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Your Book Cover Design Files

Your complete cover package — print-ready, digital, and editable source files for every platform.

Understanding your file names

  • [BookTitle] is replaced with your book's title
  • For longer titles, we use initials (e.g., "The Great Adventure" becomes TGA)
  • PB = Paperback, HB = Hardback

What's In Your Delivery

Click any file to learn more about what it's for and where to use it.

This is your complete paperback cover as a single PDF — front cover, spine, and back cover laid out to exact printer specifications with bleed marks. Upload this directly to Amazon KDP Print, IngramSpark, or any print-on-demand service when publishing your paperback. The file includes correct spine width calculated from your page count and paper type. No modifications needed — it's ready to print.

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Your hardback cover PDF is formatted for case-wrap printing (printed directly on the boards) with different bleed and spine width specifications than paperback. Upload this to IngramSpark or any hardcover print service. If you're not publishing a hardback edition right now, keep this file — you can use it anytime you decide to offer a hardcover option.

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A high-resolution JPG of your front cover only, sized to eBook distributor specifications. Upload this when publishing your Kindle eBook on KDP, Apple Books, Kobo, or any digital platform. This is also perfect for your website, social media, email newsletters, and marketing materials. It's your book's digital face.

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A photorealistic 3D rendering of your book showing the cover, spine, and dimension. Use this for social media posts, your author website, Amazon A+ Content, email campaigns, press releases, and anywhere you want to show off your book professionally. This image makes a huge difference in perceived quality — authors who use 3D mockups in their marketing see significantly higher engagement.

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This is the fully layered Adobe Photoshop file used to create your paperback cover. Every element — text, images, backgrounds, effects — is on its own layer and fully editable. If you need to update your subtitle, author name, add a 'Bestseller' badge, or make any changes, a designer can open this and modify it without starting from scratch. You need Adobe Photoshop to open .psd files. Keep this file safe — it's your cover's master file.

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Same as the paperback PSD but formatted for hardback specifications — different spine width, bleed, and board dimensions. If you update your paperback cover, you'll likely want to update the hardback too. Having both source files makes this straightforward for any designer.

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Common Questions

Find answers to common questions about our services

PDFs: Any PDF viewer — Adobe Reader, Preview, Chrome. They're ready to upload as-is. JPGs: Any image viewer or web browser. PSDs: Adobe Photoshop, but only if you need to make future edits. You don't need Photoshop for publishing.
For your print paperback: upload the Paperback Cover PDF. For your Kindle eBook: upload the eBook Cover JPG. KDP accepts both formats directly — no conversion needed.
Use the Paperback Cover PDF for paperback editions and the Hardback Cover PDF for hardcover editions. IngramSpark has specific spine and bleed requirements — your files are already formatted to their specifications.
Not for publishing — they're your source files for future changes. Keep them safe. If you ever need to add a "Bestseller" badge, update your subtitle, or refresh the design, these files save you from starting over. Every element is on its own layer and fully editable.
Absolutely. Use it on social media, your author website, Amazon A+ Content, email newsletters, press kits, book launch announcements — anywhere you want to showcase your book professionally. Authors who use 3D mockups in their marketing see significantly higher engagement.
Send us the PSD files and we can make revisions quickly and affordably. Alternatively, any designer with Adobe Photoshop can open and edit them. The layered format means individual elements (text, images, effects) can be changed without affecting the rest.
Different spine widths, bleed areas, and board dimensions. Paperback covers wrap around thin card stock; hardback covers wrap around rigid boards with different tolerances. Each format needs its own precisely calculated file — that's why you receive separate versions.

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