# The Cover Collection > UK-based cover shop running ~1,500 exclusive premades at £85 alongside a £200–£350 custom line — three draft options per purchase and a 48-hour premade turnaround. Source: https://selfpublishingdirectory.com/cover-design/the-cover-collection Website: https://www.thecovercollection.com Category: Cover Design (https://selfpublishingdirectory.com/cover-design) Pricing: paid — $85–$350/per-project AI-powered: no Tags: premade, custom, exclusive, UK-based, drafts-included, no-ai, audiobook-cover, print-cover, ingram-spark Last verified: 2026-08-20 Best For: Print-first romance, thriller, horror and cozy mystery authors who want three draft options and a 48-hour premade turnaround Genres: romance, cozy-mystery, thriller, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, women's-fiction, mystery Revision Policy: Three draft options per premade, up to three revisions on the chosen draft, then £10 per revision. Custom covers get up to three concepts and three revision rounds Service Type: hybrid Turnaround Days: 2 The Cover Collection is a UK shop that has been selling premade book covers since 2013, backed by what it describes as over 30 years of professional design experience. Most premade marketplaces deliver a single finished cover for customization — The Cover Collection provides three draft options per purchase and allows up to three revision rounds on the chosen draft. It also runs a custom design line at £200–£350, though that side of the business is currently closed to new bookings. ## What You Get - **Three draft alternatives:** Every premade purchase includes three distinct cover options to review. Authors pick the one that works best, then request refinements. - **Up to three revisions:** After selecting a draft, authors can request up to three rounds of changes before final delivery. - **48-hour premade turnaround:** The shop states that premade ebook covers are "usually completed and returned within 48 hours." Custom covers run to about seven days — initial concepts in 4–5 days, then 48 hours to finish the chosen one. - **Print and audiobook upgrades:** Covers are available as ebook-only, ebook + full print wrap (KDP and IngramSpark), or a complete package including audiobook cover. IngramSpark hardback with dust jacket is also supported. - **No AI stock:** The FAQ is explicit — "we do not use AI generated imagery in any part of our book cover design process." All covers use licensed photographic stock. - **Free 3D marketing graphics:** Every print package includes 3D book mockup images for marketing use at no extra charge. - **Free font matching for series:** The shop matches typography across a series at no cost, which partly offsets its ban on reusing the same design. ## Who It's For - **Authors who want options before committing:** The three-draft review process suits authors who find it difficult to judge a single cover without comparison — a common problem with standard premade purchases. - **Print-first or hybrid authors:** KDP, IngramSpark, and hardback with dust jacket options cover the full print format spectrum. - **Romance, thriller, horror, and cozy mystery writers:** These genres represent the strongest part of the catalog. **Catalog:** 1,495 live premade designs across eight genre pages as of August 2026 — horror 246, sci-fi 237, romance 236, thrillers 236, cozy mystery 201, fantasy 142, mystery & suspense 102, women's fiction 95. Sold covers are removed from the site, so that count is what you can actually buy. New designs are added at least twice a week. **Pricing:** All prices in GBP; the conversions below use the 19 August 2026 rate of £1 = $1.35 and will drift. Premade ebook cover: £85 (~$115 USD); ebook + print wrap: £160 (~$217); full package with audiobook: £190 (~$257). Custom covers: ebook £200 (~$271), ebook + print £300 (~$406), ebook + print + audiobook £350 (~$474), with a 50% deposit up front and the balance due on approval. **Add-ons:** KDP paperback wrap £85; KDP hardback wrap £40; audiobook cover £40; IngramSpark paperback £40; IngramSpark hardback £40; IngramSpark hardback with dust jacket £95; box set 2–5 books £50, 6–10 books £75. Redesigns of an existing cover start at £85. Additional revisions beyond the included three cost £10 each, and trim size or page count changes after design work has started cost £25. Marketing extras: Amazon three-panel graphic £30, advertising graphic £25, bookmark £25 single-sided or £40 double-sided, title PNG £15. ## Strengths - **Revision safety net:** Three drafts plus three revision rounds means authors rarely end up