So I hope that has been helpful for understanding how
the book cover design process works.
No worries though, our buddies at Reedsy reached out awhile back to share a handy infographic that breaks down the entire
book cover design process into seven easy steps.
In over a decade collaborating with clients as a book cover artist and commercial graphic designer, I've come up with proven tips every fiction author should employ when navigating
the book cover design process.
Our thanks to J.C. Sasser for this guest contribution, a realistic look at
the book cover design process and how you might arrive at the right cover for your book.
Having book cover ideas to start working with can potentially speed up
the book cover design process.
Next week I'm also going to start
the book cover design process.
Vann was extremely helpful and made
the book cover design process enjoyable and stress free.»
One of the talented designers over at Ebook Launch posted a four - minute time - lapse video of the complete
book cover design process (from selecting the stock images, fonts, Photoshop work, etc.).
For more about the actual book design process, please go to
The Book Cover Design Process page where I discuss the process of working with authors to take ideas and turn them into great book designs.
And some authors are self - publishing, but don't have a graphic designer to work with during the actual
book cover design process.
Here are eight ways to jump start
your book cover design process, including resources for artwork and photography.
Not exact matches
Peggy helps authors through the
design process to produce customized
book covers and interiors.
I parted company with HarperCollins after my last
book launch and have since taken back control of not just «brand Polly Courtney» but all the component parts of the publishing
process: editing (I use a professional freelance editor as well as crowd - sourced readers) and
cover design (I work directly with a designer, who has also worked on the second editions for my first two novels), production and distribution (I use Troubador Publishing) as well as promotion — which I'm finding far easier to do now that I'm proud of the product I'm promoting!
While having the front
cover for marketing purposes before your
book is published is a good thing, you need to know the following items before the
cover design process is even started.
I am skilled at word
processing,
book layout
design and
cover design, and I know how to do contemporary marketing.
At Jera Publishing, we often have authors come to us for interior
book design after they have had their
cover designed, and they often have issues because they do not fully understand the
cover design process.
During the layout and
cover design processes, she is actively involved with the creation of the «look» of your
book.
After you sign your
book contract, your agent will offer support through every phase of the publication
process including editing, galley proofs,
cover design, production, distribution, sales, marketing, publicity, licensing, and dealing with any legal issues that might come up.
After your
book is sold to a traditional publisher, your
book agent will monitor your
book's progress through the editing,
cover design, and production
processes.
Peggy guides authors through the
book design process to produce customized
covers and interiors.
The result was a quality
book with a dynamite
cover (and I was able to be part of the
design process).
Ready - to - go Self - Publishing
Design Templates Not only have we made the
process of formatting your ebook easier, we've included an entire package to help you create your eBook, print
Book, and
Book Cover — all pre-designed and ready - to - go.
5) Consulting Elegant
Book Design does conduct limited education with authors in the process of creating cover designs and production work, and authors may view Elegant Book Design as a resource for book publishing and may have many questions about publishing, marketing and business that extend beyond the book cover design or other design proje
Book Design does conduct limited education with authors in the process of creating cover designs and production work, and authors may view Elegant Book Design as a resource for book publishing and may have many questions about publishing, marketing and business that extend beyond the book cover design or other design pro
Design does conduct limited education with authors in the
process of creating
cover designs and production work, and authors may view Elegant
Book Design as a resource for book publishing and may have many questions about publishing, marketing and business that extend beyond the book cover design or other design proje
Book Design as a resource for book publishing and may have many questions about publishing, marketing and business that extend beyond the book cover design or other design pro
Design as a resource for
book publishing and may have many questions about publishing, marketing and business that extend beyond the book cover design or other design proje
book publishing and may have many questions about publishing, marketing and business that extend beyond the
book cover design or other design proje
book cover design or other design pro
design or other
design pro
design projects.
This is where the author and I work together through the whole
book design process to deliver a
book that is branded and cohesive from
cover to
cover.
Elegant
Book Design will revise one of the book cover designs and will provide additional rounds of revisions as needed in order to complete the design proc
Book Design will revise one of the book cover designs and will provide additional rounds of revisions as needed in order to complete the design pr
Design will revise one of the
book cover designs and will provide additional rounds of revisions as needed in order to complete the design proc
book cover designs and will provide additional rounds of revisions as needed in order to complete the
design pr
design process.
