Book cover design in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Standalone covers, series treatments and full paperback, hardback and ebook variants — designed to read at thumbnail and stand up on the shelf.
What's in a book cover project.
A cover has to work at thumbnail on a phone, at full size on a shop table, and at 6mm spine width on a shelf. It also has to tell the right kind of reader this book is for them. We design for all of it.
Read the manuscript
We read the book (or the synopsis and three sample chapters) before drawing anything. Cover design that doesn't know what's inside is just packaging.
Design at thumbnail first
Most discovery happens at 200px wide. We design at that scale first, then scale up — not the other way round.
Spine, back & variants together
Spine width calculated from page count and stock. Back-cover blurb, ISBN block, hardback / paperback / ebook variants all designed in one pass.
Recent book covers.
A selection from 2023–2026 · Browse all work →
How a book cover project actually runs.
Three to five weeks. Front, spine, back and variants designed together from the start.
Discover
Read manuscript / sample. Audience, genre conventions, comp-title scan, publisher requirements.
Direction
Two cover routes presented at thumbnail scale first, then at full size with spine and back.
Develop
Final cover finalised. Spine width calculated. Hardback / paperback / ebook variants prepared.
Deliver
Print-ready PDF/X with bleeds, ISBN block, barcode. Ebook square (3000×4500). Approved at proof.
We've published two of Nicolas's covers this year. The series treatment is the most reused asset on our backlist marketing — every retailer asks who designed them. Sales have followed.
Clear scope. Tailored quote.
Every book cover project is quoted bespoke against page count, format (paperback / hardback / ebook), and any series or backlist considerations. After a short call you'll get a written estimate with deliverables and timeline.
What every book cover project includes
- Manuscript / sample read
- Comp-title & genre audit
- Two cover directions at thumbnail and full size
- Final front cover (print & ebook)
- Spine width calculated from page count
- Back cover with blurb, ISBN & barcode
- Variants for hardback / paperback / ebook as needed
- Print-ready PDF/X delivery
Got a book to cover?
Four fields, two minutes. We'll come back within one working day with a written response — not a sales call.