How to earn your badge
Run a cover test
Upload your cover and run it through the Hybrid Panel — AI analysis plus genre-matched votes — measuring appeal, purchase intent, and genre fit.
Score 80 or above
Your Crush Score is calculated from reader votes alone; the AI panel is reported separately. Hit 80/100 or higher and you're certified.
Add your badge
Pick a style below, copy the embed code, and drop it on your site. The badge links back to CoverCrushing.
What Reader-Approved means
No fine print, no inflated promises. Here's exactly what stands behind the badge.
Readers voted
Your cover went live on the CoverCrushing vote page, where readers pick the genres they read and cast real votes.
It scored 80+
The Crush Score comes from those votes. A wide, decisive margin scores high; a near tie falls short of 80.
It's a reader verdict
Not a sales forecast, and not an Amazon or KDP endorsement. Just a clear signal that readers backed this cover.
Badge Styles
Choose the style that fits your website or book page.
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</a>Where to show it
Author website
Put it on your book page, right next to the buy links. Visitors see a cover that readers already put to the test.
Newsletter & cover reveals
Drop it into your launch email or reveal post, so subscribers know readers backed this cover before it went live.
Social media
Pin a post with your badge and your Crush Score. Lead with the number, not just the reveal.
ARC & review requests
Add it to ARC emails and review pitches so reviewers know the cover has already been through a reader vote.
