Book Cover Builder — free design, print-ready CMYK PDF/X-1a

BookReady Cover Builder

Start

Artwork

Darken overlay

Front image zoom

Back image zoom

Tip

Click any text on the cover to edit it. Drag the title, author, blurb, or the background image itself, to move it. Zoom sliders let you reframe your artwork; double-click the image to re-center it.

Layout

Typeface

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Trim size

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Colors

Details

Accent rule Barcode placeholder

Just reserves the space — KDP & IngramSpark add the real barcode from your ISBN. Drag it to reposition, or turn it off. Own your ISBN? Generate a 300 DPI barcode and place it yourself.

Paper (affects spine)

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Page count (sets spine)

Spine width

Pick a cover style

Genre-tuned starting points, pick one, then make it yours. Every color, font, and word is editable.

Cover artwork

Starter artwork

Print-ready

Export full-wrap cover

A single PDF, back + spine + front, sized for IngramSpark & KDP.

Each cover is $19 and includes 3 downloads (for edits & re-exports). Converts to print-ready CMYK PDF/X-1a via the same Ghostscript engine as the scanner.