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
Barnes & Noble
Apple iBookstore
Kobo
Smashwords
BookBaby
Lulu
All Romance eBooks / OmniLit
Draft2Digital
Blushing Books
Booklife
- 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.
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 |
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.
If you can think of any other icons that should be added to this, please email me or comment below.
| social_media_icons.zip |
