Ask iLounge: Optimal Size for Album Artwork

Q: I recently started cleaning up and organizing my iTunes library and am now trying to get my artwork in order. I have a bunch of obscure tracks that aren’t on iTunes, but have album covers of my own from old LPs and CDs. I’m planning to scan these in on my flatbed scanner, but I’m wondering what resolution I should use and what the tradeoffs are in terms of larger artwork versus wasted space. Is there an optimum size? I should…