Book Sizes


Size & type

Trim size (inches)

Paper

Page count

Min

Max.

Small paperback Crème 55lb. 48 740
Perfect Bound, 4-color cover, gloss laminate

5x8, 5.5x8.5, 6x9

Crème 55lb. 48 740

48

740

5x8, 5.06 x 7.81, 5.5 x 8.5, 6 x 9,
6.14x9.21, 6.69x9.61, 7.5x9.25, 7.44x9.69

White 50lb.

48

828

Large paperback
Perfect bound, 4-color cover, gloss laminate

7x10, 8.25 x 11, 8.268 x 11.693 (A4)

White 50lb.

48

828

Small hardcover:
4-color laminate w/o jacket or
Stamped cloth with or without jacket

5.5x8.5, 6x9

Crème 55lb.

108

740

6.14X9.21

White 50lb.

108

828

Large hardcover
4-color laminate cover

7x10

White 50lb.

108

828

 

What size book you should choose? Here are some standard sizes that will help you decide.

  • 4 1/4" x 7".……..Mass Market

  • 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"…Tradebook, Handbook or Fiction

  • 6" x 9"…………..Handbook, Tradebook, or Fiction

  • 7" x 9"…………..Manual, Textbook

  • 7 1/2" x 9"……...Giftbook, Art Book, Manual

  • 1/2" x 11"…….Manual, Textbook

  • " x 12"……........Coffee Table Book 

If you choose to design the cover of your book, please pay attention to the follow

COVER SPECIFICATIONS
Resolution:
 300 dpi
Color Space:
 CMYK
LPI (lines per inch):
 180
Preferred file format:
 PDF (.pdf) file on LSI cover template
(required for color books)
PDF producer:
 Acrobat Distiller using PDF/X-1a:2001 setting (required
for color books), or High Quality setting
Other accepted files:
 TIF (.tiff) tagged image file format
PS (.ps) postscript
Accepted Application Files:
 Quark XPress or InDesign
(with all supporting files: fonts, images, art, etc.)
Bleed:
 1/8” (0.125) all sides / 1/4” (0.25”) all sides COLOR book covers
Type Safety:
 1/4” (0.25) all sides
Spine Type Safety:
 1/16” (0.0625) left/right sides for page counts of 108-828
1/32” (0.03125) left/right sides for page count of 80-104
NO spine text for page counts below 80
Acceptable Media:
 CD, DVD, Zip 100 mb or 250 mb disks, portable hard
drives
File naming:
 Single file naming is: isbn_cov.pdf
   

 

