Genre-Matched Fonts
Finding the right font can be daunting. Athena recommends the ideal fonts specifically for your genre, ensuring your cover typography instantly attracts the right readers.
AI-Powered Cover Design
Your StoryDeserves aStunning Cover
Create professional, genre-specific book covers in minutes. No design skills needed.
Genre-Specific Designs
Full Creative Control
Print & Audiobook Ready
Trusted by hundreds of indie authors worldwide
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Focus on your story
For Authors, By Authors
Athena was built specifically for authors, helping you focus on your story instead of getting tangled up in technical details.
Just provide a few key insights about your book, and Athena handles the rest, instantly creating stunning, genre-specific covers that captivate your readers.
“The cover sells the book, but the story sells the author.”
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Average creation time
100+
Genre styles available
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Commercial rights
Artwork—Perfect Every Time
Stunning Visuals, Instantly
Let Athena generate breathtaking cover art that captures your story's essence. No design experience needed—just describe your vision and watch it come to life.
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Genre-Specific Design
Perfect Styles for Every Genre
You don't have to guess what readers love—Athena instantly suggests cover styles tailored to your book's genre. Just share your story's key details, and Athena creates stunning, reader-approved visuals that fit right in with bestsellers.
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Total Creative Freedom
Full Customization Control
Want complete control? Athena gives you the freedom to fine-tune every aspect of your cover. Pick your AI model, enhance prompts with your vision, and perfect your artwork until it's exactly what you imagined.
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Smart AI Assistance
Easy AI Prompt Optimization
No more struggling with complicated AI prompts. Just type what you want, and Athena automatically transforms your ideas into polished, genre-specific visuals, making stunning covers effortless.
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Typography—Made Effortless
Instant AI-Crafted Titles
Let Athena create a striking title design in just one click. No more fiddling or frustration—get genre-perfect typography that matches your story effortlessly.
Text Effects That Pop
Basic text won't attract readers. Choose from captivating typography effects to add depth and texture, transforming your book title into a standout element.
Smart Layout Feature
Explore multiple title styles instantly—stacked, stretched, or rearranged—with Athena's smart layout feature for maximum visual impact.
Perfect Text Placement
Athena intelligently places your title, subtitle, or series name for maximum readability and aesthetic appeal with professionally designed layouts.
Every Format, One Click
Print & Audiobook—Ready to Publish
Ready-to-Publish Covers
Transform your eBook design into print-ready and audiobook formats with one click. No complicated calculations or manual adjustments needed.
Easy Print-Ready Covers
Forget complicated spine calculations and margin adjustments. Athena automatically creates print-ready covers perfectly tailored to your book's specifications.
Seamless Paperback Conversion
Already have an eBook cover you love? Athena effortlessly turns your digital design into a perfectly formatted paperback cover—back and spine included.
Audiobook Covers Made Simple
Athena instantly converts your e-book cover into audiobook format, meeting all platform requirements effortlessly. Keep your branding consistent.
Consistent Typography
Once you have your perfect e-book design, Athena effortlessly syncs typography across print and audiobook versions for a cohesive brand identity.
eBook, Paperback, Audiobook — all from one design
Three Simple Steps
From Idea to Published Cover
Create professional book covers in minutes, not hours. No design experience required.
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Tell Athena About Your Book
Choose your genre & style, enter a blurb or key themes, and add your title, subtitle, and author name.
- Choose your genre & style
- Enter a blurb or key themes
- Add title, subtitle & author name
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AI Creates Your Perfect Cover
AI suggests stunning, genre-specific designs. You pick, tweak, and refine until it's perfect.
- AI suggests stunning designs
- You pick what you love
- Tweak and refine endlessly
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Download & Publish
Your ebook, paperback and audiobook covers are ready for publishing instantly.
- eBook cover ready
- Paperback cover ready
- Audiobook cover ready
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Credits are used for generating AI-based artwork (characters, backgrounds, scenes) to help authors create unique, story-driven book covers.
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$49/month
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