5" × 8" Paperback Cover Dimensions: 72 Pages, B&W Cream
How These Dimensions Are Calculated
pdf_width = (2 × 5") + 0.1800" + 0.25" = 10.4300"
pdf_height = 8" + 0.25" = 8.2500"
The 0.25" added to both width and height accounts for 0.125" bleed on each side. Your cover image must extend into this bleed area to avoid white edges after trimming.
Cover Layout (Left to Right)
Key Specifications
- Trim size: 5" × 8"
- Page count: 72 pages
- Paper type: Black & White on Cream Paper
- Bleed: 0.125" on all outer edges
- Safe margin: 0.25" inside trim line
- Spine text: Not allowed (72 < 79 pages required)
- Barcode reserve: 2" × 1.2" on back cover
- Resolution: 300 DPI, RGB color space
Dimensions in Multiple Units
| Measurement | Inches | Points (pt) | Millimeters | Pixels (300 DPI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDF Width | 10.4300" | 750.96 | 264.92 mm | 3129 px |
| PDF Height | 8.2500" | 594.00 | 209.55 mm | 2475 px |
| Spine Width | 0.1800" | 12.96 | 4.57 mm | 54 px |
A short book on cream paper produces a spine around 0.18"–0.20". Cream stock is 11% thicker than white, so even these slim page counts gain a few extra thousandths of an inch. That said, KDP's 79-page spine-text threshold is a hard rule — no text is allowed below it. Cream paper suits literary novellas and poetry chapbooks especially well; the warmer tone signals craft to readers browsing print-on-demand shelves. Confirm your total PDF width using exact spine calculation before submitting, as rounding a cream-paper spine produces a different dimension than rounding white-paper dimensions.