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Create a Paperback Cover
For simple cover designs that meet KDP’s specifications, you can try our Cover Creator tool. Your cover must be a single PDF file that includes the back cover, spine, and front cover as one image. Note: To include spine text, your book must have at least 79 pages.
KDP Cover Calculator
You will want to wait to make your FINAL cover designs until after you know the exact final page count. Typeface, size, margins, chapter art, how you do scene dividers, and the number of pages of front and back matter are going to impact the page count by quite a lot (could be upwards of 30 pages in either direction depending on the choices you make here). Other than that, my only major tip would be: IF you're publishing fiction, use cream colored pages. Traditionally non-fiction uses white paper and fiction uses cream. :) More on reddit.com
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September 29, 2024Kdp cover calculator
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August 9, 2025Question about page numbers for cover calculator
It’s the number or interior pages. You will enter 10. Think minimum page count is 24 pages so watch for that. It’s so that the template it gives you has a thicker spine to reflect more images. The more pages you have the thicker the book of course so the graphics might need stretching to a accommodate the spine width. If that makes sense. So say you wanted a white spine. The template will show you how thick the book will get with certain number of pages and thus you can make sure your white spine is the correct size. More on reddit.com
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July 19, 2023Cover calculator for KDP for a book with bleed - new to self-publishing!
Trim size does not include bleed, it refers to the finished size after trimming. So anywhere you’re asked for trim size, you’ll use 5.5x8.5. More on reddit.com
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Note: The full width and height calculated here includes the spine and bleed. Your cover PDF must be the exact size as given by this calculator, and your background colour and/or images must go all the way to the edges.
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KDP Tools and Resources
For cover measurements of your paperback or hardcover, use our cover calculator and template generator. To estimate your printing cost and paperback royalty, use our calculator. Figures generated by this tool are for estimation purposes only. Your actual royalty will be calculated when you set up your paperback on KDP.
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September 29, 2024 -
Hello everyone
I'm in the process of publishing my first book. I'm working with the cover designer who has asked me to complete the KDP Cover Calculator. I'm publishing a normal fiction book of about 78,000 words, no interior pictures, maps, or anything fancy. I expect the book to be around 300 pages given that's what I've read 78,000 coverts to.
Anyway, I'm completing the KDP Calculator and I wondered if anyone more experienced could read through my answers below to sense check and see if anything is jumping out as weird:
Binding type: paperback.
Interior Type: Black & White (I'm assuming this just means text type?)
Paper Type: white paper.
Reading Direction: left to right.
Measurement Units: Inches
Interior Trim Size: 6 x 9 in (which I've read is standard)
Page Count: 300 (although this is a guess)
Thanks
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You will want to wait to make your FINAL cover designs until after you know the exact final page count. Typeface, size, margins, chapter art, how you do scene dividers, and the number of pages of front and back matter are going to impact the page count by quite a lot (could be upwards of 30 pages in either direction depending on the choices you make here). Other than that, my only major tip would be: IF you're publishing fiction, use cream colored pages. Traditionally non-fiction uses white paper and fiction uses cream. :)
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It's fine to get your ebook cover designed now. But your paperback cover cannot be finalized until you know the exact page count. If someone else is formatting it for you, they will be able to tell you the exact page count after your manuscript is finalized. If you are formatting yourself, you will have to format all the chapters so they start on the correct side, so that the margins are correct, and all the other little things that make it so it will pass Amazon review. Binding type: paperback. (standard) Interior Type: Black & White (I'm assuming this just means text type?) (yup. Some people do color. I wouldn't. Shoots the cost WAY up.) Paper Type: white paper. (you want cream paper, not white, if you are publishing fiction. Cream is standard for fiction. White is standard for non fiction.) Reading Direction: left to right. Yes. Measurement Units: Inches Interior Trim Size: 6 x 9 in (which I've read is standard) This is what I use because the books in my series vary in length, but many people go a little smaller. For shorter books in the range you are talking, this will be a thin 1 cm ish book. If you want a thicker book, pick a smaller trim size. Page Count: 300 (although this is a guess) This depends on what font and spacing you choose. My 86K word book at that trim size was 280 pages. My 81K book was 259 pages.
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KDP Cover Template Generator
Generate a cover template for your Kindle Direct Publishing book. Enter the details of your book and get the dimensions of the cover.
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In this video I show you the KDP cover calculator for generating a template which can then be used on www.canva.com
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Amazon KDP cover size calculator | KDP Tools - BookBelow
Sometimes it may seem tedious to put together all the numbers and work with equations. Hence, we bring you Amazon KDP cover size calculator for Kindle publishing.
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KDP Book Cover Size Calculator | Cover Dimensions Tool | CraveBooks
1 day ago - Calculate exact dimensions for your KDP book cover. Get precise measurements for paperback and hardcover books with our free cover calculator.
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r/KDP on Reddit: Kdp cover calculator
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I have a question,if my manuscript has 639 pages of content,when i go to kdp’s cover calculator do i insert 639 pages or should i do 320 since it’s gonna be front and back on every page
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Cover Creator
Shifting spine text Cover Creator was designed to create a cover that is sized correctly for your interior. This is done by calculating the size of your cover from: the paper type (white/cream) chosen, how it is printed (color/black and white), and how many pages are in the interior.
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3 – Prepare Your Cover
If you have specific formatting needs and want to format your cover yourself, you can download a cover template using Print Cover Calculator and Templates.