# Cover Specification

- Front cover: 5.50 x 8.50 in
- Full wrap with bleed: 12.669 x 8.750 in
- Estimated spine width: 1.419 in
- Bleed: 0.125 in on every outside edge
- Minimum cover resolution: 300 DPI.
- Color: export final production cover in the color profile required by the printer.
- Paperback: use this wrap estimate only as a starting point; generate the final KDP/Ingram/Lulu template from the chosen paper and page count.
- Hardcover: use the printer's hardcover case-wrap template as final authority. Hardcover boards, hinge gaps, and wrap areas differ from paperback covers.
- Note: spine width varies by printer, paper color, binding type, and final page count.
