50+ Book Cover Designs, Format & Examples
As the saying goes, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” While that is true, you can’t deny that attractive book covers capture the readers’ attention. They bring excitement before a reader opens the first page.
To create a book cover of your very own, follow the following steps:
- Browse through several book cover designs examples for your own book cover
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50+ Book Cover Designs, Format & Examples
As an author or amateur story writer, creating an engaging plot is a mighty challenge. But once you’re done with it, another challenge you must face is crafting a beautiful book cover. If you aren’t confident in that regard, there’s no shame in it. Designing a book cover is a different beast from writing a compelling story. Here we have a long list of elegant book covers that would be perfect for your novel or children’s book.
1. Classic Children’s Story Book Cover Design
This cute children’s book cover design features a mama bear and a baby bear. It’s the perfect book cover for fable stories or stories between the bond of a mother and child.
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2. Toddlers Story Book Cover Design
Our Toddlers Story Book Cover Design features a cute sleeping bunny. It’s the perfect aesthetic for stories targeted at children under five years old.
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3. Simple Children’s Story Book Cover Design
If your story’s plot is about a youngling exploring the forest, then this might be the book cover design you’ve been looking for. The title says “The Doe in the Forest,” but you can change it to your own title.
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4. Wattpad Book Cover Design
Though Wattpad stories aren’t printed books, they deserve to have a book cover, albeit a digital one. So if you’re a Wattpad writer, you can have our Wattpad Book Cover Design. It’s perfect for fantasy stories about gods, witches, and wizards.
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5. Vintage Wattpad Book Cover Design
Here’s another Wattpad Book Cover Design but with a vintage aesthetic. Its feel is a fitting cover for crime, thriller, and mystery stories.
6. Fiction Wattpad Book Cover Design
If your Wattpad story is all about assassins and has a sci-fi vibe, then our Fiction Wattpad Book Cover is for you.
7. Business Book Cover Design
If your book is all about business and how to start one, you should grab our Business Book Cover Design. It looks minimalistic and professional, nothing too fancy. Just simplicity and elegance.
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8. Photo Cookbook Cover Design
If what you’ve been writing is a cookbook, of course, its book cover must feature mouth-watering delicacies, just like our Photo Cookbook Cover Design. The very sight of it is enough to hook the attention of food lovers. Speaking of photo cookbook, we also have over 80 cookbook templates.
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9. Accounting Book Cover Design
If you’re an accountant and you’ve been writing a book about accounting practices, this template’s yours. Our Accounting Book Cover Design features an image of a laptop, pen, and notebook, things that accountants use to do their job.
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10. Social Media Book Cover Design
If you’re writing about social media, our Social Media Book Cover Design would be great. It shows an image of hands tinkering with a tablet’s touchscreen flashing logos of social media platforms.
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11. Photo Book Cover Design
Our Photo Book Cover Design is a perfect visual intro for any book about photography. So if you’re writing that type of book, feel free to download this design.
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12. Family Photo Book Cover Design
Books aren’t just all about stories and tutorials about fields of studies. They can also be about family or your family. Creating a book that features photos of your loved ones’ happy moments would fill your heart. And a perfect cover for it would be our Family Photo Book Cover Design.
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13. Fiction Photo Book Cover Design
Fiction stories are the most compelling stories. That said, fiction books must also have compelling covers. Just like the example we’ve set with our Fiction Photo Book Cover Design.
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14. Children’s Non-Fiction Book Cover Design
Children can also immerse themselves in non-fiction books. However, they have to be visually appealing, and that starts with the book covers. In that case, you should download our Children’s Non-Fiction Book Cover Design.
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15. Creative Book Cover Design
A book about graphic design has to show for it on its cover. It should be in a way that readers immediately get the gist that it’s about graphic design at first glance. So if that’s the sort of book you’ve been writing, use our Creative Book Cover Design.
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16. Children’s Fashion Book Cover Design
If you’re creating a fashion book for kids, you should use our Children’s Fashion Book Cover Design. It might not be as extravagant as fashion magazine ads, we assure you that it’s the most fitting design for your cover.
