Creating a Soft Cover

Things to Keep in mind when building your soft cover:

- The bleed is 1/4", just like the interior pages of the book

- The safe zone is only 1/8"

- Text on the spine is available is the spine is 5/16" and larger.

Spine Calculator for Soft Covers

Spine Calculator and Cover Specifications can be found here.

Basic Layout for Soft Cover:

The Finished Soft Cover

Its very easy to get "lost" in all this design jargon about bleeds and safe zones so let's take a minute to visualize what your file will look like when it's a finished cover.

	Cover file with bleeds, safe zones, and your spine
	The finished book. Notice all the bleed has been cut off