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. 7mm to the front and back cover width
2. 6mm to the front and back cover height
3. Add your spine width
4. Add the required flap sizes to each side
5. Add 3mm bleed to all external sides

Size and orientation	Width x Height	Flap width
A6 portrait	105mm x 148mm	60mm
A6 landscape	148mm x 105mm	80mm
A5 portrait	148mm x 210mm	60mm
A5 landscape	210mm x 148mm	80mm
A4 portrait	210mm x 297mm	80mm
A4 landscape	297mm x 210mm	N/A
Novel portrait	127mm x 203mm	60mm
Novel landscape	203mm x 127mm	80mm
Standard portrait	132mm x 197mm	60mm
Standard landscape	197mm x 132mm	80mm
Demy portrait	138mm x 216mm	60mm
Demy landscape	216mm x 138mm	80mm
US Royal portrait	152mm x 229mm	80mm
US Royal landscape	229mm x 152mm	80mm
Royal portrait	156mm x 234mm	80mm
Royal landscape	234mm x 156mm	80mm
210mm square	210mm x 210mm	80mm

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