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8.5 in square page-format book dust jacket
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The real blank at this size, folded by the same engine as the studio. The artwork is a sample from a fictional brand — swap in your own in the editor.

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8.5 in square page-format book dust jacket dieline

221.9 × 221.9 mm cover with an editable 24 mm spine. Confirm bound thickness with your printer. A ready-sized preset of the book dust jacket — change the length, width and height and every panel, tuck and glue flap is redrawn to match.

Inside221.9 × 24 × 221.9 mm
Outside221.9 × 24 × 221.9 mm
Flat blank637.8 × 221.9 mm
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Reference
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Inside size
Cover width 221.9 · Spine width 24 · Cover height 221.9 mm
Size range
Cover width 75–400 · Spine width 3–100 · Cover height 100–450 mm
Manufacturing
221.9 × 24 × 221.9 mm score to score · inside vs outside sizes
Parts
One blank
Board area
0.142 m² · about 4 up on a 720 × 1020 mm sheet
Default board
Art paper 170 g · 0.16 mm caliper
Board options
Paper 170SBS 300SBS 350Kraft 350SBS 18 pt
Good for
publishingcase sizesquare-large221.9 x 221.9 mmbook dust jacketdust coverhardback jackethardcoverbook coverprint

The flat dieline

Exactly what the downloads contain, drawn from the template at its default size, with a 3 mm bleed. How to read a dieline.

  • Crease
  • Cut
  • Bleed 3 mm
8.5 in square page-format book dust jacket flat dieline with cut and crease lines

How the blank is sized

Score-to-score panel sizes at the default size, with the formula each one follows. L, W and H are the inside dimensions; T is the board caliper (0.16 mm for Art paper 170 g). Change the size or board in the editor and every panel is recalculated.

PanelSize (mm)Formula
Front cover221.9 × 221.9–
Spine24 × 221.9W × –
Back cover221.9 × 221.9–
Front turn-in85 × 221.9–
Back turn-in85 × 221.9–

Adjustable in the editor

Beyond the size and board, this structure exposes 1 option; the template and 3D preview follow each change.

  • Turn-in flapmm

The book dust jacket family

The same structure with sizes, boards and options set for a use.

All 21 book dust jacket templates

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Make this 8.5 in square page-format book dust jacket yours

Open it in the editor to set your size, drop artwork on each face, check bleed and safe areas, and export print-ready PDF with the dieline on its own layer — or stage it in a 3D scene for a mockup.