KDP case laminate needs board allowance, hinge zones, wrap, and a hardcover-specific spine. Do not reuse a paperback sheet or a dust-jacket layout.
Start with the production inputsKDP case laminate needs board allowance, hinge zones, wrap, and a hardcover-specific spine. Do not reuse a paperback sheet or a dust-jacket layout.
Why this page is not indexed yet
The fix is based on current technical guidance. The exact retailer rejection wording has not been confirmed from a primary help page, pasted rejection notice, or Coverfairy preflight taxonomy. The page remains noindex until that phrase is verified.
Recalculate before rebuilding
Spine width0.757 in
Full cover13.007 × 9.250 in
At 300 DPI3,902 × 2,775 px
Spine textAllowed
Calculated from KDP's current paperback formula. Confirm against your printer's generated template before upload.
KDP case laminate needs board allowance, hinge zones, wrap, and a hardcover-specific spine. Do not reuse a paperback sheet or a dust-jacket layout. Download a new retailer template after the interior is final. Compare the PDF page dimensions, bleed, folds, safe areas, barcode zone, and spine text against that template before upload.
Coverfairy shortcut
Enter the final trim, binding, paper, and page count. Coverfairy can rebuild the KDP wrap, and paid passes are covered by the technical spec guarantee.
Keep the evidence
Save the retailer's written notice, the unchanged exported file, the selected print settings, and the template used for comparison. Those records make a technical support case reproducible.
