Rebuild Existing Book Cover as Editable Print File + Update Copy (Nonfiction, 6x9 KDP)

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I have a finished book cover for my nonfiction book REBUILT — a map for divorced men rebuilding their lives. I like the visual direction (warm cream / black / gold, a worn letterpress title, a gold path/journey motif). I need a designer to REBUILD it as a clean, fully editable print file and correct some copy along the way. IMPORTANT — please read: I do NOT have an editable source file. The front cover is a flat raster image with the text baked into the pixels, and the full wrap was assembled programmatically (stretched to fit). So this is a rebuild-to-editable job, not a quick text edit. I'm hiring you to recreate the cover properly so it prints cleanly and is easy to edit in the future. THE BOOK REBUILT speaks to divorced men who've tried the obvious things — books, therapy, the gym, discipline, time — and still feel stuck. Tone: masculine, grounded, elevated. Not generic self-help, not therapy-soft, not aggressive, not "AI-looking." WHAT I NEED - Recreate the full 6x9 wraparound cover (front, spine, back) as a true editable file in InDesign or Illustrator, matching the existing look as closely as possible. - Match the worn/letterpress title texture and the gold path motif faithfully. - Update the front-cover copy: change "A Field Manual for Men After Marriage" to "A Map for Men Rebuilding Life After Divorce", and "A 16-Chapter Field Manual" to "A 16-Chapter Map". Keep "through the fall, the fog, the climb, and the view." Title stays REBUILT. - Rebuild to correct KDP print spec: 6x9 trim, 0.125" bleed, ~182 pages white paper (recalculate spine width precisely from final page count). - Keep the front title highly legible at Amazon thumbnail size. - Back cover and spine copy are mostly final; I'll provide exact text. Minor reflow only. DELIVERABLES - Editable source file (InDesign package or layered Illustrator, with fonts + links). - Print-ready full-wrap PDF to KDP spec. - Front-only ebook cover (JPG or PNG). - A second-look pass if any typography needs tightening for readability. I'll provide: the current full-cover PDF/PNG, the high-res front image, the headshot, and final copy for all panels. IN YOUR PROPOSAL PLEASE INCLUDE - 2-4 relevant book cover samples (nonfiction / personal development preferred). - Confirmation you can match an existing raster cover and deliver a true editable rebuild. - Estimated turnaround. - The editable format you'll deliver (InDesign / Illustrator / other).

  • $200.00

    Fixed-price
  • Intermediate
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  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
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Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Graphic Design
Adobe InDesign
Nice-to-have skills
Print Design
Tools
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
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About the client
Member since Oct 1, 2025
  • USA
    Healdsburg3:05 PM
  • $80 total spent
    1 hire, 1 active

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