From d463038860c29c8a80db92f2ffdfe804260d6912 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris McDonough Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:10:06 -0500 Subject: add cover sizing script --- docs/coversizing.py | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/coversizing.py (limited to 'docs/coversizing.py') diff --git a/docs/coversizing.py b/docs/coversizing.py new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cb8476acb --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/coversizing.py @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# see https://www.createspace.com/Products/Book/#content4 + +page_count = 605 +bleed = .125 +spine_width = .002252 * page_count +trim_width = 7.5 +trim_height = 9.25 +min_cover_width = bleed + trim_width + spine_width + trim_width + bleed +min_cover_height = bleed + trim_height + bleed + +print "spine width ", spine_width +print "min cover width ", min_cover_width +print "min cover height ", min_cover_height + + -- cgit v1.2.3 From d7048e2bb65605520eb652e0158f253f2abca606 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris McDonough Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:57:45 -0500 Subject: 600 page max --- docs/coversizing.py | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/coversizing.py') diff --git a/docs/coversizing.py b/docs/coversizing.py index cb8476acb..054a741eb 100644 --- a/docs/coversizing.py +++ b/docs/coversizing.py @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ # see https://www.createspace.com/Products/Book/#content4 +# https://www.createspace.com/Help/Index.jsp?orgId=00D300000001Sh9&id=50170000000I7be -page_count = 605 +page_count = 600 bleed = .125 spine_width = .002252 * page_count trim_width = 7.5 @@ -8,8 +9,11 @@ trim_height = 9.25 min_cover_width = bleed + trim_width + spine_width + trim_width + bleed min_cover_height = bleed + trim_height + bleed -print "spine width ", spine_width -print "min cover width ", min_cover_width -print "min cover height ", min_cover_height - +print "spine width ", spine_width, "inches" +print "min cover width ", min_cover_width, "inches" +print "min cover height ", min_cover_height, "inches" +print "barcode placeholder width: 2 inches" +print "barcode placeholder height: 1.2 inches" +print "bottom of barcode must be .25 inches from bottom trim line of cover" +print "right side of barcode must be .25 inches to left of spine" -- cgit v1.2.3