There isn’t really a mandatory time for this task, but you know you need a professional looking ebook cover design. You might be thinking about creating a cover for your book or ebook right after you wrote the last word or when you are half-way there. If you don't have a product image, or choose not to upload one, we'll add a placeholder image to the Amazon detail page for your Kindle eBook.Your book isn’t really finished until you have a book cover for it. To learn more about more about formatting and adding images to your eBook, see our Help page. Want help designing an eye-catching, professional-looking cover? Try our Cover Creator tool. Do not include your cover image in your manuscript file. Note: When you publish or re-publish your Kindle eBook, we'll automatically add your cover image to the inside. For information on timelines, including details on new publications and updates to published books, see our Help page. Click the button at the bottom of the page to publish your book changes. You'll be redirected to the Kindle eBook Pricing page. Scroll to the bottom of page and click Save and Continue.Once your image completes the conversion process, the message "Cover uploaded successfully" will appear, along with the thumbnail for your cover image.If your image meets our specifications, you will see a "Processing" message.When you see a pop-up window appear, click Browse to find your cover image file on your computer and click Open.Select "Upload a cover you already have" under the "Kindle eBook Cover" header.Click the ellipsis button (".") under the KINDLE EBOOK ACTIONS menu and select "Edit eBook Content".Try adding a narrow (3-4 pixel) border in medium gray to define the boundaries of the cover.
Use your image editing program or image analysis tool (some are available free online) to verify that your image file doesn't have color separation.Ĭover art with white or very light backgrounds can seem to disappear against the white background. This is usually a pre-press or color palette option. Note: Make sure to save your image without color separation. For the best results, images should have a minimum resolution of 300 PPI (pixels per inch). This can affect the quality of your cover when displayed on reading devices. Note: Try to avoid compressing your files. For the best results, upload your images with minimal compression.Īn ideal height/width ratio of at least 1.6:1, meaning: For every 1,000 pixels in width, the image should be 1,600 pixels in height. Note: We apply additional compression to images when displaying them on the website. Cover image should not exceed 10,000 pixels in height and in width. Minimum dimensions of 1000 pixels in height and 625 pixels in width. For best quality, particularly on high definition devices, your image should be 2500 pixels in height.
Ideal dimensions for cover files are 2,560 pixels in height x 1,600 pixels in width. TIFF (.tif/.tiff) or JPEG (.jpeg/.jpg) format The format and quality of your Kindle eBook cover image must meet the following specifications: Why is my cover image not updating on Amazon?.
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