Kindle Cover Maker

Even though a book shouldn't be judged by its cover, a properly designed one makes a good first impression. These can easily be created with the help of specialized applications like Kindle Cover Maker, which puts several tools at your disposal to make sure every book is fitted with a proper presentation image.

The main window of the application acts like a menu with quick access buttons to available features. Each tool you get to work with brings up a new window, fitted with a workspace and preview section, as well as specific customization options.

One of the first tools you get in touch with is the “Background Maker”. It lets you insert an image of some of the most commonly used formats and carefully have it arranged by dragging it around the workspace. You are able to apply a grayscale effect or switch the overlay to red, green or blue.

Once you are happy with selections made in the previously mentioned tool you need to save your work to file. This is the only way it can be further processed due to the confusing design of the application. An “Enhancer” tool gives you access to several options to make an image shine. Unfortunately, there are no preset effects than can be applied, so you need to manually adjust sliders in order to get the desired result.

The “Cover Designer” tool offers a little more customization options. You are able to draw various geometrical shapes, insert pictures or add text. The last provided tool strictly refers to the final cover resolution.

To sum it up, Kindle Cover Maker tries to make the process of designing covers easier by splitting an image editor into multiple tools. The idea behind the concept is good, but it becomes difficult to work with having seen that customization options are greatly limited.