Spine Calculation,

pages

48

inch

0.129

milimeter

3.27
52 0.137 3.49
56 0.146 3.71
60 0.155 3.93
64 0.163 4.15
68 0.172 4.37
72 0.181 4.59
76 0.189 4.81
80 0.198 5.03
84 0.207 5.25
88 0.215 5.47
92 0.224 5.69
96 0.233 5.91
100 0.241 6.13
104 0.250 6.35
108 0.259 6.57
112 0.267 6.79
116 0.276 7.01
120 0.285 7.23
124 0.293 7.45
128 0.302 7.67
132 0.310 7.89
136 0.319 8.11
140 0.328 8.32
144 0.336 8.54
148 0.345 8.76
152 0.354 8.98
156 0.362 9.20
160 0.371 9.42
164 0.380 9.64
168 0.388 9.86
172 0.397 10.08
176 0.406 10.30
180 0.414 10.52
184 0.423 10.74
188 0.432 10.96
192 0.440 11.18
196 0.449 11.40
200 0.458 11.62
204 0.466 11.84
208 0.475 12.06
212 0.483 12.28
216 0.492 12.50
220 0.501 12.72
224 0.509 12.94
228 0.518 13.16
232 0.527 13.38
236 0.535 13.60
240 0.544 13.82
244 0.553 14.04
248 0.561 14.26
252 0.570 14.48
256 0.579 14.70
260 0.587 14.92
264 0.596 15.14
268 0.605 15.36
272 0.613 15.58
276 0.622 15.79
280 0.631 16.01
284 0.639 16.23
288 0.648 16.45
292 0.656 16.67
296 0.665 16.89
300 0.674 17.11
304 0.682 17.33
308 0.691 17.55
312 0.700 17.77
316 0.708 17.99
320 0.717 18.21
324 0.726 18.43
328 0.734 18.65
332 0.743 18.87
336 0.752 19.09
340 0.760 19.31
344 0.769 19.53
348 0.778 19.75
352 0.786 19.97
356 0.795 20.19
360 0.804 20.41
364 0.812 20.63
368 0.821 20.85
372 0.829 21.07
376 0.838 21.29
380 0.847 21.51
384 0.855 21.73
388 0.864 21.95
392 0.873 22.17
396 0.881 22.39
400 0.890 22.61
404 0.899 22.83
408 0.907 23.05
412 0.916 23.27
416 0.925 23.48
420 0.933 23.70
424 0.942 23.92
428 0.951 24.14
432 0.959 24.36
436 0.968 24.58
440 0.977 24.80
444 0.985 25.02
448 0.994 25.24
452 1.002 25.46
456 1.011 25.68
460 1.020 25.90
464 1.028 26.12
468 1.037 26.34
472 1.046 26.56
476 1.054 26.78
480 1.063 27.00
484 1.072 27.22
488 1.080 27.44
492 1.089 27.66
496 1.098 27.88
500 1.106 28.10
504 1.115 28.32
508 1.124 28.54
512 1.132 28.76
516 1.141 28.98
520 1.150 29.20
524 1.158 29.42
528 1.167 29.64
532 1.175 29.86
536 1.184 30.08
540 1.193 30.30
544 1.201 30.52
548 1.210 30.74
552 1.219 30.95
556 1.227 31.17
560 1.236 31.39
564 1.245 31.61
568 1.253 31.83
572 1.262 32.05
576 1.271 32.27
580 1.279 32.49
584 1.288 32.71
588 1.297 32.93
592 1.305 33.15
596 1.314 33.37
600 1.323 33.59
604 1.331 33.81
608 1.340 34.03
612 1.348 34.25
616 1.357 34.47
620 1.366 34.69
624 1.374 34.91
628 1.383 35.13
632 1.392 35.35
636 1.400 35.57
640 1.409 35.79
644 1.418 36.01
648 1.426 36.23
652 1.435 36.45
656 1.444 36.67
660 1.452 36.89
664 1.461 37.11
668 1.470 37.33
672 1.478 37.55
676 1.487 37.77
680 1.496 37.99
684 1.504 38.21
688 1.513 38.43
692 1.521 38.64
696 1.530 38.86
700 1.539 39.08
704 1.547 39.30
708 1.556 39.52
712 1.565 39.74
716 1.573 39.96
720 1.582 40.18
724 1.591 40.40
728 1.599 40.62
732 1.608 40.84
736 1.617 41.06
740 1.625 41.28
744 1.634 41.50
748 1.643 41.72
752 1.651 41.94
756 1.660 42.16
760 1.669 42.38
764 1.677 42.60
768 1.686 42.82
772 1.694 43.04
776 1.703 43.26
780 1.712 43.48
784 1.720 43.70
788 1.729 43.92
792 1.738 44.14
796 1.746 44.36
800 1.755 44.58
804 1.764 44.80
808 1.772 45.02
812 1.781 45.24
816 1.790 45.46
820 1.798 45.68
824 1.807 45.90
828 1.816 46.11

 

 

 

Cover Template and Spine Widths

 

 How to calculate the size of the cover.

After you decide the size of your book, leave an extra 0.125” all around the cover for bleed and then add the size of the spine, which you can find in the above table.

For example, a paperback perfect bound book of 288 pages has a spine of 0.648” or 16.45 mm.

Let us say your book is 6” x 9”

The overall size of your cover should be

12” + .25” + 0.648” = 12.898” width

9” + .25” = 9.25” height

It is preferable not give the spine a different color. Use the same background for the front cover, back cove and the spine.  Leave 1.25” space at the bottom of the back cover for ISBN bar-code and the printer will use that space to insert the barcode. 

 

Please provide all cover files as tiff, eps or pdf files in CMYK colors at 300 dpi. If you are trying to match colors please use the pantone uncoated numbers and submit those numbers with your order. Custom sizes and bleeds available, you will be charged for the next size up on the pricing calculator and you will be responsible for layout of your special size.