Book cover design brings together imagery, typography, genre cues, and the technical requirements of the publishing format. Greenfield Publishers offers custom cover design within its publishing packages, with concepts, revisions, licensing, and final deliverables defined in the proposal.
A cover should help the right reader recognize the kind of book they are considering. Share your synopsis, audience, title, subtitle, author name, and examples that explain your preferences. A memoir, business book, children's story, and novel can call for very different visual decisions.
Design for the actual format
An ebook needs a front cover. A print edition also needs a back cover and spine prepared for its final production dimensions. The spine depends on details such as page count and paper choice, so the final print wrap belongs after those decisions. A cover that works as a full-size image should also remain legible as a small retailer thumbnail.
Confirm assets and handoff
Your scope should state the number of concepts and revision rounds, whether illustration is included, image licensing responsibilities, and the final file formats. Source files, print-ready files, and promotional variations are different deliverables; ask for the required ones to be listed.
Questions authors ask
Is custom cover design included in the packages?
Yes. Basic, Standard, and Premium each list custom book cover design. Your quote confirms concepts, revisions, formats, and any additional illustration needs.
Can I see previous covers?
Yes. Our collection displays the owner-supplied covers from Greenfield projects. Review different genres and visual approaches before discussing your book.
Can one file be used for every edition?
Different formats can require different dimensions or files. Confirm the planned editions before approving production deliverables.