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Cover Design Checklist

Before You Approve Any Cover Design

Lesson 4 of 6 · 1 min · Updated 3 September 2026

Does It Work as a Cover?

Visual Quality

Genre Fit

Are the Rights and Files in Order?

Legal Compliance

  • Avoid: AI-generated cover art — the copyright status is still unresolved, and several retailers now ask about it at upload

Technical Requirements

Brief Your Designer Before Work Starts

Briefing Your Designer

All lessons in Visuals, Legal, Identity