You can find more information about good cover design in the post I did titled, Six tips from wicked
good book cover designers,
A good book cover designer or publisher's design department should be able to not only see what you see, but offer elements you may not have considered that make an effective, saleable cover.
«Because a book's initial splash and pre-sales are tied to an attractive, outrageous cover design, we hire the very
best book cover designer we can afford.
So choose
the BEST book cover designer and formatter to make an incredibly professional product.
«You will be hard - pressed to find
a better book cover designer» Peter is an absolute professional in every sense of the word.
Not exact matches
A songwriter might need accompanying musicians; an author might need a
designer to do
good work in designing a
book cover; a playwright will need actors and a theater to bring her play to life.
I have quickly learnt that being a
good editor involves juggling a multitude of tasks, from commissioning
books to nurturing authors through the writing process, coordinating the production of the
book, working with
designers to develop effective and appropriate
covers, and briefing marketing and sales teams on new titles.
Reedsy allows authors to find and work with the
best publishing professionals: from developmental editors to
book cover designers, marketers and translators.
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!
That's why it's important to hire a
designer you can trust to portray your
book in the
best light, even if their ideas are different from your initial
cover idea.
If you're self - publishing, at this stage you'll probably want to work with a
book designer to create an appealing
cover design and interior page design, as
well as to determine the viability of other aesthetic elements such as a press logo and promotional materials.
Our
designers fleshed out about four
cover concepts and once I found one I liked, we tweaked to produce what I think is the
best cover this
book has ever had.
The new
cover was designed in consultation with other families living with Type 1 diabetes, with medical professionals, and with professional
book cover designers, and it has been very
well received.
Get comfortable with
book design terms so you can
best communicate with your
cover and interior layout
designer.
As a
designer, I'd love to see you advocate for higher standards of typesetting and
cover design along with quality writing, but anything that helps to certify «
better books» can only help.
Give it to a
good designer with a description of the
book, a writing sample, and some
book covers in your genre you like and don't like.
You need an editor and a
cover designer to make sure your
book looks
good inside and out.
It's
good to educate yourself on what makes a
good book cover design, but if you aren't a
designer by trade, it's also
best to hire a professional.
Literary Agent Undercover is only for authors who understand the benefits of traditional publishing: no financial risk because someone else is paying for the privilege of publishing your
book; a higher quality product thanks to a top - notch editor and
cover designer; more profit due to
better sales, distribution, and publicity; subsidiary rights opportunities like merchandising, translations, TV, feature film, etc; increased credibility and more
book reviews; and the ability to spend more time writing, promoting, and doing what you love.
You'll work one - on - one with a professional
cover designer who will be committed to creating a
cover that compliments your written work and gives your
book its
best shot at success in today's competitive market.
So Hoover — «a fabulous self - promoter and a very talented author,» Rennert said — earns back her debt to the agency, and the agency gets 15 percent to
cover «the hours and months we devote to editorial; figuring out how to position and package the
book to reach the right market; the time spent on quality control; seeking out and dealing with high - caliber vendors providing the above services; and locating and vetting professional photographers and
cover designers whose work is every bit as
good as those used in traditionally published
books.»
To have a chance to be featured at Buck
Books, your
book must be priced at 99 cents or less during your promotion, its listing on Kindle must show that it is at least 60 pages in length, you must have at least 10 reviews with an average rating of 3.8 stars or higher, your
book description must be
well - written and free of any major spelling or grammatical errors, and your
book cover must be designed by a non-Fiverr professional
designer or
book cover design service.
Well - formatted and edited
books typically have a
cover that was put together by a professional
designer and features professional art or photography that is eye - catching and relevant to the audience the content is trying to reach.
Releasing a
book before it's ready because you won't hire an editor or
cover designer does more harm than
good.
Once you've chosen a professional
book cover designer the first thing you'll need is a
good brief.
It's not only part of the
book's production but should also be the strongest piece of marketing collateral you have, so hire the
best cover designer for your
book, not your budget.
There is a darn
good reason why the BIG publishing companies pay hot - shot graphic
designers THOUSANDS of dollars to design their
book covers.
When you hire someone to design your
book interior, design a
cover or do anything else to make your
book a reality, the very
best thing you can hope for is that the
designer will truly «get you.»
The
best way an author can exert creative control is by choosing a
designer wisely and then offering as much supporting information as possible (for instance, similar
book covers they like in the genre, character descriptions and synopsis, back
cover copy, anticipated market, etc.) Finally, if a
cover designer is allowed to use their skill and imagination freely, and then the client gives clear direction on revisions, the end result is almost always something both the
designer and the author can be proud of.
