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Design a KDP‑Ready Book Cover
Open the free KDP Cover Creator and export a print‑ready PDF.
KDP Cover Pitfalls: 7 Details That Cause Rework (Page Count, Spine, Bleed)
A practical “avoid rework” guide for first-time KDP authors. Learn the 7 most common KDP cover mistakes—page count changes, spine width inputs, bleed & safe zones, margins, barcode space, PDF export, and resolution—plus a 10‑minute upload checklist.
KDP Cover Creator Guide: Design Covers Without a Designer (Zero Math Required)
Stop struggling with spine calculations and bleed settings. Discover how to use BookCoversLab to generate KDP-compliant, 300 DPI covers in just 6 steps.
The Ultimate Cover Design Showdown: Canva vs. PS vs. BookCoversLab
Your book cover has 2 seconds to sell. We test 4 top tools—Canva, PS, BookBrush, and BookCoversLab—to find the one that balances ease, professionalism, and price for authors."
KDP Cover Design Elements Deep Dive:Deconstructing the Visual Language of Bestsellers
This deep dive deconstructs KDP bestseller cover design into four core pillars—Typography, Color, Imagery, and Composition—explaining how each element psychologically signals to the target reader within three seconds. The piece highlights BookCoversLab as a shortcut, combining integrated AI image generation with One-Click Bestseller Templates for professional, market-proven covers.
KDP Cover Wrong Size in Canva? Here’s the Easy Fix
KDP rejection errors? Learn why your Canva book cover keeps coming in wrong size for KDP (it's the spine and bleed!) and discover the easy, error-proof fix.
Book Cover Pixelated Font on KDP? Here’s the Real Fix
Seeing blurry, jagged, or pixelated fonts on your KDP cover? This guide diagnoses the root causes (DPI & rasterization) and provides the ultimate error-proof solution.