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Cover Signal Check

Does your cover say the right genre? Find out before you publish

Upload your cover — or describe a concept. See what genre it signals, whether it survives at thumbnail size, and exactly what to fix.

The read is free  ·  results in seconds  ·  your cover stays private

A reader judges your cover in a fraction of a second — at the size of a thumbnail

On the store, your cover is a tiny image in a crowded row. In that instant a reader decides one thing: is this a book for me? If the cover signals the wrong genre, or the title vanishes at thumbnail size, you’ve lost the sale before the blurb ever gets a chance.

Cover Signal Check reads your cover the way a browsing reader does. It tells you what genre it currently signals versus what your subgenre’s covers signal, runs the thumbnail test, reads the title, the imagery and the palette — and gives you designer-ready direction on what to fix. It diagnoses; it doesn’t redesign.

How it works

Upload, read, fix

 

1

Upload your cover

A finished cover, a draft, or just a written concept. Pick your genre and submit. Free.

2

See your read

A score and a five-point scorecard — with your cover shown full-size and at thumbnail.

3

Unlock the fixes

2 credits for the genre-signal read, the thumbnail test, and designer-ready fix direction.

What’s inside

Free read vs. full report

The read is always free. The full cover diagnosis is 2 credits.

What you getFree
read
Full
report
Overall cover score & verdict
Five-point scorecard — genre signal, thumbnail, title, focal point, differentiation
Your cover shown at full and thumbnail size
Genre-signal read — what it says vs. what it should
The thumbnail test
Element-by-element read — title, imagery, palette, author name
Every issue flagged with a fix
Designer-ready fix direction
PDF export
See it first

Sample reports

Click through a full report to see exactly what Cover Signal Check returns — before you upload a thing.

Why authors buy it

Catch it before it costs you

 

The read is free

See your score and your cover at thumbnail size before you pay.

$10 before you commit a cover

Cheaper than one round of redesign — and far cheaper than a flat launch.

Check a concept early

No art yet? Describe the concept and catch the problem before you commission.

Designer-ready direction

Clear notes you can hand straight to your cover designer.

Your cover stays private

Stored privately, never public, never used to train any AI.

Every genre

The read calibrates to your subgenre’s cover conventions.

Pricing

Pay per report. No subscription.

 

2 credits per full report
About $10 — for the genre-signal read, the thumbnail test, and the fixes.
Your read is free. Score, scorecard and thumbnail view — no credits needed.
Get your free read
Need credits? Visit the credit shop — packs from $4.99, and they never expire.
Questions

Good to know

 

Is the read really free?

Yes. Your score, scorecard, and the full-and-thumbnail view of your cover cost nothing. The genre-signal read and the fixes are 2 credits.

I haven’t commissioned a cover yet — can I still use it?

Yes. Describe the concept in words and Cover Signal Check reads the concept against your genre’s conventions.

Will it design a cover for me?

No. It diagnoses and gives designer-ready direction — it never generates artwork. Use the direction to brief a designer.

Is my cover safe to upload?

Yes. It’s stored privately, served only to you, never placed on a public URL, and never used to train any AI.

What file types can I upload?

JPG, PNG, or WEBP.

Can I re-check a revised cover?

Absolutely — run it again and watch the score move.

See your cover the way a reader does.

Upload it — or describe it — and get your free read in seconds.

Get your free read