DIY Book Covers on the BookBird Author Score
Author Score · book cover design · #3 of 8
Best for: Budget authors wanting AI-made ebook covers with one-time credit packs
82.5 of 100 points = 8.2 out of 10. How this score is calculated
Author jobs, from DIY Book Covers’s own pages
- No: Print covers sized for KDP (no)
- Yes: Ebook cover sizes
- Yes: Book cover templates
- Yes: Images and fonts cleared for commercial use
- Yes: Print-ready export
- Yes: 3D mockups for promotion
DIY Book Covers pricing
Several ways to pay, one-time option. There is a free plan. The plans as DIY Book Covers’s own site listed them on October 7, 2026, in US dollars:
- Free cover maker (3 free covers per week (FAQ) / 3 per day (cover maker page))
- Starter Pack: $19 one-time (up to 50 generations, 1 upscale)
- Creator Pack: $39 one-time (up to 150 generations, 3 upscales)
- Series Pack: $59 one-time (up to 300 generations, 5 upscales)
Credit packs, no subscription; refund on request per the cover maker FAQ (older template terms: full refund within 30 days).
What DIY Book Covers offers
From DIY Book Covers’s own pages, checked on October 7, 2026:
- AI cover generator tuned for book covers, with reference uploads and redesign
- Free online template editor with genre cover templates
- Upscaled files at 300 DPI sized for 6x9 and KDP ebook specs
- Commercial use of generated covers stated on pricing and FAQ
- Free 3D mockup tool and cover animator
- Cover critique tool that scores an existing cover
- One credit system across all tools, no subscription
Runs on: web. Exports: PNG. Needs an internet connection.
Who DIY Book Covers suits, and what its pages do not say
Best for: Budget authors wanting AI-made ebook covers with one-time credit packs.
Not confirmed on DIY Book Covers’s pages when we checked: print covers sized for KDP. That is what the vendor states, not a test; a feature can exist without being described, and the score only credits what is.
About 880 people a month search Google in the US for “diy book covers”, down 23% over the past year (Google Ads data via DataForSEO).
DIY Book Covers alternatives
| Software | Score | Price from | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canva | 8.5 | Free plan; paid from $20 a month | Authors on a budget making ebook covers and promo graphics |
| BookCoverZone | 8.3 | $99 one-time | Authors who want a designer-made premade cover without commissioning one |
| Book Brush | 7.2 | $149 a year | Authors who want covers plus ad graphics in one yearly web subscription |
| KDP Cover Creator | 6.6 | Free | KDP-only authors needing a quick free cover inside KDP |
| Affinity | 5.6 | Free | Authors laying out print books by hand at no cost |
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DIY Book Covers questions
How much does DIY Book Covers cost?
Free plan; paid from $19 one-time. DIY Book Covers lists 4 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.
What does DIY Book Covers run on?
web, according to its own site.
What file formats can DIY Book Covers export?
PNG, according to its own site.
How the score is computed: the formula, step by step. Prices and features were read from DIY Book Covers’s own site on October 7, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.