Most authors and book marketers know that covers are important — and that it can be worth spending money for a professionally designed cover. After all, a book’s cover design has a proven impact on sales.
But where can you go for help with your book cover design? We’re always on the lookout for useful resources, and we compiled this list for anyone seeking cover design help. We tried to include a variety of designers and premade cover options so you can find the best match for your genre and budget. While we haven’t vetted these specific resources ourselves, we hope they’re good places to start and make your search for cover design help less overwhelming.
Book Cover Designers
If you want a cover that’s truly customized to a book and its characters, you may want to consider hiring a professional cover designer. A seasoned professional can provide a unique, eye-catching design tailored to your book. Here are a few designers available for hire, with examples from each so you can quickly get a taste of their work.
Lawston Design
Lawston Design offers ebook, print books, and picture book design services. You can read more details here.
Cormar Covers
Cormar Covers offers design services for ebooks, print books, box sets, audiobooks, and more. You can see pricing details here.
Qamber Designs
Qamber Designs offers design services for book covers, logos, and swag. They also have some premade book covers available. You can see what packages they offer here.
Steven Novak
Steven Novak offers custom book design services, and also has a few dozen premade book covers available for purchase here.
Elderlemon Design
Elderlemon offers design services for ebooks, print books, and audiobooks. They specialize in horror, mystery, thriller, and crime. You can see their pricing details here.
MiblArt
MiblArt creates covers for fiction books, nonfiction books, and audiobooks. They also offer book formatting, logo design, and marketing materials. Here’s a list of their services and prices.
Rebecca Frank
Rebecca Frank offers custom covers for independent authors. You can see details on pricing here. She also has some premade covers available here.
For the Muse Design
Designer Elaina Lee offers ebook and print cover design services at affordable rates. You can see details on pricing here.
Wicked Good Book Covers
Wicked Good Book Covers (formerly Dark Moon Graphics) offers ebook, print book, and audiobook design services. You can see info on pricing here. Premade covers are also available here.
Lisa Amowitz
Lisa Amowitz is an author who offers custom ebook and print book designs and illustrations. You can see her book cover design portfolio here and request details about her services here.
Alchemy Book Covers
Alchemy Book Covers offers ebook, print book, and box set design services. You can see details on pricing here.
Bespoke Book Covers
Bespoke Book Covers offers both ebook and print cover designs for self-published authors with unlimited edits and lots of customization. Find more details here.
Damonza
Damonza offers cover design and interior formatting by subscription or one-time order. You can check pricing and register to place an order here. They also offer a free cover review.
Premade Book Cover Designs
If you’re looking for an option that might be less expensive, you can purchase a premade book cover design. These are customizable cover templates you can tweak yourself, and many of these websites also offer custom design services if you need additional help.
GetPremades
Starting at $120, you can get a unique premade cover with slight customization to match your branding. GetPremades also offers additional services like 3D mockups, logo design, and social media images.
GoOnWrite
GoOnWrite has hundreds of book cover designs available across dozens of genres and topics — and at $50 per cover with discounts for multiples, the pricing is excellent. James, the designer of all of these covers, offers custom design services as well.
DIY Book Covers
Get access to hundreds of book cover templates plus some extras, including formatting layout templates, an ISBN Barcode Generator, and 3D renderings of the cover once it’s ready. Packages include tutorials and start at $197.
Paper & Sage Design
Paper & Sage offers dozens of designs across many different genres, with prices starting at around $70 per cover and going up for print + ebook bundles. They also offer custom cover designs.
Littera Designs
Littera Designs has dozens of covers across many genres.
Cover Shot Creations
Cover Shot Creations offer premade covers in romance, YA, new adult, sci-fi/fantasy, thriller/mystery, and western categories.
Kingwood Creations
Kingwood Creations offers premade covers for a wide variety of genres, with the majority in the $50 to $200 range.
Ready to speak with a cover designer? Here are 12 questions to ask when hiring a book cover designer.
Have you worked with a book cover designer whose work you loved? Let us know in the comments below!
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This post was originally published on September 7th, 2016 and has been updated with new resources.