Bottom line: Get involved early in the entire
book publishing
design process and get at least several creative concepts for the front
cover, back
cover, and spine.
Secondly, the free
design consultation also gives you an opportunity to learn more about me, the
book design process and an opportunity to brain storm and talk about the
design direction for the
cover before I get started.
After their
book is written and editors sign off on the final rewrite, authors often turn their attention to what will become one of their most agonizing tasks in the entire
process — deciding on a
book cover design.
A self - published author is entirely responsible and in control of the whole
process of publishing such as the
design of the
cover, the formats, marketing, distribution, PR, and pricing of the
book.
When
designing a
book or
book cover, finding the perfect font for the project can be an exhausting
process.
Though, during the order
process you will be required to confirm you have read the
book cover design terms and conditions page before finalising your order.
Elegant
Book Design retains the rights to unused (rejected) book cover design concepts, including all files and PDFs created during the design proc
Book Design retains the rights to unused (rejected) book cover design concepts, including all files and PDFs created during the design pr
Design retains the rights to unused (rejected)
book cover design concepts, including all files and PDFs created during the design proc
book cover design concepts, including all files and PDFs created during the design pr
design concepts, including all files and PDFs created during the
design pr
design process.
She is also an artist with excellent ideas and
designing your
book cover is a team
process because of her input.
Who
designs your
book covers and what kind of a
process do you follow when you
design your
book cover?
If you don't have a
book cover that is professionally done, Amazon has the ability to
design a
book cover included in the
process.
InDesign comes with several typefaces suitable for
book design, and in Book Design Made Simple we walk you through the process of setting up your pages and book cover using typefaces that are already available to you in InDes
book design, and in Book Design Made Simple we walk you through the process of setting up your pages and book cover using typefaces that are already available to you in InD
design, and in
Book Design Made Simple we walk you through the process of setting up your pages and book cover using typefaces that are already available to you in InDes
Book Design Made Simple we walk you through the process of setting up your pages and book cover using typefaces that are already available to you in InD
Design Made Simple we walk you through the
process of setting up your pages and
book cover using typefaces that are already available to you in InDes
book cover using typefaces that are already available to you in InDesign.
Also, by its very presence, it highlights the lack of any coverage of how to deal with
cover design and interior
book design, which, along with editing, are both part of the
book production
process and often entail hiring a professional.
I am in the
process of getting a professionally
designed cover, though, which I hope will boost the
book significantly.
CKBooks Publishing offers: editing - developmental and copy editing print
book design and formatting for print - ready pdfs ebook
design and formatting for any online retailer
cover design - print and ebook publishing services - print and ebook consulting - answering any questions you might have about the
process.
A survey by Digital
Book World found that cover design is the most outsourced part of the process, with over 34 % percent of self - publishing authors hiring professionals to design the covers of their b
Book World found that
cover design is the most outsourced part of the
process, with over 34 % percent of self - publishing authors hiring professionals to
design the
covers of their
bookbook.
SelfEspress ℠, the online self - publishing site for the EBM, provides writing and
cover design tools that streamline the
book design process.
In this episode, we go over the
process for identifying good
cover design, how to work with graphics professional and the importance of investing in great
book covers.
The
design process includes
book cover design, interior
design, and
book formatting for print
books and ebooks.
Day One will
cover all five aspects of self - publishing: - Writing - Editing -
Design -
Process - Marketing Writing your
book can be a passion, hobby, even a ministry, but selling the
book is a business.
(If author has ordered
cover design or
book formatting, allow an additional 10 days for this stage of the
process at minimum.)
You have full control over the
process, including the level of editorial input you receive, the
design of your
book cover and the writing of the blurb.
Depending on where you are in the writing and publishing
process, you're already engaged in marketing as you consider your target audience, your
book cover design, and other factors.
The traditional
process of getting a
book cover design can be extremely time - consuming and the result is often disappointing for the author.
«I loved every part of this
process, from
designing the
book cover to working with the editing team.
In terms of marketing,
book cover design business builds by word of mouth, whereas many authors won't talk about the editing
process.