Wise Ink Creative Publishing has a wonderful team of editors,
cover designers, proofreaders, and formatters who helped me create the
best possible version of my
book.
I imagine with your phenomenal growth, you personally no longer have the time to know each author individually or the details of each
book you publish, but I would like to make you aware of my particular project, which is
best done via the attached
cover — designed by my wife, a gifted graphic
designer, who worked for a number of years at McGraw Hill and designed many
covers for their educational series.
If you don't know how to make a
cover for your
book, then the
best thing to do is hire a professional
cover designer.
I sought out the
best interior and
cover designer for my non-fiction
book.
Also, some
better rated
book cover designers don't always deliver quality work, while some low rated
designers do very
good jobs.
So hiring a
book cover designer or making your own
book cover early can work really
well for indie authors.
Cover designer Ninai Freitas urges authors to think of book covers as long - term investment: «It is better to have a well - designed book cover that can help increase s
Cover designer Ninai Freitas urges authors to think of
book covers as long - term investment: «It is
better to have a
well - designed
book cover that can help increase s
cover that can help increase sales.
Profit from Professional Pics and Images Most effective for you much
better to work with a reliable
book cover designer additional area.
You'll probably want to create an email address for your pseudonym, too, so you can stay incognito as you deal with editors,
cover designers, and all the other people involved in getting a
book put together, as
well as fan mail.
«Independent publishing»
better reflects the fact that producing a high - quality
book requires the participation of many professionals and subject matter experts beyond the author: the editor, the proofreader, and the
book cover designer, to name a few.
While I am biased, here are 5 reasons why professional
book cover designer services would be
better for a serious author:
With Derek's DIY
Book Covers, it's still not a very realistic option for the aesthetically - challenged There's not much out there between a price point of $ 5 and $ 300 - $ 1,000, but we're doing them for $ 99, $ 50 if it's part of series, we've expanded to three designers now, and the quality of the covers gets better and b
Covers, it's still not a very realistic option for the aesthetically - challenged There's not much out there between a price point of $ 5 and $ 300 - $ 1,000, but we're doing them for $ 99, $ 50 if it's part of series, we've expanded to three
designers now, and the quality of the
covers gets better and b
covers gets
better and
better.
On more than one occasion, we've seen authors who have terrible
book covers and mediocre editing jobs in their first
book, and I'm never surprised to hear, «
Well, my editor was also my
designer.»
Boasting
well over 350,000 + freelancers (with about a third or more of those consisting of
designers), Guru offers perhaps the most robustly safe option to not only hire your prospective Kindle
book cover designer, but also manage and cultivate a potentially long - term, mutually beneficial relationship with them.
While Elance may very
well be the most expensive of these three starter options I've listed for you, you're sure to find what you're looking for if you're willing to do the research and — perhaps most importantly — pay what the top
book cover designers on Elance.com deserve to be paid for their services.
The afternoon session will include a multi-self-published author, a
best - selling author who started a publishing house and works with self - publishers, and a graphic
designer who specializes in
book cover design.
If money is a challenge — at least get your
book edited; have a professional
cover designer create your
cover; get the interior layed - out by someone who does interiors — you will spend a few thousand dollars if you do it RIGHT and it will be money
well spent... then you can go the cheap route: have your interior
designer load up to Create Space — at least you've get the visuals of a solid
book on your side and the content solid — you've got mammoth Amazon there ready to do the POD print and you can buy the
book for most likely less than $ 3 a copy (less than the pay - to - publish model — trust me here).
It's rarely a
good idea for an author to design her own
book cover, unless she is, of course, a professional
book designer or illustrator.
Once again, this is an area where you might be
better off hiring a freelance
designer yourself, since you are less likely to be nickeled - and - dimed for your expectation of a
cover that's uniquely crafted to your
book.
If your
designer presents a concept that doesn't seem quite what you expected, trust that their design, along with your feedback, will produce the
best cover for your
book.
Cover Designers — here are a range of great designers and options for your book cover design — I have designed my own cover so I haven't used any of these designers but they are the ones with the best recommendations across the indu
Cover Designers — here are a range of great designers and options for your book cover design — I have designed my own cover so I haven't used any of these designers but they are the ones with the best recommendations across the
Designers — here are a range of great
designers and options for your book cover design — I have designed my own cover so I haven't used any of these designers but they are the ones with the best recommendations across the
designers and options for your
book cover design — I have designed my own cover so I haven't used any of these designers but they are the ones with the best recommendations across the indu
cover design — I have designed my own
cover so I haven't used any of these designers but they are the ones with the best recommendations across the indu
cover so I haven't used any of these
designers but they are the ones with the best recommendations across the
designers but they are the ones with the
best recommendations across the indusrty.