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How to Design a Book Cover With AI

7/20/2026

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How to Design a Book Cover With AI


Today, you don't have to spend $500 or more on a professional cover designer, or use some premade cover template. With AI, you can get an amazing, custom cover in just seconds, at an affordable price. In this post, find out how to design a book cover with AI, even if you have no technical or graphic-design experience.
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Example covers - Book Leopard AI

AI Book Cover Design - Step 1 - Create Account


​First, you'll need an account on an AI tool for cover creation. Book Leopard, developed by Galdi Media, is the best AI book cover generator since its AI is specialized for book marketing. You can create an account here:  
Visit Book Leopard

AI Book Cover Design - Step 2 - Enter What Your Book Is About


Book Leopard offers a free trial. Without paying anything, you'll be able to tell the site what your book is about. The AI will use that to create customized marketing material for your book. You have two ways to tell the tool what your book is about:

  • Type/paste an overview. Type a paragraph or more. Or, if you happen to already have a description - ex, on Amazon - you can just paste it into the site.
 
  • Upload your manuscript. Or, just upload your manuscript as a Word or PDF file and the software will see what your book is about. 

AI Book Cover Design - Step 3 - Get a Credit


After you tell Book Leopard what your book is about, in just seconds, it'll recommend you 3 effective KDP categories for Kindle, and 3 for paperback, and create a compelling book description. First-time users get all of this for free.

To unlock the tool's cover-design feature - plus, all of its other premium features - you'll need to get a credit from the site. Fortunately, these are very affordable, costing considerably less than hiring a professional cover designer.

A Book Leopard credit is just $49. If you'd like to create a cover for multiple books, you can get credits for even less with a package. The site does not charge a subscription fee. 

AI Book Cover Design - Step 4 - Choose a Cover Concept


Book Leopard's AI will suggest 3 custom concepts for your book's cover. If one of them seems like a great fit, just select it and the AI will create a cover image for it. If, instead, you'd like some updates to the concepts, just type in your preferences and the site will quickly modify the concepts.
Example - Book Leopard cover concepts

AI Book Cover Design - Step 5 - Specify Text and Series Preferences


Before the AI book-marketing software creates your cover image, you'll have a chance to specify the text you'd like to appear on it. In particular:

  • Book title
  • Author name
  • Author highlight (ex, mention of an award)
  • Series name (if applicable)

If your book happens to be part of a series, you'll also be able to give your cover the same overall look as existing series covers, which can help readers associate the books with your series, leading to more sales. To do this, all you need to do is upload an existing series cover to Book Leopard.
Example - Book Leopard cover text and series preferences

AI Book Cover Design - Step 6 - Finalize Your Cover Image


In just seconds, Book Leopard will generate a custom cover image for you, taking into account your chosen concept and text and series preferences. This will be a unique cover, not one made from a template. 

If the image looks good to you, easily download it as a JPG file. It'll be automatically formatted for inclusion on Amazon KDP and other platforms.

Or, possibly you'd like some updates to your image before finalizing it. That's completely okay. Just type what you'd like changed and the tool will quickly modify your cover image.
Example - Book Leopard cover image
​Ready to get started with AI cover design? Just click the button:
Visit Book Leopard

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I create a book cover with AI?


​Yes, you can create a book cover with AI. To get a great cover quickly, use an AI tool that's specialized for book marketing, with Book Leopard being the best.

What's the difference between a book cover template and AI cover design?


A book cover template is a premade cover, which you can modify somewhat, while AI cover design will create a custom, unique cover for your book. Modifying a cover template can take quite a lot of time, while an AI book cover generator can give you a cover in just seconds.

How much does a good book cover cost?


​With AI, you can get a great, custom book cover for under $50. For example, with the AI tool Book Leopard, you can generate a cover for just $49, no subscription fee necessary. If you'd like to create covers for multiple books, you can for even less per book, with a package. 

Can I create my own book cover?


Yes. With AI, you can get a great, custom book cover quickly, even if you don't have any graphic-design experience. For example, you can use the AI software Book Leopard to create a compelling cover, in just seconds, for only $49. A cover from a professional graphic designer could cost 10 times as much, and take considerably longer to get. 
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