Cover Design

Send Your Cover Details

Your Concept

Your Concept

As much input as you can provide on your cover design – colors, effects, images and fonts.

 Your Cover Text

Your Cover Text

Typically including title, subtitle, testimonials, author bio, publisher details and logo.
Your Deadline

Your Deadline

Standard turnaround is one week depending on current demand.

 Print Detail

Print Detail

PDF spec, ISBN-13, trim size, bind type (case-bound, perfect-bound, dust jacket), paper type.

Get a cover design quotation or contact us with any questions

We Create It

Template Creation

Template Creation

Produced for your selected bind type with required bleed lines and print guides.

 Sourcing

Sourcing

Research and licensing for images and fonts (one of each included in price).
Cover Layout

Book Cover Layout

Created with InDesign in CMYK color at 300 dpi.

 Image Word

Image Work

Design elements manipulated in Photoshop as required.
Barcode Creation

Barcode Creation

Barcode includes 13-digit ISBN and selling price if required.

 Pre-Flight Check

Pre-Flight Check

Pre-flight checking for colors, safety areas, fonts and resolution.
Changes

Changes

Up to 20 minutes of design tweaks made for free. Further work subject to charge.

 Online Payment

Online Payment

Payment by PayPal (credit/debit card or PayPal account) or invoice if previously agreed.

And Deliver a Beautifully Designed Book Cover

Designed Cover

Your cover design as a PDF cover file, based on your input and instructions in full CMYK color, at 300dpi with all the correct bleed lines and pre-flight checks completed ready to be sent straight to your printer.

Visit FAQs to read our answers to all your cover design questions.

Cover Design Price List*
Full Cover Layout
$160 USD - $320 USD		 Provide us with a mock-up of your front cover design or detail on the specific colors, effects, images and font style you are looking for and we will have our Photoshop and InDesign experts prepare it ready for your print house.
Front Cover Mock-Ups
$80 USD each		 Want to see a few alternatives before finalising your layout? Give our designers direction on what you are looking for and they will prepare a range of front cover mock-ups for you to choose from.
3D Cover Image
$32 USD		 3D rendering of your final cover as a paperback or hardback book for use in your marketing campaign.
Marketing jpeg
$16 USD		 Small image of your front cover design optimised for use on Amazon, Barnes & Noble etc. Cropping or further optimisation of the cover to produce a wider design may be subject to additional charge.


All covers subject to a minimum charge of $160 USD

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Post It Pins

“Much thanks to the team! This is exactly what I had in mind.”

Samantha came to us with a rough idea of what she wanted her self-help book cover design to look like. After refining the concept we produced a draft with stock images for her approval before optimising the design for print. The final design was produced in full CMYK color, at 300dpi on InDesign templates in line with the trim, spine width, bleed and safety areas provided by her print house. Once the ISBN was added she was able to review the file before confirming she was entirely happy and making payment.

Just received my first hard copy from Lightning Source – the book and cover design both look superb! I am very grateful to you for producing this all so quickly. I’m so proud and happy to be holding a copy of the finished article.

Janet Brocker

Owner of Brocker Studios
Canada

Review before payment