Paperback Cover Template Template

I am still trying to make more book cover templates. I decided to make a template that would be useful for making those templates. I also aim to make it good enough for making CD & DVD templates.

I'll come up with better instructions, as I perfect this template.

Start by copying the paper dimensions into the line in the middle. Use math to adjust the dimensions of the other lines. The last adjustment to the dimension lines is to reposition them.

Now, you focus on resizing everything, and creating the correct shapes. First, size the page. Next, size the orange rectangle, then the blue rectangle, and then the green rectangle. When everything is perfectly sized, you must make a copy of the green rectangle. Subtract 1 green rectangle from the orange rectangle, then subtract the last green rectangle from the blue rectangle. After all is done correctly, you should be able to arrange the remaining orange and blue shapes to make it fit nicely.

Don't forget to copy the remaining orange and blue shapes, paste a copy, flip that copy horizontally, and then position it on the front cover.

This template uses FreeSans throughout.

I have provided this on my own, on a voluntary basis. Lulu.com bears no responsibility. I downloaded the Word version of the Lulu.com template, and hand converted it to an OTG template. If you downloaded the Word template, and opened it with OO.o, then you'd see that it isn't exactly the same as mine. I made it as similar as possible, but made judgement calls, because OO.o wouldn't use 3 decimal places.

For further instructions on how to adjust the spine width, read the front cover in the template.