[scribus] Equivilent to Pages Per Inch

["Christoph Schäfer"]

> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. April 2017 um 19:22 Uhr
> Von: "scrib at wexfordpress.com" <scrib at wexfordpress.com>
> An: "scribus at lists.scribus.net" <scribus at lists.scribus.net>
> Betreff: [scribus] Equivilent to Pages Per Inch
>
> When figuring book spine dimensions in the USA  we use the attribute of the 
> interior paper used called PPI or pages per inch.
>  The page count is divided by the PPI, a small factor for the cover 
> thickness is added and the result is the spine width in inches.
>   
>  Printers here will either quote the PPI or at least provide a method to 
> calculate it.
>   
>  In the metric world things are different of course.  What is the attribute 
> of paper stock equivalent to PPI? How is it used to calculate
>  the spine dimensions?
>   
>  All replies appreciated.
>   
>  John Culleton


Hi John,

I wonder why you even need this. Publishing companies calculate the size of the spine on their own, and POD companies either provide an online spine calculator or a formula, which you can apply in Scribus using the arithmetic capacities of its spin boxes.

Christoph