BeYourCover user guide

Step-by-step help for creating, editing, exporting, and publishing your covers.

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Create marketing resources

Generate ads, social mockups, and promotional video assets from a cover.

Last reviewed against the product: June 24, 2026

Open the marketing tool

From a generated cover, select Export & Print → Marketing resources. From an uploaded cover, open the External Cover Studio and select Marketing resources.

The tool loads any assets previously generated from that cover.

Marketing Resources window with ad, video, Story, and Post options

Available resources

Ad Image

  • Facebook / Instagram
  • 1080 × 1350 pixels
  • 4:5 aspect ratio
  • 1 image credit

The result presents the cover as a promotional, physical-book-style composition without additional text overlays.

Social Media Posts

Choose a scene and one or both formats:

Scene Story Post
Woman Holding Book 1080 × 1920, 9:16 1080 × 1350, 4:5
Man Holding Book 1080 × 1920, 9:16 1080 × 1350, 4:5
Book on Shelf 1080 × 1920, 9:16 1080 × 1350, 4:5
Book on Desk 1080 × 1920, 9:16 1080 × 1350, 4:5

Each selected scene-format combination uses one image credit.

Promotion Video

  • Standard 5-second promotional video
  • Vertical 9:16 composition
  • Cinematic transition treatment
  • 10 image credits

Select and generate

  1. Expand See examples if you want to preview the visual format.
  2. Select the resource checkboxes.
  3. Review the total credit cost in the footer.
  4. Select Generate.

The tool prevents generation when the balance is below the displayed cost.

Keep working in the background

Marketing generation can take several minutes. Select Close & Keep Working to return to the cover workspace.

When the background job completes, a notification appears in the workspace. Select it to view the results.

Preview and download

Results are grouped into:

  • Posts & Ads
  • Stories
  • Videos

Select an image to open a larger lightbox. Videos can be played with controls. Use the download button on each asset to save it.

Select Generate More to return to the resource picker without losing previously generated assets.

Reuse previous resources

When you reopen the marketing tool for the same cover, the Previously Generated section lists stored assets. You can preview and download them again without spending credits.

Practical review checklist

Before publishing a marketing asset, check:

  • The cover is the exact intended version.
  • The title and author remain legible.
  • The mockup did not alter the cover art or typography.
  • Hands, faces, book edges, and shelves look plausible.
  • No unexpected text, watermarks, borders, or claims were added.
  • The aspect ratio is correct for the placement.

Add captions, calls to action, prices, and legal copy in your marketing platform or design application after you approve the generated visual.