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title: "How to design an eBook cover in minutes | PubliWrite"
source: https://publiwrite.com/guides/design-an-ebook-cover
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# How to design an eBook cover in PubliWrite

You can design an eBook cover in PubliWrite in a few minutes, with no design software. Compact mode takes you through three steps, and Advanced mode lets you move every piece, change fonts and add a texture.

## Steps

1. In the publish steps, open Cover and choose Design it here.
2. In Compact mode, pick a style, add your name and choose your colours.
3. Switch to Advanced mode to move the title, change the font and size, and add a subtitle.
4. Try a style or a background texture, and use Undo to go back.
5. Click Done to add it as your cover.

## Chapters

- 0:00 [Intro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls39AHWjEpo&t=0s)
- 0:14 [Compact mode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls39AHWjEpo&t=14s)
- 0:29 [Advanced mode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls39AHWjEpo&t=29s)
- 1:08 [Save and finish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls39AHWjEpo&t=68s)

## Learn more

- [Cover designer](https://publiwrite.com/features/cover-designer)
- [How PubliWrite works](https://publiwrite.com/how-it-works)

Read the transcript

This cover was made in a few minutes, with no design software. In the publish steps, open Cover. An eBook needs one: the marketplace cover. Upload a cover you already have, or choose Design it here. The designer opens in Compact mode, in three steps. First, pick a style. Your title comes from your book. Add your name, and the cover updates as you type. Then the colours. Pick a background, and a text colour that reads well. That's a finished cover. For more control, switch to Advanced mode. Now every piece can be moved. Click the title and drag it. On the right, search the fonts. Here, Cormorant Garamond. Then nudge the size up, a step at a time. Open Text, and add a subtitle line to your cover. Double-click it to type. We'll call it a Carrow Harbour mystery. Styles change the colours and fonts together, and keep your layout. Under Background, you can add a texture. This one is linen. Want to try another look? Pick a style. If it's not right, click Undo, and you're straight back. Everything saves as you go. Click Done, and it's added as your cover. To change it, click Replace. Next in the series: publishing your first eBook. Click the video on screen to watch it.

Last updated 10 November 2026

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