with a cover they don't want. This is far more flexibility than typical premade purchases, which offer no revision rights. - **You own the design:** The FAQ confirms the author holds sole rights to the finished cover design (not the underlying stock photo), and the Terms make crediting the designer optional — "attribution for any completed cover design is at the author's discretion." Several custom studios in this category require a credit line or retain the artwork outright. - **Fast for a shop that drafts:** A 48-hour premade turnaround is competitive with instant-download marketplaces once you account for the fact that those covers still need your text added. - **Longevity:** Trading since 2013 under the same designer (Debbie, with a small team), which is unusual stability for a premade shop. ## Limitations - **Custom bookings are closed until January 2027:** The custom page states that "due to high demand for both premade and custom designs, new bookings have now been rescheduled for early 2027," and the FAQ confirms the shop is closed for custom bookings until Jan 2027. Only the premade side is buyable today. - **GBP pricing, PayPal only:** Costs are in British pounds and payment is by PayPal only (a card can be used without a PayPal account). PayPal converts your currency automatically, so the USD figures above move with the exchange rate. - **Narrower genre range:** The catalog covers eight genres only. No children's, non-fiction, literary fiction, or YA-specific shelf — and at ~1,495 covers it is roughly a tenth the size of The Book Cover Designer and a fiftieth of BookCovers.com. - **No illustrated covers:** "We are not illustrators. All of our designs are created by manipulating photographic stock images." Authors wanting hand-drawn or vector artwork need a different vendor. - **500,000 copy cap, and the extended licence has a price:** Standard stock licensing covers up to 500,000 copies sold. Beyond that the author must buy an Enhanced license, which the Terms put at approximately **£95 per image** as a one-off payment. - **Series image restrictions:** The Terms go further than "similar images only" — each cover is licensed for a single publication, and "any reproductions of a cover purchased from us using the same design for further novels in a series is strictly prohibited." The shop will match fonts and source similar images from the same photographer where possible. - **No editable source files:** PSD or AI files are not provided; any post-delivery adjustment must be requested from the designer, and there is generally a charge. Covers finalised more than 12 months ago, or already published, may be refused for some changes. - **Cancellation costs money:** Cancel a premade order before drafts are emailed and you get a refund minus PayPal fees; cancel after drafts have been sent and the shop reserves the right to refund only 50%. Once the finished file is delivered, no refunds. Custom orders that stall after two rounds of concepts get the deposit back, minus PayPal fees. - **Sold as seen, and no previews:** All covers are sold as shown — change requests must be raised before ordering so a fee can be quoted, and the shop will not produce mockups before payment. Holding a cover requires paying in full. - **Unused custom concepts may be resold:** Concepts you rejected on a custom order can be uploaded to the premade shop, provided they do not resemble the cover you bought. Premade drafts are exempt. - **Alter a delivered cover yourself and you may be refused service:** The FAQ reserves the right to decline future orders, series included, from authors who modify completed designs. ## Reputation Third-party review coverage is thin: there is no Trustpilot profile and no reviews on SmartCustomer (formerly Sitejabber). The shop's own testimonials page carries 30-plus undated quotes, several from named bestsellers including Stephen Leather and C.L. Taylor. The most substantial independent write-up is an October 2022 review on Infernal Horror that praises timely delivery and reports a misspelled name on a book spine fixed immediately at no charge — useful, but a single data point, and its quoted prices (£120 / £145) are two rounds of increases out of date. ## Alternatives BookCovers.com (80,000+ listings, $35–$299, median $85, instant download) is far deeper and cheaper with no draft process. The Book Cover Designer (16,400+ covers, $8–$900, median $75) offers a wider genre range across a much larger catalog. If you need a custom cover and can't wait for the 2027 slots, Miblart ($220–$370) sits in the same price band.