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17. Travel Photobook Cover Design
If you’re arranging a travel photo book, then grab our Travel Photobook Cover Design. With it, your book will look just as good as travel magazines.
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18. Wedding Photobook Cover Design
Creating a wedding photo book is a great idea to have something to remember your wedding day by. For that, you can use the design of our Wedding Photobook Cover. It’ll look better than wedding magazine ads.
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19. Photo Autobiography Book Cover Design
Our Photo Autobiography Book Cover is a great inspiration to create covers for autobio books. It should have an image of the person being talked about in the book.
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20. Barbershop eBook Cover Page Design
If you’re writing about a barbershop in eBook format, this design below would be the perfect cover page. With it as your cover, your eBook will obtain advertising magazine type of quality.
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21. Magazine Book Cover Design
If you’re writing a magazine about your travels, you should get our magazine cover sample below. It evokes the feeling of being an explorer and urges your readers to experience your journey.
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22. Prayer Journal Book Cover Design
If the book you’re writing consists of Christian prayers, there’s no better cover for it than our Prayer Journal Book Cover Design. Its aesthetic quality is on par with that of church magazines.
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23. Novel Book Cover Design
Here we have another book cover template designed for fantasy books. If your novel has characters that are angels, gods, and whatnot, this would be a great cover.
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24. Business Management Book Cover Design
If you’re writing a book about business management, a simple-looking cover would be best for it. That said, you should take our Business Management Book Cover. Your book will be as elegant as reputable business magazines.
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25. Recipe Book Cover Design
Our Recipe Book Cover Design is so appetizing to look at. With that in mind, this should be the design of your recipe book. It’ll look good on bookshelves and will be as attractive as most cooking magazines.
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26. Simple Book Cover Design
Our Simple Book Cover Design is a simple as it gets. It only has a white-colored backdrop, uses simple font styles for its text, and has wavy lines below it. We intended for the most minimalist people. Get this editable book cover if you like simplicity.
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27. Thriller Book Cover Design
Thriller novels must have creepy or spook book covers, just like our Thriller Book Cover Design. It evokes fear in the reader, and at the same time, curiosity about how the story unfolds. With this type of book cover, many will be picking up your thriller novel from bookshelves.
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28. Fiction Book Cover Design
Our Fiction Book Cover Design belongs to the category of modern book covers. Its entire backdrop has a photograph of a bridge with thick, tall trees at its other end.
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29. Comic Book Cover Design
Comic books designs are classics. If you’re writing a children’s comic book, our Comic Book Cover Design can be your guide. You don’t have to completely mirror it. You can simply take inspiration from it.
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30. Photography Book Cover Design
Though photography is heavily about visuals, it’s still something nice to write about, as shown by many photography magazine writers. So if you’re making a photography book, you should use the design below as your book cover.
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31. Science Fiction Book Cover Design
Our Science Fiction Book Cover has a captivating design. It has the Milky Way Galaxy as its backdrop and countless specks of stars. A book with this design cover will surely attract sci-fi fans.
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32. Square Hardcover Book Cover Example
This book cover example is perfect for hardcovers. It’s simple but at the same time elegent.
33. Angel Book Cover Example
Are angels part of your novel? If so, then this Angel Book Cover could be useful.
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34. Train Book Cover Example
Is your story set on a train, like The Polar Express and The Murder on the Orient Express? If so, then you should take this Train Book Cover.
35. Love Book Cover Design
If you’re writing a romance novel, its book cover should ooze with romantic vibes. Our Love Book Cover Design has that quality. So feel free to download and use this printable book cover for your novel.
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36. Small Business Book Cover Design
Small business magazines are relatively dominating shelves and racks on stores. However, that doesn’t mean your small business book can’t compete. With a decent cover design like the one below, readers will pick it up.
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37. Simple Fiction Book Cover Design
Here we have another book cover template made for fiction books, either fantasy or sci-fi. You can download and edit it on Adobe Photoshop (PSD).
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38. 3D Book Cover Design
Our book cover template below shows images of a 3D shape, making it a perfect cover for books about dimension, geometry, and also graphic design. If you fancy it, download it. It’s customizable in Adobe Illustrator.
