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Appendix A: Standard POD Trim Size Offerings from

Lightning Source

The chart below illustrates the trim size options available for a perfect-bound, black-and-white interior with Lightning Source, the company used by most self-publishers for all of their POD printing. Covers may be glossy or matte, hardcover or paperback. The subsequent chart shows the options for a color interior.

Lightning Source POD Trim Size Options:

Black-and-White Interior

Trim Size	Bind Type	Paper Type	Page Range	Cover Finish
5 x 8	Perfect (Paperback)	Crème or White	Crème 18–1050 White 18–1200	Glossy or Matte
5 x 8	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
5 x 8	Cloth (Hardcover)	White	18–1200	n/a
5.06 x 7.81	Perfect (Paperback)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
5.25 x 8	Perfect (Paperback)	Crème or White	Crème 18–1050 White 18–1200	Glossy or Matte
5.5 x 8.5	Perfect (Paperback)	Crème or White	Crème 18–1050 White 18–1200	Glossy or Matte
5.5 x 8.5	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	Crème or White	Crème 18–1050 White 18–1200	Glossy or Matte
5.5 x 8.5	Cloth (Hardcover)	Crème or White	Crème 18–1050 White 18–1200	n/a
5.5 x 8.5	Dust Jacket (Hardcover)	Crème or White	Crème 18–1050 White 18–1200	Glossy or Matte
5.83 x 8.27	Perfect (Paperback)	Crème or White	Crème 18–1050 White 18–1200	Glossy or Matte
6 x 9	Perfect (Paperback)	Crème or White	Crème 18–1050 White 18–1200	Glossy or Matte
6 x 9	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	Crème or White	Crème 18–1050 White 18–1200	Glossy or Matte
6 x 9	Cloth (Hardcover)	Crème or White	Crème 18–1050 White 18–1200	n/a
6 x 9	Dust Jacket (Hardcover)	Crème or White	Crème 18–1050 White 18–1200	Glossy or Matte
6.14 x 9.21	Perfect (Paperback)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
6.14 x 9.21	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	White	18–1200	Glossy
6.14 x 9.21	Cloth (Hardcover)	White	18–1200	n/a
6.14 x 9.21	Dust Jacket (Hardcover)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
6.69 x 9.61	Perfect (Paperback)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
6.69 x 9.61	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	White	18–1200	Glossy
6.69 x 9.61	Dust Jacket (Hardcover)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
7.5 x 9.25	Perfect (Paperback)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
7.44 x 9.69	Perfect (Paperback)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
7 x 10	Perfect (Paperback)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
7 x 10	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
8 x 10	Perfect (Paperback)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
8.25 x 11	Perfect (Paperback)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
8.268 x11.693	Perfect (Paperback)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
8.5 x 11	Perfect (Paperback)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte
8.5 x 11	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	White	18–1200	Glossy or Matte

Lightning Source POD Trim Size Options: Color Interior

*All trims available in glossy or matte cover finish.

Trim Size	Bind Type	Paper Type	Page Range
5.5 x 8.5	Saddle Stitch (Paperback)	White	4–48
5.5 x 8.5	Perfect (Paperback)	White	24–480
5.5 x 8.5	Cloth, Blue or Gray (Hardcover, No Jacket)	White	24–480
5.5 x 8.5	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	White	24–480
5.5 x 8.5	Dust Jacket (Hardcover)	White	24–480
6 x 9	Saddle Stitch (Paperback)	White	4–48
6 x 9	Perfect (Paperback)	White	24–480
6 x 9	Cloth, Blue or Gray (Hardcover, No Jacket)	White	24–480
6 x 9	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	White	24–480
6 x 9	Dust Jacket (Hardcover)	White	24–480
6.14 x 9.21	Saddle Stitch (Paperback)	White	4–48
6.14 x 9.21	Perfect (Paperback)	White	24–480
6.14 x 9.21	Cloth, Blue or Gray (Hardcover, No Jacket)	White	24–480
6.14 x 9.21	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	White	24–480
6.14 x 9.21	Dust Jacket (Hardcover)	White	24–480
8.5 x 8.5	Saddle Stitch (Paperback)	White	4–48
8.5 x 8.5	Perfect (Paperback)	White	24–480
7 x 10	Saddle Stitch (Paperback)	White	4–48
7 x 10	Perfect (Paperback)	White	24–480
7 x 10	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	White	24–480
8 x 10	Saddle Stitch (Paperback)	White	4–48
8 x 10	Perfect (Paperback)	White	24–480
8 x 10	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	White	24–480
8.5 x 11	Saddle Stitch (Paperback)	White	4–48
8.5 x 11	Perfect (Paperback)	White	24–480
8.5 x 11	Case Laminate (Hardcover)	White	24–480

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