatex, Windows Vista home premium > > > > I don't know about Booksurge but here are a few thoughts. > > 1. If you publish via Lulu there is no upfront fee. You only pay for > proof copies you order. > > 2. Lulu has the same requirement for Adobe-created pdf but, in > practice, the Lyx version created with ps2pdf seems to work without > problems. > > 3. For Lulu, I generally upload the file as ps, and Lulu then convert > it themselves. I don't know whether Booksurge accepts ps. (Actually, > Lulu doesn't list ps as a possibility in their FAQ but you can use > it.) > > 5. Moral of the story: have a look at Lulu before paying money upfront > to Booksurge. It might be worth searching the forums at Lulu for > opinions by people who have tried both. > > Hope this is some use, > > Anthony I tend to agree with this. I have used LyX to publish two books through Lulu. I went straight to pdflatex and had no problem at all. One of the books was a cookbook with a lot of scanned hand drawings that required LyX to use a lot of boxes. Both used LyX 1.4.something on Debian Etch. As Anthony says, you can avoid pdf glitches by letting them convert a ps file. I had the impression that all these outfits used the same printing facilities, but I can't verify that. There are Lulu forum entries that compare different DIY publishing possibilities. I never found them too helpful, but that may because I never had the stamina to read to the end of the very, very long threads. Alan > > > -- > Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux > http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, > and sceptical articles) > >
