Recently I put my book formatting templates and book
cover design templates altogether into one «Epic Book Design Package,» then I included my $ 197 course on book marketing.
But I also put out cheap or free resources on cover design (including
cover design templates and DIY videos) for indie authors who don't have the budget for professional cover design.
This tendency to cut corners on design has given birth to another possibility in the past few years: pre-made book layout and
cover design templates.
So instead of a sales page making a big long argument about why they should buy my product, I start with a small but powerful page that says, «Get FREE video training on how to easily make your own book covers, and I'll send you some free
cover design templates as well.»
CreateSpace calls this the «trim size,» and it will determine the page layout of your manuscript as well as
the cover design template.
I suggest Joel Friedlander's book
cover design template for that... but still, check it with a pro!
Not exact matches
Clip Art and PowerPoint
Template Credits: Clip Art Creative Clips by Krista Wallden • http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krista-Wallden • http://thecreativechalkboard.blogspot.com/p/creative-clips-digital-clipart.html Rebecca B Designs • http://uprintables.blogspot.com.au/ PowerPoint template for the cover • free - power - point - templates - www.f
Template Credits: Clip Art Creative Clips by Krista Wallden • http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krista-Wallden • http://thecreativechalkboard.blogspot.com/p/creative-clips-digital-clipart.html Rebecca B
Designs • http://uprintables.blogspot.com.au/ PowerPoint
template for the cover • free - power - point - templates - www.f
template for the
cover • free - power - point -
templates - www.fppt.info
Credits for Clipart and PowerPoint
Template Clip Art Creative Clips by Krista Wallden • http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krista-Wallden • http://thecreativechalkboard.blogspot.com/p/creative-clips-digital-clipart.html Rebecca B Designs • http://uprintables.blogspot.com.au/ PowerPoint template for the cover • free - power - point - templates - www.f
Template Clip Art Creative Clips by Krista Wallden • http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krista-Wallden • http://thecreativechalkboard.blogspot.com/p/creative-clips-digital-clipart.html Rebecca B
Designs • http://uprintables.blogspot.com.au/ PowerPoint
template for the cover • free - power - point - templates - www.f
template for the
cover • free - power - point -
templates - www.fppt.info
Resources included are as follows: 3 0 P D F files for you to print: Key word cards, chapter 2 to read, chapter 2 writing task about finding the key, Story elements, Story board to complete, writing pages, A 4 topic title to introduce the book, retell the story from another point of view, write a diary entry task, write a postcard, acrostic poem to complete, make words from letters, photo pack, flashcards of character names, character descriptions, my favourite part of the story is — drawing page, I like this story because writing task,
design a new book
cover, draw a garden scene, hand puppet
template to draw, draw a family portrait, writing booklet
cover to keep pupils project work together, large display items door to the garden and large key, long banner to head wall display, large letters to spell out book title, display border to edge wall display, story sack tag to keep resources together.
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An indie author is an author who maintains complete creative control by self - publishing his or her book through companies such as CreateSpace or Book Baby, both of whom offer editing, proofreading services - for - hire, along with
cover and page
design services or do - it - yourself
templates.
Book
covers should be
designed not slapped in to
templates.
You can download a bunch of helpful resources for free * (you need to share the page to download all the contents)-- there's also a paid option to get a big package of
templates for $ 87, but you don't need to buy them unless you need extra help making your book
cover design.
Grab you can grab all the book
design templates at DIY Book
Covers when you sign up for the Master Package.
Book
Design Templates offers easy to use formatting and cover templates for
Templates offers easy to use formatting and
cover templates for
templates for authors.
To make
cover design easy, IngramSpark provides a
cover template generator that should simplify the process.
From editing and proofreading to print
design,
template print
design, ebook
design, and
cover design, we are here to help you with every step of the way.
Of course, one option is the free platform whereby text files are simply uploaded (without editing or formatting), along with a
template cover design.
Enter your email below to receive these high resolution and professionally
designed cover templates.
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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.
Get creative and
design your own book
cover — with our
cover templates!
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If the author is working with a printing company, the printer will need to supply exact specifications for the book
cover, spine and back
cover or provide a
template file for Elegant Book
Design to utilize for spine width, bleeds and other specifications.
There are 60 professionally
designed templates that you can use to create fiction or non-fiction
covers.
With «Kindle
Cover Templates, 2.0,» you gain access to 20 fresh, professionally designed templates that you can use over and over again to create high - quality cover designs for ALL your Kindle (or other e-book) proj
Cover Templates, 2.0,» you gain access to 20 fresh, professionally designed templates that you can use over and over again to create high - quality cover designs for ALL your Kindle (or other e-book)
Templates, 2.0,» you gain access to 20 fresh, professionally
designed templates that you can use over and over again to create high - quality cover designs for ALL your Kindle (or other e-book)
templates that you can use over and over again to create high - quality
cover designs for ALL your Kindle (or other e-book) proj
cover designs for ALL your Kindle (or other e-book) projects.
