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.