KDP eBook Cover Criteria

Create an eBook Cover for Amazon KDP

What is a cover image?

The cover image for an Amazon KDP eBook appears on the Amazon detail page. Here are a few criteria and guidelines for creating a cover image for the KDP platform.

Amazon does not allow the following issues on content uploaded to their services:

• Illegal or infringing content
• Offensive content
• Poor customer experience
• Undifferentiated public domain content

These guidelines apply to the book cover as well as book content. Review these terms and ensure the cover created is in line.

Cover Image Criteria

Format: The cover image must be in TIFF or JPEG format (.tif/.tiff or .jpeg/.jpg)

Dimensions:

• The ideal dimensions are 1600x2560 pixels.
• Minimum dimensions are 625x1000 pixels.
• Maximum dimensions are 10000x10000 pixels.
• For best quality, the image should be at least 2500 pixels in height.

Image ratio: The ideal image ration is 1:1.6. For every 1000 pixels in width, the image should be 1600 pixels in height.

Dots per Inch: The DPI should be 72 dpi.

File size: The image must be less that 50MB.

Color profile: The color profile should be RGB.

Find up to date information on Amazon KDP image criteria at Amazon KDP’s website.