AI Book Cover Generators and KDP Rules to Know
You can use an AI tool to help make a book cover, but you must follow KDP's rules. KDP asks you to say when images are AI-generated.
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Canva Book Cover for KDP: Settings That Work
You can make a KDP paperback cover in Canva by creating a custom-size design that matches your full cover width and height, including spine and bleed.
How to Make a Book Cover for Print and Ebook
To make a book cover, pick your trim size and page count first, because they set the cover dimensions.
KDP Cover Calculator Guide: Spine, Bleed and Size
A KDP cover calculator finds the full cover size from your trim size, page count and paper type. The width is two cover panels plus the spine plus bleed.
Paperback vs Hardcover vs Mass Market: Which to Pick
Paperbacks are the standard print format. They cost less to print and suit most self-published books. Hardcovers last longer, cost more and suit gifts, collectors and library sales.
How to Calculate Spine Width for a KDP Paperback Cover
The exact KDP spine formula for white, cream and color paper, how to work out the full cover width, and the bleed and spine-text rules that matter.
KDP Paperback Trim Size: How to Choose the Right One
Trim size changes cost, page limits and how your book feels. Learn how KDP groups trim sizes, what counts as large and how to choose.