Trim size
Tablo offers a range of different sizes for your book.
| Paperback | Dust Jacket, Hardcover | Case Wrap, Hardcover |
4.37×7 11.1 × 17.8 cm | B&W Standard Color | Not Available | Not Available |
5×8 12.7 × 20.3 cm | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | B&W Standard Color |
5.5×8.5 14 × 21.6 cm | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | B&W Standard Color |
6×9 15.2 × 22.9 cm | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | B&W Standard Color |
6.625×10.25 16.8 cm × 26 cm | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | Not Available | B&W |
7×10 17.8 × 25.4 cm | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | Not Available | B&W Standard Color Premium Color |
7.5×9.25 19.1 × 23.5 cm | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | Not Available | B&W Standard Color Premium Color |
8×8 20.3 × 20.3 cm | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | Not Available | B&W Standard Color Premium Color |
8×10 20.3 × 25.4 cm | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | Not Available | B&W Standard Color Premium Color |
8.5×8.5 21.6 × 21.6 cm | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | Not Available | B&W Standard Color Premium Color |
8.5×11 21.6 × 28 cm | B&W Standard Color Premium Color | Not Available | B&W Standard Color Premium Color |
Bindings
Paperback. Perfect binding. The pages and cover are glued to the spine.
Dust jacket, hardcover. The cover design is printed onto a removable dust jacket and a digital image with the look and feel of cloth is printed onto the cover.
Case wrap, hardcover. The cover design is pasted directly onto the cover boards.
Ink and paper
Black & White. Tablo's most economical print method. 50lb white or cream paper.
Premium Color. Ideal for children’s books or graphic novels where rich color is key to the experience. Paper is white, 70lb.
Standard Color. An efficient method of full color printing. Colors are printed at higher speeds, which reduces costs. Ideal for books with occasional images. Paper is white, 70lb.
Bleed
Bleed is a printing term. It refers to printing off the edge of the page. Most books do not need bleed on the inside pages.
Do I need a bleed? Ask yourself two questions:
Does my book have illustrations or images?
On any page in my book do the images or illustrations touch the edge?
If you answered “yes” to both questions, you need a bleed.
Why have a bleed? A bleed avoids unwanted white marks.
Printing right to the edge of a page is very difficult. A workaround is used instead. This involves printing to large sheets of white paper, and cutting them to the correct shape.
Ever hand-wrapped a gift? A good way to start is by measuring out more wrapping paper than you think you will need. If you find yourself needing less, you can always cut away more or fold it under. Only you will know what you had to throw away.
Like waste wrapping paper, a bleed is an extra area to discard. The reader experiences a clean design with a fill of color all the way to the page edge.
How much bleed? Standard bleed size is 0.125” (3 mm).
This must be added to the top, bottom and outside edge of your pages.
The top, bottom and outside edge are where the cuts will be made.
The outside edge changes for each page.
Left-hand page: The outside edge is on the left.
Right-hand page: The outside edge is on the right.
How do I add a bleed? Add a bleed to your pages in two steps:
1. Increase your page size.
Add 0.25” (6 mm) to the height of each page (top and bottom bleed).
Add 0.125" (3 mm) to the width of every page (outside bleed).
2. Resize your content.
Enlarge any full-width content so that it reaches your new page edges.
On the left is a page with a full-width image. The image has been sized so it fills the bleed area. On the right is the same page after the bleed has been cut away.
Things to note:
Before checking if content is centered, turn off or disable bleed.
Do not add a bleed to the inside edge (gutter).
Use this table to find your page size with bleed for the most common trim sizes.
Page size without bleed | Page size with bleed |
4.37×7 11.1 × 17.8 cm | 4.5×7.25 11.4 × 18.4 cm |
5×8 12.7 × 20.3 cm | 5.125×8.25 13 × 20.9 cm |
5.5×8.5 14 × 21.6 cm | 5.626×8.75 14.3 × 22.9 cm |
6×9 15.2 × 22.9 cm | 6.125×9.25 15.5 × 23.5 cm |
6.625×10.25 16.8 × 26 cm | 6.75×10.5 17.1 × 26.3 cm |
7×10 17.8 cm × 25.4 cm | 7.125×10.25 18.1 × 26 cm |
7.5×9.25 19.1 × 23.5 cm | 7.625×9.5 19.4 × 24.1 cm |
8×8 20.3 × 20.3 cm | 8.125×8.25 20.6 × 20.9 cm |
8×10 20.3 × 25.4 cm | 8.125×10.25 20.6 × 26 cm |
8.5×8.5 21.6 × 21.6 cm | 8.625×8.75 21.9 × 22.2 cm |
8.5×11 21.6 × 28 cm | 8.625×11.25 21.9×28.3 cm |
Margins
Margins are an area of space between the edge of a page and its main content.
This novel has margins that are larger at the bottom, and smallest on the outer sides. The block of text sits above and away from the center.
There are two reasons for this.
Space for the reader's hands. Novels encourage reading in long sittings. An ample bottom margin lets your reader hold your book open comfortably.
Flat paper versus curved books. Most books don't sit flat when open, but have pages that curve away from the spine, leaving an indentation down the center.