01. Understand the story first A book cover should encapsulate the essence of the story. Before diving into the design, read the book or discuss its themes with the author.

The free version also could help Adobe catch up to rivals. Adobe released the first XD prototype, called Project Comet, in 2015. "I wish we'd started a couple years earlier," Belsky said.

One of the best free eBook cover design tools is Snappa. It contains a whole library of stunning and eye-catching cover templates that you can use to create your own cover image for free.