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ecbritz · 07-19-2013, 10:58 PM

I would like to design and create my own ebook cover, based on an image edited to serve as book cover. What should the size and height/width ratio be of the image on which I base the design?

Most ebooks seem to have more or less the same dimensions (height/width ratio). Because they are zoomed in and out, as it were, in accordance with the size of the screen on which they are displayed, a certain image resolution is probably also preferable and important. So what should the size, height/width ratio and resolution be of an image ideally suited to serve as basis of an ebook cover design?

07-19-2013, 10:58 PM	#1
ecbritz Book Concocter Posts: 59 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: China Device: Sony Reader	What should the dimensions of an ebook cover image be? I would like to design and create my own ebook cover, based on an image edited to serve as book cover. What should the size and height/width ratio be of the image on which I base the design? Most ebooks seem to have more or less the same dimensions (height/width ratio). Because they are zoomed in and out, as it were, in accordance with the size of the screen on which they are displayed, a certain image resolution is probably also preferable and important. So what should the size, height/width ratio and resolution be of an image ideally suited to serve as basis of an ebook cover design?