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The Cover Crush Checklist
47 questions every author should answer before publishing a cover. Genre-specific rubrics, thumbnail tests, and a print-ready evaluation worksheet — all in one PDF.
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The Cover Crush Checklist
PDF · 18 pages · Printable
47-point cover evaluation rubric
Genre-specific scoring criteria for 12 genres
Thumbnail test guide (80×120px checklist)
Amazon browse page simulation worksheet
Typography legibility scoring matrix
Color psychology quick-reference chart
Competitor cover analysis template
Purchase intent self-assessment tool
Pre-launch cover checklist (print-ready)
Bonus: 10 most common cover mistakes by genre
Why It Works
Stop guessing. Start evaluating.
Genre-specific criteria
Generic cover advice doesn't work. Each genre has its own visual language. This checklist gives you the exact criteria readers use to judge covers in your genre.
Built on the Hybrid Panel rubric
Every question maps to what a browser judges in the first second — genre signal, title legibility at thumbnail size, contrast, focal point — the same criteria the Hybrid Panel scores.
Use it before you test
Run through the checklist before you submit a cover test, so the reader panel is judging the cover you actually plan to launch.
