Book Brush

Book Brush is a browser-based design platform built exclusively for authors, combining 3,500+ marketing templates, 3D book mockup generation, and promotional video creation in a single subscription. Where general-purpose tools like Canva require genre-specific setup from scratch, Book Brush ships pre-organized by book genre and format type.

What You Get

• Custom Creator: 3,500+ author-focused templates for social media graphics, pre-sorted by platform (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok) and genre—no blank-canvas setup required.
• Instant Mockups: Place your cover in 3,000+ scene photos for 3D mockups. Sort by genre, mood, or season; download as transparent PNG or in formats ready for ads.
• Cover Creator: Browser-based design tool with hundreds of ebook, print, audio, and KindleVella-format templates. Not a substitute for professional cover design, but sufficient for non-fiction or draft mockups.
• Box Set Creator: Stack individual covers into a series box set image in minutes, with customizable spine text and transparent-background downloads.
• Trailer Creator: Animated vertical video builder (Platinum tier) for Instagram Reels and TikTok—converts cover and mockup assets into short promotional videos without video editing software.
• Reader Hub: A shareable landing page for reader magnets and ARC distribution, built into the subscription without requiring a separate tool.

Who It's For

• Active self-published authors: Writers who release regularly and need consistent social content without paying a graphic designer for every post.
• Series authors: The box set creator and genre-sorted template library make series marketing significantly faster than building from scratch in a general design tool.

Pricing: Free plan includes 15 image downloads per month and 10 saved projects. Plus runs $149/year (~$12/month); Gold $149/year (regularly $199/year, currently discounted; adds Instant Mockups, Box Set Creator, and Reader Hub); Platinum $246/year (~$20/month, adds video trailer builder and 10 monthly AI background removal credits). Annual billing only—no month-to-month option.

Strengths

• Author-specific templates: Pre-organized by genre—fiction, romance, thriller, sci-fi, non-fiction—saves significant setup time versus Canva or Adobe Express, where authors must adapt general templates.
• Integrated suite: Mockups, social graphics, promotional videos, and reader magnet pages in one subscription, replacing several free tools authors typically cobble together.
• 7-day money-back guarantee: Paid plans offer a refund within the first week, reducing upgrade risk.

Limitations

• Not a cover design tool: Book Brush is a marketing graphics platform. Creating a press-ready print cover or a fully original ebook cover requires a separate tool (Atticus, Canva Pro, or a professional designer).
• Annual billing only: No month-to-month option for any paid tier—minimum $149 commitment to unlock the full feature set beyond 15 downloads per month.
• Basic text formatting: The Custom Creator has limited typography control compared to dedicated design tools like Canva Pro or Affinity Publisher—suitable for social cards, insufficient for cover work requiring precise type composition.

Alternatives

Canva offers a broader general design toolset with a more capable free tier, but its templates are not organized for authors. For pure 3D mockup generation without a marketing suite, Placeit.net charges per download rather than an annual subscription.