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Publishing Design

A book can be finished, polished, and ready to publish—then stall at the cover. Print files have exact requirements, and a small mistake in trim size, bleed, or spine width can mean another round of revisions. In this episode, we’re looking at a faster approach to publishing design: enter your book details, build a coordinated set of covers with AI, and prepare files for your chosen platforms without turning the process into a week-long project.

First, get the specifications right before you start designing. A print cover isn’t just the front image: it’s one continuous layout with the back…

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