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Scandendo · Design Studio

Covers your book deserves.

A human-led design studio for indie authors — book covers, eBooks, and author brands that look like they belong on the bestseller shelf.

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Trusted by authors

300+

covers designed

5

years of craft

12+

genres covered

"Working with Scandendo changed how readers find my books. The cover we designed together became the template for my whole series."

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What We Make

Three things. Done properly.

Book Cover Design

A cover your readers can't scroll past.

  • Genre research + mood board
  • Front, spine & back layout
  • Print-ready + eBook formats

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eBook Writing & Ghostwriting

Your story, written with craft.

  • Genre-aware prose voice
  • Structured outline + full draft
  • Revisions until it's right

from $XXX

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Logo & Author Brand

A brand that makes your name mean something.

  • Wordmark + companion mark
  • Color + type system
  • Social, print & web files

from $XXX

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Selected Work

Browse the work, by genre.

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How We Work

From brief to bestseller-ready, in four steps.

  1. Brief & genre research

    You share your vision, genre, and comparable covers. We dig into the market to understand what works — and what's been done to death.

    Typical: Days 1–2

  2. Concepts & directions

    We explore 2–3 distinct directions and share them with context. You choose, redirect, or combine — your call.

    Typical: Days 3–6

  3. Revisions

    You pick a direction and we refine it — tightening type, image, and finish until it's exactly right.

    Typical: Days 7–10

  4. Final files + print-ready

    Print-ready PDF, eBook cover, and social-ready files — all formats, all yours, forever.

    Typical: Days 11–12

How We Use AI

We use AI to explore directions faster and widen the range of ideas we can show you. But every cover that ships is designed, art-directed, and finished by a human — and you'll always know exactly what's hand-made. No auto-generated slop, no surprises.

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In Authors' Words

Authors who trusted us with their launch.

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Author Name Romance

1,200+

covers delivered

10+

years in publishing

6

genres covered

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Pricing

Clear packages. No surprises.

All prices in USD. You own every final file, in every format you need.

Cover

from $XXX

  • Genre research + mood board
  • Front cover design (2–3 directions)
  • Print-ready PDF
  • eBook format (JPEG + PNG)
  • Social-ready crop

Revisions 2 included

Turnaround ~5 business days

You own all final files

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Most popular

Cover + Interior

from $XXX

  • Everything in Cover
  • Full interior layout (fiction or non-fiction)
  • Print-ready interior PDF
  • eBook interior formatting
  • Spine + back cover design

Revisions 3 included

Turnaround ~10 business days

You own all final files

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Full Author Brand

from $XXX

  • Everything in Cover + Interior
  • Wordmark + companion mark
  • Color + type system
  • Social, print & web files
  • Brand usage guide

Revisions Unlimited until right

Turnaround ~15 business days

You own all final files

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Not sure which package fits your book? Get a free cover concept — no commitment, no payment until you love it.

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Studio Press

We don't just design books — we publish them.

Our own publishing imprint: real covers, real readers, real royalties. Proof we understand the full journey, not just the art file.

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Good Questions

The things authors ask us most.

  • Cover-only projects typically complete in 5 business days; Cover + Interior in ~10 days; Full Author Brand in ~15 days. Timescales run from the moment we receive your approved brief and deposit — not from initial inquiry. We confirm the exact schedule in your project brief.

  • Cover packages include 2 revision rounds; Cover + Interior includes 3; Full Author Brand includes unlimited rounds until we both love it. Each round covers a consolidated set of changes — not individual tweaks sent one at a time. We track all versions so nothing gets lost.

  • Every project ships with a print-ready PDF (correct bleeds and crop marks for KDP, IngramSpark, or your printer), a high-resolution JPEG and PNG for eBook platforms, a social-ready crop, and layered source files. You get everything you'll ever need for this book — in one delivery, no chasing for extras later.

  • You do — entirely. Scandendo retains no licensing rights over the finished artwork. Once delivered, the files are yours to print, publish, and use across any platform, in perpetuity. The source files are yours too.

  • Yes, and we're candid about it. We use AI tools to explore directions faster and widen the range of concepts we can show you. But every cover that ships is designed, art-directed, and finished by a human — no auto-generated slop, no surprises. If you want to know exactly how we use it on your specific project, ask us when you submit your brief.

  • Romance (all sub-genres), Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Thriller & Mystery, Non-fiction, Children's and Middle Grade, and Literary Fiction. If your genre isn't listed, get in touch — we take on carefully selected projects outside these core areas when the brief is a strong fit.

  • Fill in the project brief on our contact page — it takes about 5 minutes. We'll review it and get back to you within 1 business day. Depending on the project, we'll either send a free initial concept or ask a few questions to make sure we understand your book before we begin.

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next cover.

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