I've been reading the threads about recommended cover images, scaling illustrations and my head is spinning.
My question is what should the recommended size be for an image that is similar to a cover in that it sits alone on it's own page and should (mostly) fill the screen. I create a title page for my books that looks a little like what you'd see in a print book.
I've attached a small version here so you can see what I'm talking about. This image is 344 x650 at 72dpi and it's fairly small even in my Kindle Fire. I'd like to make them larger, but I don't want them to stray outside the edges of devices. I've just started making my own epubs with Sigil but I'm not really sure how to accurately preview for Nook or iPad. I don't care if it is smaller and doesn't quite fill screen, but I don't want it to be too big and spread off the reader's device. Do I even need to worry about that? Will epub readers automatically scale it down to fit in the device? I know that's a vague question but I'm really curious to hear what the experts say
Thanks,
Ava