How is spine width calculated? Print

• For Softcover Saddle Stitch and Coil Bound: There is no spine for these binding types.
• For Softcover Perfect Bound: (pages / 444) + 0.06” = Spine Width
  or (pages / 460) + 0.06” = Spine Width for 460 PPI paper used in Magazines and Comic Books
• For Hardcover Casewrap: See Spine Width Table below.
• For Hardcover Linen with Dust Jacket: See Spine Width Table below.
  
  

Page Count	Spine Width (Inches)	Spine Width (mm)
0-24	N/A	N/A
24-84	0.25	6
84-140	0.5	13
140-168	0.625	16
169-194	0.6875	17
195-222	0.75	19
223-250	0.8125	21
251-278	0.875	22
279-306	0.9375	24
307-334	1	25
335-360	1.0625	27
361-388	1.125	29
389-416	1.1875	30
417-444	1.25	32
445-472	1.3125	33
473-500	1.375	35
501-528	1.4375	37
529-556	1.5	38
557-582	1.5625	40
583-610	1.625	41
611-638	1.6875	43
639-666	1.75	44
667-694	1.8125	46
695-722	1.875	48
723-750	1.9375	49
751-778	2	51
779-800	2.0625	52
800	2.125	54

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