By creating high - quality, easy - to - use
templates, I'm putting the quality of high - end
design within your reach without having to spend thousands of dollars per
cover design!
This is obviously a work in progress, because
cover design is complicated, but the
templates have been downloaded by nearly 100,000 authors, and my YouTube videos have over a million views.
But, since I'm deeply committed to helping indie authors and pretty established in the publishing community, I've devoted thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours into building DIY book
cover tools,
templates and resources — so authors can
design their own
covers without making critical mistakes.
Don't just slap a picture as your
cover or use some
template, hire a
design team!
These DIY book
cover templates aren't meant as a total replacement for high quality professional book
cover design; but they do offer a new option previously unavailable.
The idea is to
design book
cover templates that indie authors can easily edit and change to make their own.
I have more free stuff —
templates, an email series on
cover design, and my books on writing and book marketing.
Below is ANOTHER horrible - looking
cover I actually found it on Amazon... and in just 7 minutes, I completely transformed the look of the
cover using a
design template.
So 20
templates at a very conservative $ 100 each would run just $ 1,000... less than the price for one
cover design.
I see so often the terrible
template generated book
cover designs, authors
designing book themselves without any idea of the importance of good copy writing (the use of words to sell) and not understanding how to create visual images with a distinct purpose.
How - to video included for editing the
templates to create your own
cover designs using PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides.
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Fat Goblin Games has been providing hundreds of stock images to publishers over the years, ranging from illustrations and
cover designs to page graphics and
templates.
One thing to keep in mind when
designing cover images for these formats is the extra bleed space required by hardcover
templates, due to the paper
cover wrapping around the cardboard coverstock.
Use this to generate a
template for your book
cover design, complete with support files, email instructions, and other useful info.
Part VIII: Designing Your
Cover 55 Researching your target market 376 56 Starting your front cover design 379 57 A few design principles 389 58 Creating a color palette 394 59 Polishing your front cover 397 60 Choosing your book's binding 407 61 Using a printer's cover template 411 62 Creating your own cover template 413 63 Planning your back cover 422 64 Designing your back cover 425 65 Designing your spine 437 66 Designing extras for hardcovers 441 67 Printing color cover proof
Cover 55 Researching your target market 376 56 Starting your front
cover design 379 57 A few design principles 389 58 Creating a color palette 394 59 Polishing your front cover 397 60 Choosing your book's binding 407 61 Using a printer's cover template 411 62 Creating your own cover template 413 63 Planning your back cover 422 64 Designing your back cover 425 65 Designing your spine 437 66 Designing extras for hardcovers 441 67 Printing color cover proof
cover design 379 57 A few
design principles 389 58 Creating a color palette 394 59 Polishing your front
cover 397 60 Choosing your book's binding 407 61 Using a printer's cover template 411 62 Creating your own cover template 413 63 Planning your back cover 422 64 Designing your back cover 425 65 Designing your spine 437 66 Designing extras for hardcovers 441 67 Printing color cover proof
cover 397 60 Choosing your book's binding 407 61 Using a printer's
cover template 411 62 Creating your own cover template 413 63 Planning your back cover 422 64 Designing your back cover 425 65 Designing your spine 437 66 Designing extras for hardcovers 441 67 Printing color cover proof
cover template 411 62 Creating your own
cover template 413 63 Planning your back cover 422 64 Designing your back cover 425 65 Designing your spine 437 66 Designing extras for hardcovers 441 67 Printing color cover proof
cover template 413 63 Planning your back
cover 422 64 Designing your back cover 425 65 Designing your spine 437 66 Designing extras for hardcovers 441 67 Printing color cover proof
cover 422 64 Designing your back
cover 425 65 Designing your spine 437 66 Designing extras for hardcovers 441 67 Printing color cover proof
cover 425 65 Designing your spine 437 66 Designing extras for hardcovers 441 67 Printing color
cover proof
cover proofs 444
«Good
cover design both front and back is surely about fitting a strong set of information into a
template both to encourage purchase and to encourage people to read a book.
Having studied
cover design for over 10 years, I can spot a horrible
template cover vs. one done by a graphic designer vs. a professionally
designed cover by someone who specializes in book
cover design.
That said, it's very popular for distributors and other service providers to provide do - it - yourself
cover design tools that work on a
template - based system.
You can also look for
templated designs or book
cover design tools to help you.
Book
design templates can be a starting point for a
cover, but are rarely «just right» for the book, which means they will need to be tweaked... and then we're back to requiring
design skills.
As for the alternatives in
cover design, for ebooks it's easy; you can use the free
cover creator at Amazon (as I did for My Country); or choose a
template from an affordable (around $ 75) outlet like selfpubbookcovers.com (as I did for Strange Love).
Our
cover wizard is an in browser layout tool using a variety of
templates to build your
cover, while our one - piece tool is a size and upload option that requires
designing the
cover outside of Lulu and uploading the file directly.