Book Cover Design
A cover that earns the click at thumbnail size and the pick-up at table size.
Designed for the thumbnail first, because that is where the sale happens.
A cover has two jobs and they pull against each other: survive as a 90-pixel thumbnail on a phone, and look worth $28 in someone's hands. We design for the thumbnail first, because that is where the sale is won or lost, then check every concept at print size before it reaches you.
Everything in the standard scope.
Listed so you can compare us line by line against anyone else you are considering.
- Category study of the current top sellers in your genre
- Three original concepts, not template variations
- Unlimited revisions on the direction you choose
- Front, spine, and back wrap set to your page count
- Print-ready PDF/X-1a plus e-book JPEG
- Editable source files handed over at the end
- Typography licensed for commercial use
- 3D mock-ups for your launch and ad creative
The working process, stage by stage.
Read and research
Your designer reads the manuscript or a detailed synopsis, then pulls the covers currently ranking in your category to find the visual conventions worth keeping and the ones worth breaking.
Three concepts
You see three genuinely different directions at thumbnail and full size on the same screen, so you can judge them the way a reader will.
Refine one
Pick a direction and we push it as far as it needs to go. Revisions are unlimited within the chosen concept.
Production files
Spine width is calculated from your final page count and paper stock, then we deliver print and digital files that pass KDP and IngramSpark preflight the first time.
About book cover design.
What if none of the three concepts work?
It happens, and we do not charge for a second round of concepts when it does. The brief was ours to get right.
Do I own the artwork?
Yes, including the layered source files. Stock or commissioned illustration is licensed for commercial book use and the licence documentation comes with your handover.
Can you match a series I have already started?
Yes. Send the existing covers and we will build new titles that sit on a shelf as an obvious set.
What authors usually add next.
Ghostwriting & Book Writing
You talk, we write. A dedicated ghostwriter builds your book from interviews, notes, or a half-finished draft — in your voice, not ours.
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Book Editing & Proofreading
Developmental, line, copy, and proof — four distinct passes, each done by a specialist rather than one generalist skimming for typos.
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Interior Formatting & Typesetting
Typeset interiors that read like a trade paperback — proper drop caps, running heads, and not a single orphaned line.
Learn moreReady to talk about book cover design?
Send us where your book is today. You'll have a written, itemised scope within one business day — free and with no obligation.