I think I’ll go for the “Press Quality” PDF preset as Joel suggests, just because it will be simpler and faster; then if LSI doesn’t accept the file for some reason I will try Dominick’s more round-about method. Will try to report back here with the results.

Thank you again!

I should add that the first step is probably superfluous, except as a way to find the PPD file. I did not intend to create the pdf online.

Also, my first cover file upload was accepted. My first text file was rejected, but not because of the pdf format. I had goofed in setting up the bleed margins. The photo bleeds are supposed to SHOW in preview mode, as they do on the cover template LSI sends. I plead ignorance. It’s the first time I used inDesign.

When LSI rejects a file, they let you know the same day. It will show up in your Account At A Glance page. In my case, it was rejected on Thursday, I resubmitted (upload) the next day, which was Friday. It was accepted on Monday. The proof was printed and sent out yesterday. I received it today. Good luck! DB

Here’s what I did:

1. Went to the Adobe support page titled “Creating a PostScript file in Mac OS X for submission to Create Adobe PDF Online.” (It’s 3 years old, but relevant.) The web address is: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/328/328570.html I printed the instructions, in case I needed them.

2. Then I went to: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?platform=mac&product=pdrv and about 2/3 of the way down the page, under the heading PPD Files, I downloaded the first one, labeled PPD Files:Adobe.

3. You’ll get a file called adobe.sit. I unstuffed it and then had an adobe ppd file.

4. Don’t ask me why I did the following, but it seemed to work: I created a “nesting dolls” thing with folders. I first created a folder called “en.lproj” and placed the ppd file in it. Then I created a folder called “Resources” and put the previous folder in that. Then I created a folder called “Contents” and put the previous folder in THAT! Then I created one last folder called “PPDs” and placed the previous folder in THAT.

5. Then I placed that loaded folder inside the Printers folder, which is in the Library folder in the root directory (the one under your operator/administrator name in FInder.)

That seems to work. I get the postscript settings as described in Joel’s article, and then I can create an adobe pdf from that.

I should say that I also tried simply adding the ppd file all by itself to the Printers folder–but the OS X security seemed to destroy it! I dunno! I’m a duffer when it comes to this stuff. It worked until I rebooted the computer, then it disappeared. That’s when I tried the “nested folders” solution and that has worked through several reboots.

My files were accepted by LSI. I just received the proof today and it is fine.

I should also say that my cover file still had the ghost lines in the pdf I sent, but that they did NOT show up in the proof. LSI probably rasterized the cover. Good luck!

Do you think it’s safe to submit the cover design to LSI in this InDesign-generated PDF format, not worrying about the whole InDesign->Postscript->PDF routine? My client is pushing her book deadline and I’d really like to submit it correctly the first time around rather than having them send it back.

Thanks for any advice you can give.