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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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6 × 9 in trade paperback dieline
US trade trim with an editable 18 mm spine. A ready-sized preset of the perfect-bound book cover — change the length, width and height and every panel, tuck and glue flap is redrawn to match.
Inside152.4 × 18 × 228.6 mm
Outside152.4 × 18 × 228.6 mm
Flat blank322.8 × 228.6 mm
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- Reference
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- Inside size
- Trim width 152.4 · Spine width 18 · Trim height 228.6 mm
- Size range
- Trim width 75–400 · Spine width 2–100 · Trim height 100–450 mm
- Manufacturing
- 152.4 × 18 × 228.6 mm score to score · inside vs outside sizes
- Parts
- One blank
- Board area
- 0.074 m² · about 8 up on a 720 × 1020 mm sheet
- Default board
- SBS white board 300 g · 0.42 mm caliper
- Board options
- SBS 300Paper 170SBS 350Kraft 350SBS 18 pt
- Good for
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
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 (0.42 mm for SBS white board 300 g). Change the size or board in the editor and every panel is recalculated.
| Panel | Size (mm) | Formula |
|---|---|---|
| Front cover | 152.4 × 228.6 | L × H |
| Spine | 18 × 228.6 | W × H |
| Back cover | 152.4 × 228.6 | L × H |
Adjustable in the editor
Beyond the size and board, this structure exposes 2 options; the template and 3D preview follow each change.
- Opening hinge scoreson / off
- Hinge insetmm
The perfect-bound book cover family
The same structure with sizes, boards and options set for a use.
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Make this 6 × 9 in trade paperback 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.