I am in need of a new cover design for The Seattle Massacre and Trails of Blood. If you're a graphic designer and want your work out there, this is your chance.
Here's the guidlines that I copied and pasted:
For black and white-interior books:
White paper: multiply page count by 0.002252 (337 pages total)
Example of spine width calculation for a 60-page black and white book printed on white paper: 60 x 0.002252 = 0.135"
Set up your document
Your cover must be a single PDF that includes the back cover, spine, and front cover as one image.
You can submit your cover on any size page as long as the printable area is:
•Measured exactly to your book's trim size, spine width, and .125" bleed
•Centered horizontally and vertically
Minimum Cover Width: Bleed + Back Cover Trim Size + Spine Width + Front Cover Trim Size + Bleed
Example calculation at 6" x 9" cover with 60 B&W pages on white paper: 0.125" + 6" + 0.135" + 6" + .125" = 12.385"
Minimum Cover Height: Bleed + Book Height Trim Size + Bleed
Example calculation: 6" x 9": 0.125" + 9" + .125" = 9.25"
Text and images must be at least .125" inside the trim lines to ensure that no live elements are cut during the bookmaking process.
Title and Author Name (The Seattle Massacre) (J.J. Knight)
Images may be CMYK or RGB color. All images should be sized at 100%, flattened to one layer and placed in your document at a minimum resolution of 300 DPI.
The spine of your book
Every book will vary slightly when bound. Allow for 0.0625" variance on either side of the fold lines for your cover. For example, if your spine width is 1", your text should be no wider than 0.875". Because of this variance, avoid hard edges or lines that end on the fold line.
When your files go through the review process, our system will place your ISBN barcode in a 2" by 1.2" white box in the lower right-hand corner of your book's back cover. Our standard trim size templates will show you exact barcode placement.
Images or text in the barcode location will be covered when the book is printed. Make sure no important elements appear where the barcode will be placed.
Prepare for Printing
1.The printable area of your document must be the right size, including bleed.
2.Make sure the printable area is centered within your document.
3.Make sure all live elements are inside the safe zone.
4.Export your file as a print-ready PDF. Be sure fonts are embedded.
5.The maximum accepted file size for your book cover is 40 MB.
As for the design, please keep the design related to the story (please read or get general information about the book.) If there's any questions, please ask me.
