Use the External Cover Studio

When to use the studio

Use the External Cover Studio when you already have a finished front cover from a designer, another application, or an earlier project and want BeYourCover to create additional formats from it.

The studio can produce:

• A square audiobook cover
• A full print wrap
• A text-free version
• Marketing resources

It does not replace your uploaded front with a newly generated cover.

Upload a cover

1. Open the Dashboard.
2. Select External Cover Studio.
3. Upload a JPEG, PNG, or WebP.
4. Confirm that you have the rights to use the image and will review the outputs.
5. Select Continue.

The image uses the same validation limits as reference uploads: up to 5 MB, from 256 × 256 through 4096 × 4096 pixels.

BeYourCover moderates the upload, stores it as a project, and adapts the front to a 5:8 working format for the studio.

Confirm the detected details

After upload, BeYourCover attempts to read:

• Title
• Author
• Genre

Correct any mistakes before continuing. The four studio tools reuse these confirmed details.

If automatic detection fails, enter the fields manually. A title is required; author can be left blank.

Create an audiobook cover

Select Audiobook cover to adapt the uploaded design to a square 1:1 format. The normal and full-resolution workflow is the same as it is for generated covers.

See Export and repurpose covers.

Create a full print wrap

Select Create full wrap, then enter binding, trim, page count, paper, and back-cover style.

The studio passes the confirmed title, author, and genre into the wrap editor. The original front remains the visual source.

See Create a full wrap cover.

Create a text-free version

Select Free-text eBook Cover. BeYourCover removes the title and author and opens the clean artwork in a preview.

If a text-free version already exists, the button opens it instead of generating it again. You can then prepare and download a high-resolution version.

Create marketing resources

Select Marketing resources to create ads, social mockups, and video from the uploaded cover.

The studio passes the confirmed metadata into the marketing workflow. Generated assets remain associated with the uploaded cover and can be reopened later.

Reopen an uploaded cover

Uploaded covers appear in the Dashboard under External Covers.

Select an entry to reopen the studio. Previously generated text-free and audiobook files are recovered automatically. Saved full-wrap designs and previous marketing resources are also available from their respective tools.

Access and credits

The External Cover Studio is available to Pro and Enterprise users. Basic or free users are offered the applicable upgrade path.

Each derived asset uses the credit amount shown by its tool. Uploading and confirming the cover itself does not create multiple independent projects; one uploaded cover acts as the parent for its derived assets.

Rights and proofing

Only upload a cover you own or are authorized to use. You remain responsible for:

• Copyright and trademark review
• AI-output review
• Spine width and bleed
• Audiobook dimensions
• Marketing claims and platform rules
• Final printer or distributor approval