AI Book Covers
How to Fix an AI Generated Book Cover for Print
An AI cover can look fine on screen and still fail on paper. Ten print failures, the exact repair for each, and what KDP and IngramSpark require.
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The articles below are written from real design experience, not theory. Every insight has been tested across thousands of real covers and hundreds of author conversations. If you're serious about your book's success, this is the most valuable free resource you'll find on self-publishing visual strategy.
Premade Covers
Premade Book Covers: The Complete Guide to Buying One
How premade book covers work: what you get from $49, the buying process, one business day turnaround, unlimited revisions, and the sold once licence.
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Amazon KDP
KDP Cover Size Guide: Spine Width, Bleed & Every Dimension Explained
Stop getting your cover rejected. The complete guide to calculating your KDP spine width, bleed requirements, and safe zones for both paperback and hardcover. Includes worked examples and a free calculator.
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Author Advice
The Book Cover Thumbnail Test: Why Your Cover Gets Judged at Postage-Stamp Size
Your cover is seen at about 160 pixels wide on Amazon for under a second. Learn the 60-second thumbnail test, the 3 mistakes that kill a cover at small size, and how to fix them so your cover can actually sell.
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Book Publishing
Book Publishing Service: Process, Pricing ($99/Platform), Timeline & Approval Guarantee
How my done-for-you book publishing service works: a simple process, transparent flat pricing of $99 per platform, a clear timeline, an approval guarantee, and live store links on publish day. I publish to Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo and more.
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Website Design
Custom Website Design: Process, Pricing, Timeline & Free Cloudflare Hosting
How my custom website design service works: a simple process, transparent pricing from $90, clear timeline, unlimited revisions, and free lifetime hosting on Cloudflare Pages. Hand-coded for speed, built for authors and anyone.
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Service Add-Ons
Service Add-Ons: Social Media Kit, Amazon A+ Content, 3D Boxset & Pricing
How my book cover service add-ons work: social media kits, Amazon A+ content, bookmark design, 3D boxset, web banners, interior title pages, and 3D mockups. Transparent pricing from $10 to $50, fast turnaround, and full commercial use.
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Book Formatting
Book Formatting Service: Process, Pricing, Timeline & Unlimited Revisions
How my book formatting service works: step-by-step process, transparent pricing from $99, a 3-day first sample, unlimited revisions, and print-ready plus ePub files for KDP, IngramSpark, and Apple Books.
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Book Cover Design
Book Cover Design Service: Process, Pricing, Timeline & Unlimited Revisions
How the custom book cover design service works: step-by-step process, transparent pricing from $99, a 3-day first draft, unlimited revisions, and print-ready files for KDP and IngramSpark.
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AI Tools for Authors
AI Book Cover Creator: How Authors Get a Professional Cover in Seconds (Not Weeks)
Discover how an instant AI book cover creator gives self-publishing authors a stunning, genre-accurate book cover in seconds, without Photoshop, design skills, or a $400 budget. Start free today.
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Author Advice
The Complete Self-Publishing Timeline: 12 Months Before Your Book Launch Day
A complete month-by-month self-publishing roadmap for first-time authors, from manuscript to launch day. Never miss a deadline again.
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Book Marketing & Tools
The Ultimate Guide to 3D Book Mockups: How to Create Free 3D Covers That Sell
Learn how to create photorealistic 3D book mockups for free with no signup or Photoshop. Boost Amazon sales, social ads, and reader engagement.
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Author Advice
How to Choose the Right Book Cover Designer: 7 Questions Every Author Must Ask
Hiring a book cover designer? Ask these 7 essential questions first, and learn the red flags that reveal an amateur before you spend a dollar.
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Author Advice
Is Your Book Cover Killing Your Amazon Sales? 5 Signs It's Time for a Redesign
Discover 5 unmistakable warning signs your book cover is costing you Amazon sales, and how a professional redesign can transform your results.
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Historical Fiction
Capturing the Tension of Cold War Berlin in 'The Wall'
Discover how atmospheric photo-manipulation and flag-textured typography captured the grit of the Iron Curtain.
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