KDP cover size for a 828-page 5×8 cream paperback

Enter your details below and this free KDP cover calculator returns the exact spine width, full-cover dimensions, and a safe-zone diagram for a 828-page 5 × 8 in cream paperback — then download a print-ready template. At 5 × 8 in this is the compact trade size most novels, memoirs, and pocket nonfiction ship in. Cream pages are slightly thicker than white (0.0025 vs 0.002252 in/page), nudging the spine a touch wider for the same page count. Adjust any field to recompute live, or use it as a paperback spine-width calculator for any page count.

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