Cover Specifications

COVER PDF SPECIFICATIONS

Cover Page Size
The Page Size for all cover PDF files should be 18” x 12” (45.72cm x 30.48cm). The covers should be centered horizontally on the spine and shifted to the bottom of the page, leaving only 1/8” (0.3157cm) bleed at the bottom of the page. We will cut 1/8” (0.3157cm) off the bottom of the book, and the second cut will be at the top at the trim height (i.e., we will trim the excess off the top). Please note that we do not print on the inside front or back covers.

Bleed
A minimum 1/8” (0.3157cm) bleed is required on all sides.

Live Elements
There should be no “live” elements closer than 1/4" (0.635cm) to the trim lines.

Color Space
We accept both RGB and CMYK color spaces. We also accept profiled RGB or profiled CMYK spaces.

Resolution
300 dpi is the recommended resolution for quality purposes. Higher resolutions are acceptable, but lower ones will be flagged.

Spine Measurements
Black and White Interior
The spine width for 60# white paper (444 ppi) is calculated as page count x .002252” (0.00572cm)
The spine width for 60# cream paper (400 ppi) is calculated as page count x .0025” (0.00635cm)

Color Interior
The spine width for color books (426 ppi) is calculated as page count x .002347” (0.005961cm)

Spine Text
Spine text on books under 130 pages is discouraged. Text on larger spines must be sized to fit the spine with at least 1/16” (0.15875cm) of space between the text and the edge of the spine.

Barcode
All covers must have a 300 DPI barcode located on the back cover sized at least 1.5” (3.81cm) wide .9”, (2.286cm) high.

See more specifics on submitting your book block (text) files.


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