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title: How to Create a Book Cover
description: "BookBildr doesn't have any special formatting requirements for the cover - it creates the cover spread file automatically using the first and the last pages of your book project. Follow these steps to create a good-looking cover for your book:…"
url: "https://www.bookbildr.com/docs/how-to-create-a-book-cover/"
updated: "2024-09-10"
category: Using BookBildr
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# How to Create a Book Cover

BookBildr doesn't have any special formatting requirements for the cover - it creates the cover spread file automatically using the first and the last pages of your book project.

Follow these steps to create a good-looking cover for your book:

1. The **first page of your book project is the front cover**. Design it accordingly by placing cover art as the background, and then add the book title and author's name as separate text boxes.

![first page](https://www.bookbildr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-10-at-11.20.12 AM-1024x505.png)

2. The **last page of your book project will be printed on the back cover**. Keep this in mind and make sure your last page isn't an inner content page.

![last page](https://www.bookbildr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-10-at-11.24.24 AM-1024x504.png)

3. Preview the book at 50% zoom to see your cover and interior as spreads.

![cover preview](https://www.bookbildr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-10-at-11.26.00 AM-1024x503.png)

4. Click on **"Spine"** in the top toolbar to customize the book's spine. Note that the spine is dynamically generated for different book binding types (saddle stitch and coil-bound books don't have a spine).

![customize the spine](https://www.bookbildr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-10-at-11.28.16 AM-1024x503.png)

Here's an example of a book cover we get when you place an order. BookBildr will generate the necessary bleed automatically depending on the chosen book binding and the number of inner pages.

![sample book cover](https://www.bookbildr.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-10-at-11.25.37 AM-1024x504.png)