Cover Design

Your cover is important to your book's success. Good design guides and motivates sales. An effective title, striking graphics, and interesting colors all contribute to an attractive cover.

Morris Publishing offers professional design service and many options to help you create an eye-catching cover. Cover designs can be in one-, multiple-, or full-color and can include photos, line drawings, paintings, or other artwork. All covers have a gloss finish, which is extra durable, resists stains and spills, protects the finish, and enhances colors.

We offer a variety of full-color stock covers you may use. If you prefer a custom cover but need help, our professional design team offers cover design assistance.

You can also create your own cover or work with your own designer to submit a custom cover. Send it press-ready using our specifications from Submitting a Press-Ready Cover (PDF 598kb). A FREE cover proof is always sent for your approval.

We Help You Design A Cover

We Help You Design A Cover

Use a FREE Full-color Stock Cover

Cover Printing Charges

A FREE cover starts with white cover stock and is printed with black and one in-house ink. If you want to use another in-house ink instead of black, a third ink color, special order PMS, metallic gold, metallic silver, or foil stamping, there will be additional charges. A cover with graduated screens, depending on how the file is built, may also incur extra charges. Printing a custom full-color cover is also an additional charge, but it enables your book to attract buyers and sell for a higher price.

Custom Back Covers

The back cover is an important part of your book. It serves as a mini-billboard, encouraging sales. Consider including the book's description, benefits, reviews, testimonials, author information and photo, and technical features such as ISBN, bar code, and price. The back cover will be printed in the same ink colors as selected for the front cover at no extra charge. However, if you use any additional ink colors (not on the front cover), additional charges will apply. The back cover can be printed in full-color if the front cover is also printed in full-color.