Book Formatting
Print-ready interior files at your chosen trim size, plus reflowable eBook files tested across devices.
Book Cover Design
A cover has to work at the size of a thumbnail
Most readers meet your book as a 200-pixel image in a list. We design for that first, then make sure the full print wrap holds up in the hand.
Clear scope and milestones
Author-first ownership
Structured review points
Professional delivery
The problem this solves
Covers fail in two ways: they ignore genre convention so readers cannot place the book, or they carry detail that disappears at retail thumbnail size.
What you end up with
A cover that signals the right category instantly, remains legible when small, and comes with correctly built print and digital files.
What is included
Scope of the Engagement
- Genre and comparable-cover research
- Two to three distinct design concepts
- Two revision rounds on the chosen direction
- Full print wrap: front, spine and back with correct spine width
- Back-cover copy layout with barcode placement
- Kindle and social-ready image sizes
Deliverables
What Lands in Your Inbox
- Print-ready wrap PDF
- eBook cover JPG at retailer specification
- 3D mockups for promotion
- Editable source files
Final deliverables, publishing arrangements, distribution access and account setup depend on the selected package and signed service agreement.
Built around your project
A professional process without the guesswork
Every service follows a clear sequence with defined deliverables, review points and approvals.
Defined scope before production
Clear milestones and approvals
Collaborative review process
Professional final delivery
How we work
The book cover design process
A clear, collaborative sequence with defined steps, review points and deliverables.
- 01
Research
What the top titles in your category look like, and why.
- 02
Concept
Distinct directions rather than three versions of one idea.
- 03
Refine
Two rounds on the chosen route, including typography and thumbnail testing.
- 04
Build
Final wrap constructed to the exact spine width for your page count and paper.
Ideal for
Who This Suits
01
Self-publishing authors preparing for launch
02
Authors rebranding an existing title
03
Series that need a consistent visual system
Questions
Book Cover Design questions
Related services
Often paired with this
Book Illustration
A consistent illustrated interior where character, palette and composition hold across every spread and print at full quality.
Book Marketing
A marketing plan with a defined order of operations, honest expectations, and measurement you can actually read.
Next step
Talk through your book cover design project
Bring what you have — notes, a partial draft, or just the idea. You will leave the call with an honest view of scope and sequence.