Best For
Authors with a finished or nearly-finished manuscript who need a professional cover that looks credible in their genre.
Cover Design
Book Cover Design That Works
Book Cover Design That Works
In Print and on Amazon
A book cover has to do two jobs at once: look credible in full size and still stop a reader at thumbnail size. Literary Lab designs for both.
What You Get
Custom Covers Built
Custom Covers Built
For Real Storefronts
Cold readers judge books fast. For self-published authors, the cover is the first trust signal. This service focuses on market fit, typography, composition, and a complete print wrap that matches current publishing specs.
Genre-aware cover direction
Front, spine, and back cover wrap
Separate Kindle front cover file
High-resolution export for print and web
Revision rounds within approved direction
Not Included
Illustration-heavy art commissions, audiobook assets, and platform ad campaigns are separate from the base cover-design scope.
Starting Price
$149 for custom cover design, with scope clarified when a project needs complex art direction or unusual format requirements.
Author Questions
Book Cover Design FAQ
Why not just use a template cover?
Template-based covers often look generic and fail to compete in crowded categories. A custom cover lets the genre cues, typography, and composition work specifically for your title and reader expectations.
Do I get files for both print and Kindle?
Yes. The standard cover service includes the full print wrap and a separate front cover export for Kindle or other digital platforms.
What if I do not know my final page count yet?
That is common. The page count affects spine width, so the final print wrap is completed once the formatted interior and final page count are confirmed.
Next Step
Need a Cover That Looks
Need a Cover That Looks
Worth Clicking?
Send the genre, title, subtitle, and what stage the manuscript is in. We will tell you if you only need a cover or if the project needs a fuller publishing path.