Dust jackets

Dust jackets preserved cloth-covered hardback books in the 1800s. Today, dust jackets are a great way to enhance the presentation of your book with beautiful art.

You can get creative with these detachable covers that wrap around your book. These flaps, also called panels, are perfect for displaying extra information about the author, reviews, or social media profiles.

Because your dust jacket will be printed as a single sheet and then wrapped around the outside of your book, we ask that you supply your dust jacket artwork as a single spread design.

When you upload your dust jacket file, we advise you name it so our system can identify it and print it to the correct dimensions. Acceptable file names can include keywords such as “dustjacket”, “dust-jacket”, “dust_jacket” and “dust jacket”.

From the finished internal book size ADD:

1. 0.275” to the front and back cover width
2. 0.275” to the front and back cover height
3. Add your spine width
4. Add the required flap sizes to each side
5. Add 0.125” bleed to all external sides

Size and orientation	Width x Height	Flap width
Digest portrait	5.5” x 8.5”	2.5”
Digest landscape	8.5” x 5.5”	3.5”
US Trade Portrait	6” x 9”	3.5”
US Trade landscape	9” x 6”	3.5”
Letter portrait	8.5” x 11”	3.5”
Letter landscape	11” x 8.5”	3.5”
8.5” Square	8.5” x 8.5”	3.5”
7.5” Small Square	7.5” x 7.5”	3.5”
7.25” x 9.5” Portrait	7.25” x 9.5”	3.5”
7.25” x 9.5” landscape	9.5” x 7.25”	3.5”
7” x 9” Portrait	7” x 9”	3.5”
7” x 9” landscape	9” x 7”	3.5”
Pocket Book Portrait	4.25” x 6.87”	2.5”
Pocket Book Landscape	6.87” x 4.25”	3.5”
Royal Portrait	6.14” x 9.21”	2.5”
Royal Landscape	9.21” x 6.14”	3.5”
Executive Portrait	7” x 10”	3.5”
Executive Landscape	10” x 7”	3.5”
Crown Quarto Portrait	7.44” x 9.68”	3.5”
Crown Quarto Landscape	9.68” x 7.44”	3.5”
A5 portrait	5.8” x 8.3”	2.5”
A5 landscape	8.3” x 5.8”	3.5”
A4 portrait	8.3” x 11.7”	3.5”
A4 landscape	11.7” x 8.3”	3.5”

If you have selected foiling or Spot UV for your dust jacket, you will need to create a new file for this layer to your design.

Metallic foil requires a custom quote, so please email us including your order number if you have one.

Metallic foil set up guide