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• • April 2, 2019 at 1:16 am #115752
    Klip Suurlemoen

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    I’m formatting a book for Amazon KDP print, using InDesign.

    The book has bleed – the chapter images go right up to the edge of the page. KDP print guidelines say: “if you want your images to bleed to the edges of your pages, extend them 0.125″ (3 mm) beyond the final trim size from the top, bottom, and outer edges of your manuscript.
    Format your PDF manuscript at 0.25″ (6 mm) higher and 0.125″ (3 mm) wider than your selected trim size in order to print the full bleed area.”

    I’m unsure about that final line. In InDesign, do I set the bleed as 6mm for top, 6mm for bottom, 3mm for right, 3mm for left, or should I halve those numbers so that the total width is 3mm wider, and the total height is 6mm higher? That is, 1.5mm right, 1.5mm left, and 3mm top, 3mm bottom bleed?

  • April 2, 2019 at 6:21 am #115757
    Dieter Stockert

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    For me that sounds like: Bleed of 3 mm for top, 3 mm for bottom, 3 mm for outer edge (left side on even pages, right side on uneven pages), 0 mm for inner edge.

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