Book Brush
Book marketing tools
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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What is Book Brush
Book Brush is a web-based design tool used by authors and publishers to create marketing graphics for books, such as social media images, ads, and 3D book mockups. It focuses on templated workflows for common book-promotion assets and includes tools for rendering book covers into device and print-style scenes. The product is typically used by self-published authors, small presses, and marketing assistants who need repeatable creative assets without using full-featured design suites.
Templates for book promotions
Book Brush provides pre-built templates tailored to book marketing use cases such as cover reveals, quote graphics, and promotional banners. This reduces setup time compared with general-purpose design tools and helps standardize brand visuals across campaigns. Templates can be reused and adapted for different titles and series.
3D mockups and renders
The product includes tools to generate 3D book images and scene mockups from a cover file. This supports common marketing needs like storefront graphics, ads, and social posts where a rendered book image is preferred over a flat cover. It can reduce reliance on separate mockup generators or manual compositing.
Author-friendly asset workflow
Book Brush is oriented around typical author workflows, including quick creation of multiple sizes and variations for different channels. It supports producing a set of coordinated assets for launches and promotions without requiring advanced design expertise. This makes it practical for small teams that handle marketing in-house.
Not a full marketing suite
Book Brush focuses on creative asset creation rather than end-to-end marketing execution. It does not function as a distribution platform, review-request network, or reader-delivery system. Teams still need separate tools for campaign management, email delivery, and channel analytics.
Design depth can be limited
Compared with professional design software, advanced layout control, typography features, and complex compositing options may be constrained. Users with strict brand guidelines or high-volume creative production may encounter workflow limits. Some teams may need to export assets and finish them in other tools.
Integrations vary by workflow
Book Brush is primarily a standalone creation environment, so automation and direct publishing integrations may be limited depending on the channel. This can add manual steps for exporting, resizing, and uploading assets across platforms. Organizations seeking tightly integrated marketing pipelines may need additional tooling.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 (no credit card) | 1 author (or 1 library/bookstore); 15 image downloads; >1.5M stock photos; author-specific stamps; 200+ 3D cover templates; 3,000+ author-specific templates. (Official registration/pricing pages). |
| Plus | $8.25 per month (billed yearly — $99/year) — also available monthly (~$8.99/month) | 1 author; unlimited image downloads (multi-user alternative); upload fonts; animation tools; priority support; Cover Creator; 1 Reader Hub page. |
| Gold | $12.25 per month (billed yearly — $146/year) | All Plus features; Instant Mockups; Box Set Creator (Gold+); 2 Reader Hub pages; additional training/bonuses on some offers. |
| Platinum | $20.50 per month (billed yearly — $246/year) | All Gold features; Platinum Mockups; Trailer Creator; 3 Reader Hub pages; 10 background-removal credits per month. |
| Pro Plan I (Professional) | $23.25 per month (paid monthly) or $278/year (billed yearly) | For unlimited authors/pen names/libraries/bookstores; single-user alternative: 100 image downloads/month; Cover Creator; Animation Tools; Priority Support; 3 Reader Hub pages. |
| Pro Plan II (Professional) | $39.25 per month (paid monthly) or $470/year (billed yearly) | Unlimited authors; single-user alternative: 200 image downloads/month; includes Box Set Creator; 3 Reader Hub pages. |
| Pro Plan III (Professional) | $79.25 per month (paid monthly) or $950/year (billed yearly) | Unlimited authors; single-user alternative: 500 image downloads/month; includes Box Set Creator, Animation Tools; 3 Reader Hub pages. |
Usage-based / one-time purchases & services (official site): Pricing model: Usage-based / one-time / service Hourly Concepts (design hours): $35/hour à la carte; 5-hour plan $150/month; 10-hour $240/month; 20-hour $399/month; 30-hour $599/month. (Hours subscription; hours do not expire.) Custom Cover Design (one-time): Basic package $497 one-time (includes 1 eBook cover, up to 3 revisions, matching social banner, high-res JPG, stock images included). Additional add-ons priced separately. Instant Mockups — one-time purchase option: Example: "100 Instant Mockups" one-time $49 (site checkout product). Social Media Management (service): Combined Meta & Video Plans: $1,297/month (6-month contract required). Other social plans and pricing details listed on official service pages.
Notes: Prices and exact feature lists taken directly from Book Brush official site pages (BookBrush.com). Where both monthly and annual billing are offered, the table lists the billed-yearly effective monthly amount when displayed on the site as a per-month equivalent and also notes the monthly option where shown.
