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Dusting off the Makefile with modern Prince:
$ make
cat webhtm/Mark.htm \
webhtm/Matthew.htm \
webhtm/Luke.htm \
webhtm/John.htm \
> gospels.raw.htm
python cleanup.py
801 apostrophes saved from certain death
31 more apostrophes saved from certain death
29 sections added
cat preface.htm gospels.htm > all.htm
./prince all.htm \
--style=gospels.css \
--output=gospels.prince.pdf \
--no-default-style
prince: gospels.css:191: warning: unknown property 'ackground'
prince: gospels.css:192: warning: unknown property 'ackground'
prince: gospels.css:204: warning: unknown property 'ont-variant'
prince: gospels.css:208: warning: unknown property 'ounter-increment'
prince: gospels.css:213: warning: unknown property 'ackground'
prince: gospels.css:221: warning: unknown property 'ackground'
prince: gospels.css:280: warning: unknown property 'order-bottom'
prince: gospels.css:286: warning: unknown property 'order-bottom'
prince: gospels.css:294: warning: unknown property 'ackground'
prince: gospels.css:299: warning: unknown property 'page-break'
prince: gospels.css:306: warning: unknown property 'ackground'
prince: gospels.css:310: warning: unknown property 'ackground'
prince: gospels.css:317: warning: unknown property 'ackground'
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First push in eight years! 4b72772a6eaf5914cd1d37b7c13718ec54c65d76 π
Use single-page format (1-up per page)
Yesssssssss. π That's the format I have the v1.2.1 file in. Can I get away with just replacing the title and copyright pages? π€That'll save a lot of effort trying to redo with Prince 13.
I found a way to crop off the inside gutter, using Acrobat JavaScript (see the PDF spec for documentation on MediaBox
, etc.):
for (var i=0; i < this.numPages; i++) { this.setPageBoxes('Media', i, i, i%2 ? [0,666,441,0] : [9,666,450,0]); }
.Then, here's the method I'm using to produce a file in press-ready PDF/X-3:2002 format:
VoilΓ ! Distiller took ~30 seconds for me, ended up with a cropped file in press-ready format. π I took screenshots of before and after to convince myself (below). Now to swap in new title and copyright pages!
New title and copyright page in 60aa8e1ec1150039d2199607b5c855c336b159e5.
Gonna hand-roll the final PDF to upload. Then I need a cover!
Done. I copied The Gospels (v1.2.1).pdf
to The Gospels (v1.2.2).pdf
, then used Adobe Acrobat to replace the title and copyright page with the new pages from title.pdf
. Then I picked up with https://github.com/gospel-desk/the-gospels/issues/1#issuecomment-602117784 ... here it is!
Alright, tinkered with the title/copyright page and today is the last day before Adobe bills me. Gonna hand-roll again:
Title page in 0c8c23c2eee66545e1ee818e269b8940593490fe and a5a0b5f37622b923740441d0dcfe529b95a748cf.
Next payment is scheduled for Mar 29, 2020.
You cancelled your Acrobat Pro DC subscription (month-to-month). Your account will continue to work until the end of your billing cycle on 27-March-2020 (PT), but after this date you will lose access to the features and services of your subscription.
Alright, I have the cover (#2).
What are the tweaks I need on the inside PDF?
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I had to have Nick redo for 242 pages vs. 240 to make room for a bio page at the back. Link above updated.
Title/copyright/bio revisions in 650dee6c0ce26530b559c44df9b9603adbe1c291 and 7e482b0df2a6719ad9a698b5f298ae4f89ce8fe2.
Preface edits in d8a69c4d15fbb174f2adf7b8e62cb45b27feaad0.
To hand-roll again:
Final file: The Gospels (v1.2.3).pdf
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Be still, my beating heart.
$49
Shoot. Looks like I was supposed to account for the page they add at the end in the cover template. Should be 244 not 242. Will wait for their review, I guess?
No news. Maybe I can upload w/ 241 pages and they'll add just the final verso? That would save another round-trip with Nick, but will probably still cost another $25.
E-proof! They got the page count right! π
So much for June 30. :-/
Thank you. Your order has been submitted for processing.
~$11 (shipping tbd)
I made these variants in case I needed them after Acrobat trial expired.
gospels-1.2.3-240.pdf gospels-1.2.3-241.pdf gospels-1.2.3-242.pdf
Sooooo ... now I wait a month. π
I just "enable[d] distribution" on IngramSpark. There was no fee associated so why not? I want to see what it looks like to buy this thing on Amazon! Does it take four weeks to fulfill? π©
Hrm, I had put the "for sale" date at June 30, so not sure it'll be orderable until then anyway. But maybe it'll get listed as "coming soon" or whatevs?
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We are only able to submit a request to Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, and Amazon.co.uk once a title has been in distribution for at least 30 days.
https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/ingramspark-title-availability
Moreover:
Amazon.com is one of our most popular retail channels, and we are able to submit a request to Amazon directly concerning your titleβs availability, should the need arise. If the title is listed as completely unavailable or βtemporarily out of stock,β we request they update your title's availability status. How Amazon lists a title and the availability status on their website is ultimately up to them. Amazon's purchasing decisions are supported by an algorithm that is proprietary to Amazon. In choosing to stock titles or even show products as available on their sites, Amazon considers many pieces of information about your book. Factors in a decision to stock a book may include discount (with a maximum trade discount being most favorable), whether a book is returnable, product page views, and sales history. Even print-on-demand books may not show an "in stock" message at Amazon.
Hence #4.
Under normal circumstances, a title should be available for purchase on most websites within 4 weeks from when the distribution service was enabled/added by you. Please note that if this is the first title you set up on the IngramSpark platform, this time can extend up to 6-8 weeks.
https://help.ingramspark.com/hc/en-us/articles/209072566-Title-Listing-on-Websites
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It arrived! The quality is too low, both the print quality and the distribution quality. The paper is too thin and the book isn't cut right. For distribution I ordered on Amazon on July 6, the first day I noticed it. It said 2-day prime (and I had seen a wholesale order come through on IngramSpark). But now my order is saying "Expected August 26." π©
The cover is great, though. :D