Graphic Design
It’s said that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, however the truth is that if you want people to pick up your book, you need a good cover. A good cover tells the reader what your story is about, what genre, theme, and audience it’s for, and it generally draws in the right readers, the ones who want to read your book.
Pricing:
E-book
Starting at $100 – $200
- Up to 3 Cover concepts
- Premium fully-licensed stock images
- We’ll work with you until you get exactly what you want
- High quality covers (300DPI) designed specifically for Amazon Kindle and online bookstores
- A thumbnail for use on websites and other promotional material
- 3 free mockups for e-book
- 100% quality satisfaction. If you don’t like it, we’ll change it for free.
E-book and print (Paperback and Hardcover)
Starting at $200 – $400
- Everything e-book cover has plus:
- High quality paperback and hardcover covers for any size book
- 2 free mockups for paperback, 2 for hardcover, and 2 for both together
- 100% quality satisfaction. If you don’t like it, we’ll change it for free.
Audiobook
Additional $50
- Up to 3 Cover concepts based on the book cover
- Premium fully-licensed stock images
- We’ll work with you until you get exactly what you want
- High quality square covers (300DPI) designed specifically for Audible and online audiobook stores
- A thumbnail for use on websites and other promotional material
- 3 free mockups for audiobook
- 100% quality satisfaction. If you don’t like it, we’ll change it for free.
Dust Jacket for Hardcover
Additional $50
- Up to 3 jacket concepts based on the book cover
- Premium fully-licensed stock images
- We’ll work with you until you get exactly what you want
- High quality dust jacket (300DPI) designed to fit seamlessly on your hardcover book, with flaps
- 100% quality satisfaction. If you don’t like it, we’ll change it for free.
Our Cover Design Process
You are a writer. You write. You were never meant to design your own book cover. Still, we know you have a clear vision of what that cover should look like—even if you don’t have the design tools or technical skills to create it yourself.
We’re authors, too. We get it. At StoryLight, we don’t just take your manuscript and tell you what your cover has to be. Instead, we collaborate with you, combining your creative vision with our design expertise.
We bring your ideas to life using:
- Premium Stock Images: High-quality fully-licensed visuals tailored to your genre.
- Custom Illustrations: Unique artwork that sets your book apart.
- Hand-Picked Fonts: Typography carefully selected to match your story’s mood.
Ultimately, our goal is exactly the same as yours: we just want your book to look its absolute best.
Here’s an overview of how we do that:
- First, we either take your formatted book or create one using our formatting services and give you a free ISBN to get all the logistics out of the way. You don’t have to worry about margins or bleed space. We take care of everything.
- Next, we work with you to get an idea of what your vision is. We do this through questions, emails, and a free online consultation.
- Once we have an idea of what you want and your book’s voice, we’ll research the current market for your genre and audience and get an idea of what readers are looking for.
- We then move onto drafting. We’ll work with you to create 3 cover concepts. You will select the one that matches your vision, and we’ll work on that one to exceed your expectations.
- Finally, once your cover is locked in, we’ll finish it up, add the barcode, ISBN, and price, and make sure the formatting is right, then we’ll send it to you for review. Once that’s done, it goes off to the final stages of publishing and we’ll send you a copy along with mockups and a thumbnail you can use freely. Your cover is then yours forever.