Get $75 off your first book cover contest
Need an eye-catching, download-driving cover design? Start a design contest today to get a professionally designed ebook cover worthy of a bestseller.
What you get in a design contest*:
*Discount valid on gold & platinum contests only
What you get in a design contest*:
- Dozens of concepts to choose from
- Mid & Top Level designers only
- Fun and easy process
- 100% money-back guarantee
*Discount valid on gold & platinum contests only
From novels to non-fiction, our designers have got you covered
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How it works
Tell us what you need
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Our interactive creative brief makes it simple to describe your design challenge and set your budget.
Get dozens of book cover designs
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Our global community of professional designers present their ideas. You provide feedback.
Choose your favorite
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Refine as you go, and once you’re ready, choose your winning book cover.
Share your design
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Use your design everywhere, and share on social with the hashtag #99designed for a chance to win $500 in credits.
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Tim Ferriss' Designs & IllustrationsI've used 99designs for years and created some amazing designs. I used them to rapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body - and I’ve also had them help with display advertising and illustrations. The best part is that you provide your feedback, and then you end up with a product that you’re happy with or your money back."
— Tim Ferriss —
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Frequently Asked Questions
You know your business. We know design.
Everything you need to move to production. Your cover design will be uploaded in the correct formats to be submitted to an online publishing platform. Specifically, your winning designer will deliver a production-ready Adobe Illustrator file, Adobe Photoshop file, PDF file or EPS file. Plus, you’ll get the full legal copyright, so the design will be all yours.
Yes. If you have any specific photography or images that need to be included on your ebook cover design, please submit them to designers with your brief. Unless you request otherwise, your designer may also use stock images (purchased from a third party) in your design. If a designer uses stock art in a design, they’ll tell you which images they are and use watermarked versions of them in their entries. Once you choose the winning design, you’ll need to purchase the stock art and provide it to the winning designer so they can complete the design.
On 99designs, designers agree to upload only original artwork, so each designer owns the rights to their design submissions until you choose your contest’s winner. During the cover design handover stage, the designer agrees to transfer the rights, and you become the owner of the copyright of your winning ebook cover design.
Choose “Make your contest private” from the Contest options section before you launch your book cover design contest. This will prohibit designers from using their designs elsewhere, and your contest will be un-searchable on the web.This will automatically attach a standard NDA template to your contest. If you prefer, you can also upload your own NDA.
Yes! We have designers who are professionally skilled in typesetting and book interiors. We recommend that you run a design contest to get your ebook cover designed first. Then, choose a skilled designer from our interior book design list and request for them to work on your project.
We offer a 100% money-back guarantee within 60 days of payment on all Ebook Cover Design Contests, except those with a guaranteed prize and those that have entered the Final Round. You can also call us anytime to help you rewrite your brief, reopen your project to ensure you get a good result and help you pick a winning design. Remember, if we refund your contest, you aren’t legally entitled to use any of the designs submitted to your contest.
Lots of ideas! If you’re looking for inspiration, explore 99designs for fantastic examples of product labels created by our design community.
Bring as many specifics as you can, too, like book cover dimensions, requirements and the information that needs to go on the front and back covers of your book.
For an ebook cover this usually includes: title, author’s name, subtitle, tagline, imagery and a quote.
The more you give the designers, the better they can design for you!
Bring as many specifics as you can, too, like book cover dimensions, requirements and the information that needs to go on the front and back covers of your book.
For an ebook cover this usually includes: title, author’s name, subtitle, tagline, imagery and a quote.
The more you give the designers, the better they can design for you!
See how you can bring your dream to life
Terms & Conditions
*$75 off your first design contest. Valid on gold & platinum design contests for book covers, e-book covers, and magazine covers. Not valid on other categories or packages. Offer cannot be applied to previous purchases and cannot be redeemed for cash or used in combination with any other offer. One redemption per customer. First-time purchases only.
*$75 off your first design contest. Valid on gold & platinum design contests for book covers, e-book covers, and magazine covers. Not valid on other categories or packages. Offer cannot be applied to previous purchases and cannot be redeemed for cash or used in combination with any other offer. One redemption per customer. First-time purchases only.