How do I determine the spine width for Books?

The spine width is calculated from the page number of the inner section and the paper weight. Find the suitable spine width in the table below and create the book spine accordingly in your artwork files.
 

Example: A book with an inner section of 48 pages and 90 gsm book paper for the cover must have a spine width of 8 mm.

Number of pages
90 gsm book paper115 gsm art print paper matt115 gsm art print paper glossy135 gsm art print paper matt135 gsm art print paper glossy
48
8 mm8 mm8 mm8 mm8 mm
52
8 mm8 mm8 mm8 mm8 mm
56
8 mm8 mm8 mm8 mm8 mm
60
10 mm8 mm8 mm10 mm8 mm
64
10 mm8 mm8 mm10 mm8 mm
68
10 mm10 mm8 mm10 mm10 mm
72
10 mm10 mm8 mm10 mm10 mm
76
10 mm10 mm10 mm10 mm10 mm
80
10 mm10 mm10 mm10 mm10 mm
84
10 mm10 mm10 mm10 mm10 mm
88
10 mm10 mm10 mm10 mm10 mm
92
12 mm10 mm10 mm12 mm10 mm
96
12 mm10 mm10 mm12 mm10 mm
100
12 mm10 mm10 mm12 mm10 mm
104
12 mm12 mm10 mm12 mm10 mm
108
12 mm12 mm10 mm12 mm12 mm
112
12 mm12 mm10 mm12 mm12 mm
116
12 mm12 mm10 mm12 mm12 mm
120
12 mm12 mm10 mm12 mm12 mm
124
14 mm12 mm12 mm12 mm12 mm
128
14 mm12 mm12 mm14 mm12 mm
132
14 mm12 mm12 mm14 mm12 mm
136
14 mm12 mm12 mm14 mm12 mm
140
14 mm12 mm12 mm14 mm12 mm
144
14 mm14 mm12 mm14 mm12 mm
148
14 mm14 mm12 mm14 mm14 mm
152
14 mm14 mm12 mm14 mm14 mm
156
14 mm14 mm12 mm14 mm14 mm
160
16 mm14 mm12 mm16 mm14 mm
164
16 mm14 mm12 mm16 mm14 mm
168
16 mm14 mm14 mm16 mm14 mm
172
16 mm14 mm14 mm16 mm14 mm
176
16 mm14 mm14 mm 16 mm14 mm
180
16 mm14 mm14 mm16 mm14 mm
184
16 mm16 mm14 mm16 mm14 mm
188
16 mm16 mm14 mm16 mm 16 mm
192
18 mm16 mm14 mm18 mm16 mm
196
16 mm16 mm14 mm14 mm12 mm
200
18 mm 16 mm14 mm18 mm16 mm
204
18 mm16 mm14 mm18 mm16 mm
208
18 mm16 mm14 mm18 mm16 mm
212
18 mm16 mm16 mm18 mm16 mm
216
18 mm16 mm16 mm18 mm16 mm
220
18 mm18 mm16 mm18 mm16 mm
224
20 mm18 mm16 mm18 mm16 mm
228
20 mm18 mm16 mm20 mm18 mm
232
20 mm18 mm16 mm20 mm18 mm
236
20 mm18 mm16 mm20 mm18 mm
240
20 mm18 mm16 mm20 mm18 mm
244
20 mm18 mm16 mm20 mm18 mm
248
20 mm 18 mm16 mm20 mm18 mm
252
20 mm18 mm16 mm20 mm18 mm
256
20 mm18 mm18 mm20 mm18 mm
260
22 mm20 mm18 mm20 mm18 mm
264
22 mm20 mm18 mm22 mm18 mm
268
22 mm20 mm18 mm22 mm20 mm
272
22 mm20 mm18 mm22 mm20 mm
276
22 mm20 mm18 mm22 mm20 mm
280
22 mm20 mm18 mm22 mm20 mm
284
22 mm20 mm18 mm22 mm20 mm
288
22 mm20 mm18 mm22 mm20 mm
292
24 mm20 mm18 mm22 mm20 mm
296
24 mm20 mm18 mm24 mm20 mm
300
24 mm22 mm20 mm24 mm20 mm
304
24 mm22 mm20 mm24 mm20 mm
308
24 mm22 mm20 mm24 mm22 mm
312
24 mm22 mm20 mm24 mm22 mm
316
24 mm22 mm20 mm24 mm22 mm
320
24 mm22 mm20 mm24 mm22 mm
324
26 mm22 mm20 mm24 mm22 mm
328
26 mm22 mm20 mm24 mm22 mm

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