Your book deserves a better cover.
Design one yourself in minutes — the studio handles spine width, bleed, and 300 DPI for you. Or buy a one-of-a-kind cover from a real designer. Print-ready either way.
Free first cover · No credit card · Ready before your coffee gets cold
Cover to ready-to-ship
Free first cover, no card
Designer revenue share
Print-ready, bleed + trim
The problem
You spent months writing something worth reading. Then you slap a stock photo and a free font on it, and watch it sink. A thumbnail decides whether anyone clicks.
So you price out a real designer. $400, two weeks, and a dozen “can you make it 0.125 inches wider” emails later, you're still not sure the spine text is centered.
Readers do judge books by their covers. You don't need a design degree — you need a tool that knows your genre, handles the print math, and ships a cover before your coffee gets cold.
Everything you need
A cover that sells.
Without the design degree.
It knows your genre
Romance readers scan for soft script. Thriller readers want dark contrast. The AI studied thousands of bestselling covers and designs what your genre expects.
A real canvas, not a template
AI gives you a starting point — you make it yours. Drag the title, swap the font, crank the contrast. Layers, text tools, color pickers. Not three dropdown menus.
Print-ready, every export
300 DPI with proper bleed lines and trim marks. Sized for KDP, IngramSpark, podcast covers, or custom dimensions. Hit export. Upload. You're live.
Front. Spine. Back.
Publishing a paperback? Enter your page count — BookCovers calculates the spine width and lays out the full wraparound on a single canvas. Zero math.
Or buy from a real designer
Don't want to DIY? Browse the marketplace and buy a one-of-a-kind cover from a vetted designer. Print-ready, full license, the same export tools.
Your cover. Your rights.
Every cover on a paid plan ships with a full commercial license. Print, ebook, audiobook, ads, social. No attribution, no royalties, no fine print.
How it works
Three steps. One cover.
Zero design skills.
1.Describe your project
“Dark fantasy novel, moody purple tones, gold lettering.” That's literally all you need to say.
2.AI designs your cover
It knows what romance readers expect vs. thriller readers. You get options — not one take-it-or-leave-it design.
3.Export and publish tonight
300 DPI. Bleed lines. Trim marks. Upload to KDP, Spotify, YouTube, or your printer. Done.
Genre Intelligence
It knows your genre better than your beta readers.
Every genre has a visual language. Romance readers scan for soft colors and script fonts. Thriller readers want dark contrast and bold sans-serifs. The AI has studied thousands of bestselling covers and designs what readers in your genre expect to see.
Canvas Editor
AI gives you a starting point. You make it yours.
Not happy with the first take? Good — you shouldn't be. Drag the title around. Swap the font. Crank up the contrast. It's a real design surface with layers, text tools, and color pickers. Not a template with 3 dropdown menus.
Print-Ready
Stop emailing files back and forth with your designer.
Every export is 300 DPI with proper bleed lines and trim marks. Sized for KDP, IngramSpark, Spotify podcast covers, YouTube thumbnails, or custom dimensions. Hit export. Upload. You're live. No “can you make it 0.125 inches wider” emails.
Paperback Ready
Front. Spine. Back. One canvas. Zero math.
Publishing a paperback? You need a full wraparound cover. BookCovers calculates spine width from your page count and lays out front, spine, and back on a single canvas. No separate files. No guessing if the spine text will be centered.
Made with BookCovers
Real covers.
Real authors. Every genre.
Pricing
Pick a plan. Design a cover.
Ship it.
The free tier is real — not a 7-day trial that auto-charges you. Design your first cover free, then upgrade when you're ready to ship clean, print-ready files.
Free
Try the editor
- 1 cover project
- Full canvas editor
- Free AI image models
- Watermarked export
- No credit card required
Pro
For authors who ship
- Unlimited cover projects
- All AI models — pay per use via credits
- Full wraparound (spine + back)
- Print-ready PDF & PNG at 300 DPI
- Commercial license, no watermark
$5/mo or $50/year. Cancel anytime. Your covers are always exportable.
AI credits
Premium models use credits. Free models never do.
Top up any amount — credits never expire, and one balance works across every BookOS app. You always see the exact cost before you generate.
For cover designers
Sell your covers to thousands of authors. Keep 70%.
You design. We do the rest — AI editor, marketplace listing, Stripe payouts, fraud review, buyer support, refunds. Your covers go live in front of authors who came here ready to buy. No exclusivity. Withdraw anything, anytime.
FAQ
Questions authors
actually ask.
What AI models do you use for cover generation?
We support multiple image generation models including Flux, DALL-E, and Stable Diffusion through OpenRouter. Free tier gets open-source models. Pro users can use any model — premium models like Flux Pro cost credits per generation. You always see the cost before generating.
What export formats and sizes are supported?
PNG and PDF at 300 DPI. Pre-configured sizes for Amazon KDP (front only and full wraparound), IngramSpark, BookPrinter, and custom dimensions. Every export includes proper bleed lines (0.125") and trim marks. No upscaling artifacts — the canvas works at print resolution from the start.
Can I design a full wraparound paperback cover?
Yes. Enter your page count and paper type — BookCovers calculates the exact spine width and lays out front, spine, and back on a single canvas. What you see is what your printer gets. No separate files, no guessing if the spine text is centered.
How is this different from Canva or Adobe Express?
Those are general design tools. BookCovers is built specifically for book covers. The AI knows what romance readers expect versus thriller readers. The editor has spine calculators, bleed lines, trim marks, and ISBN barcode placement. Exports are sized for real printers, not social media.
How do credits work?
Top up any amount from $2 to $100. Premium AI models use credits when generating — you see the exact cost before each generation. Free models never use credits. Credits never expire. One balance shared across all BookOS apps (Typewriter, AudiobookMaker, BookCovers, etc).
Do I own the covers I create?
Yes. Pro includes a full commercial license. Use your covers for print books, ebooks, audiobooks, ads, social media — anywhere. No attribution required. No royalties. No fine print.
Is the free tier really free?
Yes. Not a trial. You get 1 cover project, the full canvas editor, and free AI models. No credit card required. No watermark on the canvas — only on export. Upgrade to Pro when you need unlimited projects and clean exports.