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Plain-English guides to KDP cover specs and print prep — with real numbers, not hand-waving.
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Ebook cover vs paperback cover: what changes in print
Your Kindle cover is one image; your paperback cover is a wrapped, trimmed, physical object. Here's everything that changes — geometry, resolution, color and text.
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KDP cover size requirements, explained
Exactly how big your Amazon KDP paperback cover file needs to be: the full-wrap formula, bleed, safe zones, the barcode area and DPI — with worked examples.
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How thick will my book's spine be?
KDP's spine width formula is one multiplication. Here's how it works, what the numbers mean for spine text, and a lookup table for common page counts.
More free KDP tools
- Cover Creator Turn your ebook cover into a print-ready full-wrap PDF.
- Spine Width Calculator Pages × paper thickness, in inches, millimetres and pixels.
- Cover Size Calculator Exact full-wrap dimensions for any trim, page count and paper.
- Template Generator Blank cover template with bleed, trim and safe-zone guides.