How do I reduce size of PDF?

The pdf for my community newsmagazne has 16 pages.
When I send it to the company which prints it, I get the message - PDF is 40.7 MB - exceeds 20.0 MG used by this server.
Print size is 100%.
I send PDF as Best - Better is not good enough.
What can I do?
-Heather

Are there a lot of images in the document? If so, are they high-resolution, and used at a smaller size than the original? If so, one way to reduce the file size is to edit the images in a third-party application (such as Photoshop, or one of the many cheaper alternatives), so that the image is re-sized to the dimensions that are used in the document.
OS X used to have a built-in PDF reduction function in its Quartz filters. This feature was removed in 10.5, but it can be restored by using this software.
PDF Shrink is a $35 application that will automatically reduce the file size of PDFs (along with many other features). Adobe Acrobat Pro also has a built-in method for reducing file size of PDFs, but that is also an expensive tool that you may not have.
Do be aware that for the most part file-size reduction in PDFs works by reducing the resolution of images. If the original images are the same dimensions as that used in the final document, then any file down-sizing will involve a compromise in image quality.
As a workaround, you could also simply burn the full file onto a CD and send that, or use an online upload service like YouSendIt.

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