G'Day!
Just a quick query on your book cover size.
quote: 'The book will be an 8.5 x 11 inch paperback of some 570 pages published by Amazon'.

I am assuming that the actual front and back covers will be 5.5 x 8.5"
plus added spine width to be calculated for 570pp and Bleed also added for final proof.
Is that correct?
Thanks
martin@illuminati-design

It’s all 8.5 x 11 inch

ONURG,

I really like your original design.

I’d be grateful for these changes:

1. Remove the crown from the back cover.
2. Remove my pic from the back cover and creatively have it somewhere on the front cover.
3. Use the previously supplied names to be under the 2 pics on the back cover.
4. Is this possible?

Regards,

MM.

Hello again
Still unclear about the size of the book cover you have stated.

What size is the FRONT COVER only.
Is it 5.5 x 8.5" (Normal Paperback size)
OR
8.5 x 11" (Coffee table book size)
Thanks

8.5 x 11" (Coffee table book size)

I have a front cover pic of myself with what I have been advised is a higher resolution. How do I send this to you? Could the ‘C’ in MCMILLAN be a small ‘c’ as in McMILLAN.

The actual size of the design will include front and back (8.5"+8.5"), plus spine, which for a 500+ page book should be about 1.5" depending on what paper is chosen to print. Gloss, silk, matte, etc. The thickness of each page will determined the true size of the spine. The final document would be about 19"x 12" or so, with three individual files for front, back, and spine. These are all details you can discuss later with the winner however, nothing to worry about now. If you have the amazon templates and their requirements, it would be a good idea to link to us or to upload them.