Frequently Asked Questions

Common self-publishing sizes are built in — 6×9, 5.5×8.5, 8.5×11, and more — and custom trim sizes are also accepted. Enter your trim size, page count, and paper stock and the tool calculates the exact spine width, bleed, and safety zones for each printer automatically.

Spine width is a function of page count and paper stock (white paper, cream paper, standard color, or premium color). KDP and IngramSpark use slightly different spine-width formulas, so providing accurate specs lets us produce a separate print-ready file for each printer that passes their preflight.

Yes. Upload an existing ebook cover (JPEG or PNG) and BookCovers.pro will build the matching spine and back panel at the exact print dimensions for KDP and IngramSpark. Your front image is preserved as-is; spine and back are generated programmatically.

Enter your title, subtitle, author name, back-cover description, and optional style notes. You can also upload up to four reference images — a headshot, a style reference, an object or setting — to guide the AI. Free accounts can generate up to three AI covers per day; once you have any credit balance, AI generations and refinements are unlimited. You can refine or regenerate the cover as many times as you like before spending a credit to download.

Free accounts can generate or refine AI covers up to three times per day at no cost. Once you have a credit balance (any pack), AI generations and refinements are unlimited until you are ready to download. A credit is only spent when you click to download the final print-ready bundle — previewing, iterating, changing text, or regenerating the art never costs a credit.

The audiobook cover is a 1:1 square version of your front cover, with title and author name preserved, optimized for ACX, Findaway Voices, and other audiobook platforms. After purchasing a credit and downloading your bundle, click 'Generate audiobook cover' — it is included at no extra charge.

Yes. Every credit bundle includes hardcover case-laminate PDFs for both KDP and IngramSpark, in addition to the paperback wrap PDFs, ebook JPEG, and audiobook cover. Hardcover dust jackets with flaps are not yet supported.

No. Free accounts can generate up to three AI covers per day with no credit required — you will see a full-quality watermarked preview each time. Once you have any credit balance (any pack size), AI generations and refinements become unlimited. A credit is only spent when you click to download the final print-ready bundle.

After you generate a front cover, BookCovers.pro automatically checks whether any text crosses into the trim or bleed area. If it does, the proof page shows a warning and offers an Auto-fix (Outpaint) button that shrinks the design slightly and fills the new edges — usually resolving the issue in 20–40 seconds. You can also go back to the front-cover step and regenerate, or acknowledge the warning and proceed if the flagged element is intentional decorative art.

Yes. After downloading your print-ready bundle, a Distribute Print Book option appears on the proof page. BookCovers.pro sends your cover, interior PDF, and metadata to SelfPublishing.pro, which distributes through Ingram — putting your paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and thousands of other retailers worldwide. Distribution is free for BookCovers.pro users; SelfPublishing.pro takes 15% of net royalties. You can still upload the same KDP PDF directly to Amazon KDP yourself for tighter Amazon control.

Yes. On the back cover step, scroll to the Author section and toggle it on. You can upload a photo with your choice of frame shape (circle, square, rounded rectangle, or portrait rectangle), write a short bio, and the section will appear on the final printed back cover. The author section is included in the same print bundle at no extra cost.

Yes. When you start a new cover project, your SelfPublishing.pro books appear in a dropdown on the setup form. Selecting one pre-fills the title, author name, trim size, page count, paper type, and back-cover description — so you skip re-entering details you have already set. You can adjust any field before continuing.

One credit unlocks a full print-ready cover bundle: a paperback wrap-around PDF for KDP and a separate one for IngramSpark, hardcover case-laminate PDFs for both printers, a matching ebook JPEG, and an audiobook square cover. Every output is sized and bled to each printer's exact specifications.

Credit packs start at $24 for a single cover. Buying in bulk lowers the per-cover price to as little as $11.29 for the 100-pack. Design and preview are always free — you only spend a credit when you download the print-ready bundle.

Yes. Credits are valid for two years from the date of purchase and are non-transferable. Unused credits can be refunded within 30 days of purchase; once a credit has been spent on a downloaded file it cannot be refunded.

No. BookCovers.pro is credit-packs only — buy as many or as few covers as you need, with no recurring charge. The free account lets you design and preview with a watermark at no cost.

Unused credits are refundable within 30 days of purchase. Once a credit has been spent on a downloaded print-ready file, it cannot be refunded. Contact us at hello@bookcovers.pro to request a refund for unused credits.

Yes. For orders over 100 covers, contact us for volume pricing. There are also dedicated publisher cover packs for series, backlists, and client batches — see the Publisher Cover Packs page for details.

Print covers are delivered as PDF/X-1a:2001 CMYK at 300 dpi with fonts embedded and printer-appropriate bleed — one file tuned for KDP and one for IngramSpark. Ebook covers are high-resolution JPEGs.

Yes. The template math — spine width, bleed, safety margins — is calculated separately for each printer from your page count, trim size, and paper stock so that each file meets that printer's upload requirements.