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about eBook Cover Design.
In a third post
about ebook cover design I'd like to...
Not exact matches
I will be
covering the basic process of writing a novel, proofreading, copy editing, developmental editing,
cover design, formatting for paperbacks and the various
ebook formats,
ebook and paperback distribution and all sorts of good stuff I've learned
about marketing — including how to use Amazon categories to increase your visibility, how to to build your mailing list, how to get reviews, how to use Facebook ads, running giveaways and contests, and much more.
Learn more
about the differences between
ebook covers and print - on - demand
covers and get tips on
designing each.
Having completed this task it dawned on me I also needed to think
about the spine and the back
cover (again something you don't have to think
about when
designing an
ebook cover).
Aside from the most obvious places, try Daedalus Books, BookraK, Christianbook.com, Dover Books, or other book catalogs, and blogs
about book
cover design such as BookCoverArchive, TheBookDesignReview, and TheBookDesigner's Ebook Design A
design such as BookCoverArchive, TheBookDesignReview, and TheBookDesigner's
Ebook Design A
Design Awards.
Lessons in successful
ebook cover design from Joel Friedlander's 10 Things You Need to Know
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design and formatting for print - ready pdfs
ebook design and formatting for any online retailer
cover design - print and
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ebook consulting - answering any questions you might have
about the process.
It's important that you keep in mind what I mentioned earlier
about to much clutter with regards to elements included in your
design and a reason being is that online shelves display
eBook covers as small thumbnails at a size of
about 80 x 115 pixels.
-LSB-...] yes, if you go back to look at the January
eBook Cover Design Award post, you'll see I've added
about 10 gold stars, so check them -LSB-...]
If you prefer to do the
cover design yourself, there are plenty of tips and advice available all over the Internet on how you can go
about designing your own
ebook cover.
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I know everything
about the publishing process from writing to editing to proofing to typesetting to book
cover design to print layouts to
eBook coding to book distribution to marketing and promotion and... WHEW!
JF: Terrific, everything you want in an
ebook cover: impact, a clear signal
about the genre and tone of the book, and just enough edgy
design to shock and hold the viewer.
If you are one that has a traditional publisher, you may not have to worry too much
about your book
cover art; however, for the «Indie», or self - publishing author, coming up with an effective
cover design for both your printed book and digital
ebook may seem a daunting process.
And so just like in
designing an
ebook cover where you're trying to communicate something
about the book through what the
cover looks like, that's what I'm trying to do with the paste paper as well.
How
about e-only publishers so authors can have editors and someone who can
design cover art and format manuscripts into
ebooks.
The Verge, The Guardian, and The Telegraph have all published articles
about the blog, where bored citizens of the internet can go to laugh at beautifully awful
ebook cover designs.
It was
ebook only and I had to provide the
cover design, something I knew nothing
about.
A very detailed tutorial that will not only help you to
design ebook covers but lets you know
about basic
design theory,
ebook cover research and few more tips that will help you create a
cover that actually works for your clients.
If you plan on writing a series of books, don't forget
about the power of branding on your
eBook cover designs!
Do you have questions
about self - publishing or need some help with book
design,
covers,
eBook conversions, editing, book marketing, or more?
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Thinking
about looking forward in
eBook design, there's been a sort of gifts on
covers and embedded media and video.
She says the project helped educate her
about online editing, print and
ebook formatting, illustration, and
cover design.