📖 KDP print production
Amazon KDP hardcover cover size calculator
Calculate full wrap dimensions, spine width, bleed, and spine text eligibility for hardcover cover files before you open your design app.
| Trim size | Black and white | Standard color | Premium color |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 x 8 | 76-550 pages | 76-550 pages | 76-550 pages |
| 5.5 x 8.5 | 76-550 pages | 76-550 pages | 76-550 pages |
| 6 x 9 | 76-550 pages | 76-550 pages | 76-550 pages |
| 8.5 x 11 | 76-550 pages | 76-550 pages | 76-550 pages |
These ranges summarize the most common KDP hardcover sizes. Always confirm the live KDP help page before publishing.
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Choosing the size for KDP-hardcover is key step in the process of self-publishing. Amazon KDP bids five different neat formats for such books. The standard size for paperbacks and hardcover are 6×9. This format 6×9 is the standard in the American market for trade books.
Although 6×9 is very popular, many writers choose 5.5″ x 8.5″ for their publications. Well know, as those sizes affect the competition in stores, the impression of readers and the costs of production. For most non-fiction books on KDP, 6×9 stay reliable and cheap option.
How to Choose the Right Size for Your KDP Hardcover Book
The fewest number of pages for hardcover are 75. Maximum you can have 550 pages. Are separate rules about the spine of those books.
KDP requires spine text for ensure right printing and binding. This can create problem for books with less than 79 pages. The cover demands for hardcover differs in those of paperbacks.
Rather than paperbacks, the cover of hardcovers extend beyond the content of the manuscript. You should control those measures and adapt the cover as needed. In the other spots, the arrangement of the manuscript likes to that of paperbacks.
While you prepare hardcover edition, choose new KDP-ISBN or enter fresh one. You can use information of already existent format for update the details of the hardcover, and they stay editable. It Is possible to link A4-paperback to hardcover with other neat size on Amazon KDP.
The system does that according to metadata, no according to physical sizes. Landscape format also it is possible. Big formats answer for art books, coffee table publications or content rich in images.
They give a lot of space for detailed illustrations and prime photographs. Like this you can well present photographies, complex designs or paintings. To those belong trade hardcovers with memoirs, biographies and fiction.
For set the size, you usually alter the pagesize in programs as Microsoft Word. Download the template for Word in the apt format, that can store or no sample text. It matters to take the precise template from the helppage of KDP for your booksize.
The specifications about sizes cover width, height and the minimum-maximum of pages.
