QUICK AND HANDY GUIDE

All images should be RGB and not CMYK. Lulu will reject sRGB, if you want to use them to get into the iBookstore, but other retailers accept it.

Again, always go for the correct file size first, at the cost of resolution if necessary; not the other way around.

• EC = Embedded Cover (give to ebook formatter to embed)
• CC = Catalog Cover (you’ll upload separate from ebook)
• n/s = Not Specified

	Format	Size in px	Resolution	File Size
Kindle CC	JPG, TIFF	min 500px max 1280px	72 dpi	n/s
Kindle EC	JPG	600 x 800	167ppi – 300dpi	127kb
B&N/Nook CC	JPG, GIF, PNG	600 x 730	n/s	n/s
B&N/Nook EC	JPG, GIF, PNG	600 x 1024	170 ppi	300kb
iPad EC	JPG, GIF, PNG	600 x 860	132 ppi	200kb

Again, 600px x 800px will pretty much cover your bases, so if you choose one size, I suggest that one.

 

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