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E-book Cover Dimension Guidelines

I've spent entirely too much time searching for required dimensions for each individual book retail site. I finally got smart enough to put them all in one place. Listed below is everything I've found thus far.


Kindle Direct Publishing
  • File Size - Not specified
  • Dimensions - Minimum of 1000 pixels on the longest side,  Ideal height/width ratio of 1.6

Barnes & Noble
  • File Size – Not more than 2MB
  • Dimensions - No less than 750 pixels wide, Ideally 1400 pixels wide

Apple iBookstore
  • File Size - Not Specified
  • Dimensions - At least 1400 pixels wide

Kobo
  • File Size - Should not be more than 2 MB
  • Dimensions - Not specified.  From personal experience I can say that a 1:1.33 (or 6×8) as well as a 1:1.5 (or 6×9) image displays well.

Smashwords
  • File Size - Not stated, though it is mentioned the entire ebook should not be more than 5 MB
  • Dimensions - Minimum width of 1400 pixels.  Recommended size APPROXIMATELY  1:1.5 ratio or 1600 pixels by 2400 pixels

BookBaby
  • File Size -  Not stated
  • Dimensions - Cover image: At least 1400px wide, no square shaped images, and a recommended height/width ratio of 1.6
  • Resolution - Minimum 72 dpi

Lulu
  • File Size - Not stated
  • Dimensions: 612 x 792 pixels (8.5” x 11”, 72 DPI)

All Romance eBooks / OmniLit
  • File Size - Not Stated
  • Dimensions - Cover files must be EXACTLY 200×300 (not up to)

Draft2Digital
  • File Size - Not stated
  • Dimensions - JPEG at 1600x2400

Blushing Books
  • File Size - Not stated
  • Dimensions - JPEG at 1650x2500 (72 DPI)

​Booklife
  • File Size: Not stated
  • Dimensions - JPEG at EXACTLY 350x525 (72 DPI)

If you know of any changes or would like a site added to this list, please email me here or leave a comment below.




NEW!

I've discovered that it's nearly impossible to find a logo/icon pack for just the book retailers. There are icon packs for everything else, but not for these. SO, without changing the actual logos, I've thrown together a zip file of book retailer icons.

If you can think of any other logos that should be added to this, please email me or comment below.
retailer_logos.zip
File Size: 251 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

I've done the same thing with social media icons. Although these are a bit easier to fine in packs, I though I'd include them here so that you don't have to go searching for them. Again, without changing the actual logos, I've thrown together a zip file of social media icons.

If you can think of any other icons that should be added to this, please email me or comment below.
social_media_icons.zip
File Size: 220 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

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