Questions before you upload
Short answers about the free preview, paid files, KDP sizing and what happens to the images you upload.
Is BookCoverGen free to try?＋
Yes. You can generate a watermarked cover preview without an account or a credit card. A human-made front cover starts at $19, a full wrap is the $29+ add-on, and a custom cover starts at $49. The size calculator and the pre-upload checker are free.
Do I need an account?＋
No. You can generate a watermarked preview, regenerate to compare directions, and size a cover without signing in. An account is only useful if you want your drafts kept together in My covers so you do not lose a direction you liked.
Can I use the cover commercially?＋
You can use a paid export on books you publish yourself. We do not resell the same design to another author. Any photo, illustration or font you bring to the design must be yours or properly licensed; we cannot grant rights to third-party material.
Are the exported files ready to upload to KDP?＋
Paid orders are delivered in the trim size and format agreed in your brief. KDP still reviews every file, and its guidelines change, so compare the delivered file with the current KDP template and cover guidelines before you publish.
Will KDP accept a cover sized with this tool?＋
No. It calculates the panels, spine, bleed and safe area you need to check against the platform's current template. Print and platform specs differ and change, so always download the current template from your printer and verify the numbers before upload.
Can you make the spine and back cover too?＋
A full wrap (back cover and spine) is added to a custom order and starts at $29, depending on the interior. The $19 option is a front cover only. You need the final page count and paper type first; the calculator gives you those numbers.
What does the $19 front cover include?＋
One front cover, prepared as a print-ready file at the trim you selected: the type is set properly, spacing and alignment are corrected, and the title is checked at thumbnail size. It starts from the preview direction you picked or from a cover you already own. It is not a new illustration, and it does not include a back cover or spine.
What happens to the images I upload?＋
Uploaded reference images are used only to generate the previews in your session. They are not published and not added to a public gallery. Delete your drafts whenever you like; we keep only what is needed to deliver a paid order.
Is BookCoverGen affiliated with Amazon or Kindle Direct Publishing?＋
No. BookCoverGen is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon or Kindle Direct Publishing. KDP is named only to describe the sizes and formats commonly used for self-publishing.
What if a paid file is unusable?＋
The free preview has nothing to refund. Paid work is quoted before it starts, and nothing is charged until you approve the sample; after delivery, a file that is corrupt or unusable is redone or refunded within 7 days. For $19 and $49+ work, a full refund is available before work starts; after the first draft we finish the agreed revision rounds, and if the delivered files do not match the brief we fix them or refund the unused part.
What's the best AI book cover generator for KDP authors?＋
Best depends on what you need it for. For a KDP paperback, start with a tool that gives you a clean front cover and the spine and bleed numbers in one place. BookCoverGen offers a free watermarked preview, a human-made front cover from $19, a full wrap add-on from $29 and custom covers from $49, plus a free size calculator for 6 × 9, 5.5 × 8.5, 5 × 8 and 8.5 × 11 in trims.