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Covers and images

Generate an AI book cover

Create a cover direction from the book topic, title and author.

4 min readUpdated 2026-07-29

60-second summary

Quick answer

Open Covers & Images, choose Templates, From Book or From Scratch, describe a concrete visual direction, generate, inspect the result and save the version you want attached to the book.

Before you start

What you need

  • Use an account with Cover Creator access.
  • For Templates or From Book, have a saved ebook; for From Scratch, prepare a title, author name, and image prompt.

Procedure

Complete the task step by step

  1. 01

    Open Covers & Images

    Choose Cover Creator in Creative Studio. This is a premium feature for paid subscribers.

    Current app screenAutomateed Creative Studio AI Cover Creator
    Cover Creator supports template, book-based and from-scratch starting points.
  2. 02

    Choose how to start

    Use From Book to select a saved ebook, or From Scratch when you are not starting from a saved book.

  3. 03

    Continue from the selected mode

    For a saved ebook, choose it under Select Ebook and click Choose Template.

  4. 04

    Describe and generate

    Specify genre, audience, mood, composition and important symbols, then generate the cover.

  5. 05

    Inspect and save

    Check title spelling, author name, thumbnail readability and genre fit, then confirm the result on the correct book.

Success check

Confirm that it worked

  • A cover preview is generated for the intended book.
  • Choosing “Use as Book Cover” or “Set as Book Cover” saves it and the correct book displays the new cover.

Important notes

  • Templates work with ebooks and require “Select Ebook” before “Choose Template”.
  • AI image generation uses a 9:16 portrait request and the UI reports one image credit used; always proof title and author text before saving.

Troubleshooting

If it still does not work

Choose Template or Generate Cover Image is disabled

Select an ebook first in Templates, or supply the required prompt and, in From Scratch, both book title and author name.

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