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For authors preparing a Kindle eBook cover upload. It records the file type, pixel dimensions, ratio, file size, colour mode and border advice that Amazon's help page lists, and what the page leaves unsaid. Based on one help page; nothing was uploaded, and it does not cover print covers.
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Amazon KDP eBook cover image criteria: format, size, ratio and colour as the help page lists them (documented, not run)
Coverage
For authors preparing a Kindle eBook cover upload. It records the file type, pixel dimensions, ratio, file size, colour mode and border advice that Amazon's help page lists, and what the page leaves unsaid. Based on one help page; nothing was uploaded, and it does not cover print covers.
Useful starting points
- The page lists 72 dpi and also recommends 300 PPI without saying which one governs approval, so prepare pixel dimensions first.
- Covers with a white or very light background can seem to vanish on the white page; the page suggests a narrow medium-grey border.
- The page warns that an image outside the criteria may not be approved and says Amazon compresses images on display, so upload with minimal compression.
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