OPEN WIDTH: To measure your book’s
open width, stretch a measuring tape from
one book edge to the other book edge. Doing
this will make sure to account for the width of
the book’s spine as well.
FRONT COVER WIDTH: To measure
your book’s front cover width, measure from
the front cover edge to where the front cover
meets the spine.
HEIGHT: To measure your book’s height,
stretch a measuring tape from the bottom
edge to the top edge of the front cover.
Open Width
Measuring a Book
FRONT COVER WIDTH + OPEN WIDTH + 1 1⁄4”
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= CUT WIDTH
HEIGHT + 1 1⁄4” = CUT HEIGHT
We have added 1 1⁄4” to both the width
and height measurements so that we can
account for seam allowance.
Height
Front Cover Width
TIP - For books that include a dust jacket, just
open up the whole dust jacket and measure the
total width including the flaps and add 1 1⁄4”.