Acceptable book sizes for Published By You and Lulu (PBY and PBL) Lulu.com distribution

by T. W. Seller | Oct 10, 2008 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 comments

One of the most frequent questions I encounter in my work at Lulu relates to which trim sizes are available for which distribution package. This information can be found on the Lulu website here. Unfortunately, that chart is a little complicated and quite a few people have told me that they find it very confusing. I agree.

While I have no idea if Lulu intends to edit that help page or not in the future, I wanted to provide my own version of this chart that I believe is easier to read to see if it will be helpful for people whose brains work like mine. This chart is accurate at the time that I am posting this.

Published By You (PBY) Eligible Books

Trim Size	Binding Type	Interior Color	Page Limits
U.S. Trade 6 x 9″ 15.24 x 22.86 cm	Perfect Bound	Black and White	48 to 700
	Casewrap Hardcover	Black and White	108 to 700
	Dust Jacket Hardcover	Black and White	108 to 700
U.S. Letter 8.5 x 11″ 21.59 x 27.94 cm	Perfect Bound	Black and White	48 to 700
	Perfect Bound	Color	48 to 480
	Saddle Stitch	Color	4 to 48
Large Square 8.5 x 8.5″ 21.59 x 21.59 cm	Saddle Stitch	Color	4 to 48
Large Square 8.5 x 8.5″ 21.59 x 21.59 cm	Perfect Bound	Color	48 to 480
Royal 15.59 x 23.38 cm 6.13 x 9.21″	Perfect Bound	Black and White	68 to 740
Royal 15.59 x 23.38 cm 6.13 x 9.21″	Perfect Bound	Color	68 to 200
Crown Quatro 18.90 x 24.58 cm 7.44 x 9.68″	Perfect Bound	Black and White	68 to 700
A4 20.99 x 29.70 cm 8.26 x 11.69″	Perfect Bound	Black and White	68 to 700

Published By Lulu (PBL) Eligible Books

Trim Size	Binding Type	Interior Color	Page Limits
U.S. Trade 6 x 9″ 15.24 x 22.86 cm	Perfect Bound	Black and White	32 to 740
	Perfect Bound	Color	32 to 200
	Casewrap Hardcover	Black and White	108 to 700
	Dust Jacket Hardcover	Black and White	108 to 700
Comic Book 6.625 x 10.25″ 16.82 x 26 cm	Perfect Bound	Black and White	32 to 740
Comic Book 6.625 x 10.25″ 16.82 x 26 cm	Perfect Bound	Color	32 to 200
Small Square 7.5 x 7.5″ 19 x 19 cm	Perfect Bound	Black and White	32 to 500
Small Square 7.5 x 7.5″ 19 x 19 cm	Perfect Bound	Color	32 to 200
Pocket Size 4.25 x 6.87″ 10.79 x 17.46 cm	Perfect Bound	Black and White	40 to 740
Royal 15.59 x 23.38 cm 6.13 x 9.21″	Perfect Bound	Black and White	68 to 700
Crown Quatro 18.90 x 24.58 cm 7.44 x 9.68″	Perfect Bound	Black and White	68 to 740
Crown Quatro 18.90 x 24.58 cm 7.44 x 9.68″	Perfect Bound	Color	68 to 200
A5 14.81 x 20.99 cm 5.83 x 8.26″	Perfect Bound	Black and White	32 to 740
A5 14.81 x 20.99 cm 5.83 x 8.26″	Perfect Bound	Color	32 to 200

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