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Design the cover. Read the ebook.

One metadata source for your cover, spine, and digital edition.

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01Book metadataChanges flow directly into the cover.

TitleSubtitleAuthorImprintBack-cover description

Names, series & edition

Public author or pen nameAlternative or working titles0 alternative titles retained in the handoff record—not printed on the cover.Series titleVolume or series numberEdition statement

Contributor credits

Foreword byEditor creditCover designerIllustratorPhotography credit

Public credit previewNo optional public credits entered.

02Design directionChoose a system, then make it yours.

Title scaleType system

Letter spacing 0.0 px Uppercase display title

CoverAccentType

Upload cover artworkJPG, PNG or WebP · 12 MB max · 900 × 1200 px minimum

03Edition geometrySet final manufacturing inputs.

Paperback planning dimensions. Hardcover cases need board, hinge and wrap allowances; dust jackets also need flaps. Use your printer’s supplied template before production. Cover art does not change interior page dimensions.

TrimFinal page countPaper

Planning spine: 0.550 in
Full canvas: 12.800 × 9.250 in
300 DPI raster: 3840 × 2775 px

Planning estimate only. Download the exact cover template from your chosen printer after the final page count, paper, binding, and trim are locked.

Reader website or preorder page

FULL WRAP6x9 paperback

220 pagescream paper0.550 in spine

Title fit 100/100 · about 1 lines

BackSpineFront

Add a concise back-cover description that gives readers the problem, promise and reason to begin.

ISBN / barcode clear zone

PocketAuthor Editions

Untitled book

A clear promise for the reader

Author name

Editable SVGMetadata-linked textLocal autosave

13/13 cover checks readyReview against the printer template before release.

✓Title

✓Author

✓Title length

✓Back-cover copy

✓Text contrast

✓Artwork resolution

✓Artwork record

✓Even pagination

✓Spine text

✓Title fit

✓Website

✓Artwork attribution

✓Display identity

Production files

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Raster exports use the calculated 300 DPI canvas.

These are production-ready starting files, not printer approval. Always compare the full wrap with the printer’s final template after pagination is locked.

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01Book metadataChanges flow directly into the cover.

Title

Subtitle

Author

Imprint

Back-cover description

Names, series & edition

Public author or pen nameAlternative or working titles0 alternative titles retained in the handoff record—not printed on the cover.Series titleVolume or series numberEdition statement

Contributor credits

Foreword byEditor creditCover designerIllustratorPhotography credit

Public credit previewNo optional public credits entered.

03Edition geometrySet final manufacturing inputs.

Trim

Final page count

Paper

Planning spine

0.550 in

Full canvas

12.800 × 9.250 in

300 DPI raster

3840 × 2775 px

Planning estimate only. Download the exact cover template from your chosen printer after the final page count, paper, binding, and trim are locked.

Reader website or preorder page

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