Hardcover · Premium Color · 197 pages — spine 0.4624″
For a 8.5 × 11 in hardcover with premium color interior pages, the KDP-spec cover is 19.2824 × 12.0200 in (spine 0.4624″ / 11.74 mm). Tweak any field below to recalculate live.
Spine width
0.4624in
11.74 mm
- Full cover
- 19.2824 × 12.0200 in
- Other unit
- 489.77 × 305.31 mm
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