39. Fantasy Sci-Fi Action Book Cover Example
This book cover example shows an illustration of a well-fortified castle, just like the Red Keep on Game of Thrones.
40. Vintage Book Cover Example
Vintage never gets old. A vintage book cover makes your book look like a first edition version.
41. Food Journal Book Cover Design
Our Food Journal Book Cover Design is, well, all about food. It shows an image of a stack of pancakes, an ice cream, and a chocolate cake. If you’re a food lover, you would definitely like this. Download and customize it in Apple (MAC) Pages.
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42. Blank Book Cover Design
Our Blank Book Cover is designed to be filled with your own visuals and your information as the author. It’s a good foundation to start designing your own book cover on Microsoft Word.
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43. Fashion Book Cover Design
Here we have another book cover design for fashion books, but this one is for adults. If you’re a fashion book author, this design is yours to edit in Google Docs. It has stunning artwork that oozes elegance and glamour.
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44. Create Space Book Cover Design
Our Create Space Book Cover is another simple-looking design on this list. It doesn’t have any color except black and white. It’s for those who prefer minimalist designs. And if you want that kind of feel for your book, this template is yours. Beautify it on Adobe InDesign. You can also browse more of our book covers InDesign.
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45. Black Kindle Book Cover Example
Do you want a cover with a pitch-black backdrop? If yes, then take this Black Kindle Book Cover.
46. Chipmunks Book Cover Example
Chipmunks are cute and appealing to children. Take this book cover example if your book is targeted at children.
47. Apocalypse Book Cover Example
The Apocalypse Book Cover is perfect if your novel is all about war, destruction, and gods.
48. Editable Book Cover Example
This Editable Book Cover is suitable for fantasy novels about kings, queens, witches, and knights.
49. Dog Book Cover Example
Are you writing a book about man’s best friend? If you are, download this Dog Book Cover Example.
50. Inspirational Book Cover Example
Writing a book about inspirational and motivational stories? Grab this Inspirational Book Cover sample.
BOOK COVER FORMAT
Though book covers vary in appearance and design style, their core components are the same. In order to create a standard book cover, you have to know those components, which we’ll be discussing here.
1. Book Title
The title of the book should be the most recognizable element of the book cover. Most of the time, it’s the book title that captures the readers’ interest. The book title must have a sizeable font size to be readable at first glance. And you must set a font style for it that fits the theme and vibe of your book.
2. The Author’s Name
A book cover will never be complete without the author’s name. The author deserves the credit for writing a book. That said, his or her name should be on the cover and must look as good and recognizable as the book title.
3. The Publishing House’s Name
Aside from the author, the publishers of the book deserve credit as well. Without them, the book wouldn’t even make it on the shelves of bookstores. However, the font size of their name should be way smaller than that of the book title and author’s name. And they should be placed somewhere around the top or bottom-most part of the cover.
4. Images, Illustrations, and Artworks
There are some book covers that look plain, with no images, illustrations, or artworks of any kind, but are still presentable. However, book covers that have those design elements look way better. Your book cover can have images of your story characters, plot setting, symbols, or anything that hints at what your book is all about. It’s up to the author on what design elements to include.
FAQs
What makes for a quality book cover?
A quality book cover clearly states the title and the author’s name. Its design, no matter how subtle, fits with the theme and vibe of the book’s story or topic. And lastly, it shouldn’t be overly done. Keeping it simple will do.
What software should I use to create a book cover?
These are the software that you can use to create book covers:
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Publisher
- Microsoft Word
- Google Docs
- Apple Pages
What are the types of book covers?
These are the types of book covers:
- Hardcover case wrap
- Hardcover dust jacket
- Paperback
How much does a professional book cover designer charge?
Professional book cover designers usually charge around $500 to $800 per project.
What book cover color sells best?
Book cover color is not an essential criterion in terms of how much a book will sell. But it’s said that red book cover colors sell the best. That’s because red represents a lot of things, such as power, emotion, enthusiasm, and love. However, potential book sales shouldn’t dictate your book cover’s color. Whatever is the best color that fits with the theme, go for it.
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