Prepare for KDP
Oxford University Press quality
KDP cover calculator
Spine width
0.500"
Front cover
6.000" × 9.000"
Full wrap (with bleed)
12.750" × 9.250"
with bleed 0.125"
Wrap (no bleed)
12.500" × 9.000"
no bleed
Safe area (front)
5.500" × 8.500"
margin 0.250"
Spine text allowed?
Yes
≥ 100 pages
Formula: spine = 200 × 0.0025" = 0.5000"
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