KDP Cover Maker
Make an Amazon KDP book cover from scratch or from your art: title, subtitle and author on the front, spine and back, at the exact trim, bleed and spine width for your page count. Print-ready PDF or Kindle JPG.
How it works
Drop in your cover art
A JPG or PNG of the front cover: the artwork you had made, an eBook cover, or a design from Canva. Nothing is uploaded; it is drawn in this tab.
Enter the book
Trim size, paper and page count, exactly as set up on KDP. The spine width is worked out from them, and the back cover is made from your art, a colour, or a second picture.
Download the cover PDF
One PDF at the exact size KDP's cover calculator gives, with 0.125 in bleed, the barcode area kept clear, and 300 dpi artwork. Upload it as the paperback cover.
KDP cover maker: a print-ready book cover from your title and art
This kdp cover maker sets your title, subtitle and author on the front, the title on the spine and the blurb on the back, on a sheet cut to the exact size KDP asks for: trim, 0.125 in bleed and a spine worked out from your page count and paper. Start with a plain or gradient background, or drop in your own art.
As a book cover maker it keeps the words inside the safe area and the barcode box clear, so the cover passes KDP's checks. It is also a kindle cover maker: the same design comes out as a 1600 × 2560 JPG for the eBook.
Already have a finished front cover? The KDP cover converter builds the spine and back round it.
Fonts that print the same everywhere
The lettering is drawn in fonts that come with the page (Liberation Serif and Sans, SIL Open Font License), so the cover looks the same on every computer and prints as previewed.
Readable on any background
The text colour is white or near-black, whichever reads on what is behind it, with a soft shadow over a picture. Choose a colour yourself to override it.
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Why it matters
The spine, worked out for you
Page count times the thickness of the paper: 0.002252 in a page on white, 0.0025 on cream, 0.002347 on premium colour. Change the page count and the whole cover resizes.
Guides you can see
Trim, bleed, the safe area for text, the spine folds and the 2 × 1.2 in barcode area are drawn over the preview and left out of the file, so nothing important is cut off.
A sharpness check
Your picture's real print resolution on the front is shown before you download, with the pixel size it needs to reach 300 dpi.
Questions
Can I make a cover without a picture?
Yes. Press "Start with a plain cover", pick a colour or a gradient, and type the title and author.
Is the KDP cover maker free?
Yes, and nothing is uploaded: the cover is drawn in your browser.
Does it make hardcover covers?
Not yet: paperback full wrap, front cover only and Kindle eBook covers.
How do I turn a JPG or PNG into a KDP cover PDF?
Drop the picture in, choose the trim size, paper type and page count you set on KDP, and download the PDF. It is one page at the full cover size - back, spine and front - with bleed, which is the file KDP's cover upload asks for.
How wide is my spine?
Page count × 0.002252 in for black and white or standard colour on white paper, × 0.0025 in on cream, and × 0.002347 in on premium colour. A 300-page book on white paper has a 0.676 in spine.
What size is a 6 × 9 KDP cover?
Width = 0.125 + 6 + spine + 6 + 0.125 in, height = 9.25 in. At 300 pages on white paper that is 12.926 × 9.25 in, or 3878 × 2775 px at 300 dpi.
Can I put text on the spine?
KDP allows spine text only on books of more than 79 pages, and it must sit 0.0625 in inside each fold. Below that the spine is left plain here, and the page says why.
Where does the barcode go?
KDP prints it in a 2 × 1.2 in area at the bottom right of the back cover, 0.25 in from the spine and the bottom edge. Keep text and faces out of that box; tick "white barcode box" for a clean white patch.
What resolution does KDP need?
300 dpi at the printed size. A 6 × 9 front with bleed needs about 1838 × 2775 px. A smaller picture still converts, and the page tells you how soft it will print.
Can I make just the front cover, or a Kindle eBook cover?
Yes. "Front cover only" gives the trim plus 0.125 in bleed on every side; "Kindle eBook" gives a 1600 × 2560 px JPG, the shape and size KDP recommends.
Does KDP accept RGB?
Yes. KDP prints from RGB PDFs and converts the colour itself; the cover here is RGB at 300 dpi, which is what KDP asks for.