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4.25 x 6.875 (Pocketbook) Lulu paperback cover size

Exact full-wrap cover dimensions for a 4.25 × 6.875 in Lulu paperback, including 0.125 in bleed, with a spine sized to your page count.

Full cover (with bleed)
Pixels at 300 DPI
Spine width
Front cover starts at
from the left edge, including bleed
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4.25 x 6.875 Lulu paperback cover dimensions by page count

PagesAny paper: cover (in)Any paper: pixelsSpine
328.882 × 7.1252665 × 21380.132 in
508.923 × 7.1252677 × 21380.173 in
768.981 × 7.1252695 × 21380.231 in
808.990 × 7.1252698 × 21380.240 in
1009.035 × 7.1252711 × 21380.285 in
1509.148 × 7.1252745 × 21380.398 in
2009.260 × 7.1252779 × 21380.510 in
2509.373 × 7.1252812 × 21380.623 in
3009.486 × 7.1252846 × 21380.736 in
3509.598 × 7.1252880 × 21380.848 in
4009.711 × 7.1252914 × 21380.961 in
4509.824 × 7.1252948 × 21381.074 in
5009.936 × 7.1252981 × 21381.186 in
55010.049 × 7.1253015 × 21381.299 in
60010.161 × 7.1253049 × 21381.411 in
70010.387 × 7.1253116 × 21381.637 in
80010.612 × 7.1253184 × 21381.862 in

Lulu allows 32–800 pages for this format, and spine text from 81 pages. Pixel sizes are at 300 DPI, rounded up.

Other Lulu paperback trim sizes

5 × 8 in · Novella5.5 × 8.5 in · Digest5.83 × 8.27 in · A56 × 9 in · US Trade6.14 × 9.21 in · Royal6.63 × 10.25 in · Comic Book7 × 10 in · Executive7.44 × 9.68 in · Crown Quarto7.5 × 7.5 in · Small Square8.27 × 11.69 in · A48.5 × 8.5 in · Square8.5 × 11 in · US Letter9 × 7 in · Small Landscape11 × 8.5 in · US Letter Landscape

Specs last checked against Lulu's published specs in September 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What size is a 4.25 x 6.875 Lulu paperback cover?

It depends on page count. A 4.25 x 6.875 in Lulu paperback with 200 pages needs a full cover of 9.260 × 7.125 in (2779 × 2138 px at 300 DPI). The height is always 7.125 in.

How much bleed does a Lulu 4.25 x 6.875 cover need?

0.125 in on every outside edge. Keep text at least 0.5 in inside the trim line. Lulu recommends this 0.5 in safety margin on all covers.

Can I put text on the spine?

Lulu allows spine text from 81 pages. Leave some space between the text and each spine edge, because the fold can shift slightly in production.