Reply To: Cover with bleed

You need to ask you printer how they would like the file.
Some guidelines.
Book with self cover and all the same print (colour or black & white throughout) one file.
If the cover and the text are different sizes (hardbacks cover are often a little larger) then two files.

A book like you describe could be one or two files, if two files I include the inside front and inside back covers even tough they are blank. I would do it as one file and specify what is colour and what is black & white/ Include bleed on all pages weather they need them or not for offset printing.

Again always ask your printer what they prefer.