Print Book Cover , image, and spine

Hello Adobe Community,
Can you provide me with step by step instructions on how to create a print 8x5 book cover that includes a spine for 8x5 book, image, and 150 pages in Adobe Acrobat XI 11.0 or Word 2014?
Thanks for your help,
Elizabeth

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