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.
His cover and book designs have earned his clients more than 100 national and international awards, such as
Best Cover Design by USA Book News, the Indie Excellence Book Award, Foreword Reviews Book of the Year, Next Generation Finalist Awards, Global eBook Awards, CIPA's EVVY Awards, The San Francisco Book Festival Awards, and many more.
Granted, sometimes these are financial decisions, since a professional custom cover design starts at $ 299 (compare that to $ 900 and higher at other self publishing firms); but other times the decision doesn't seem to be based upon anything other than a skewed reality of what
comprises good cover design.
-- John Kremer @JohnKremer, Book Design: Elements of Good Cover Design
«I joined all the Linkedin groups and often saw postings from writers who were looking
for good cover design,» she said.
You can find more information
about good cover design in the post I did titled, Six tips from wicked good book cover designers,
His book covers and interior design consistently help his clients place in the CIPA EVVY awards,
Best Cover Design by USA Book News, the Indie Excellence Book Award, Foreword Reviews Book of the Year, and many others.
Science received the first of two Gold awards for
the best cover design on its 6 November 2015 issue.
You should ALWAYS get your proofreading done, at the very least, and preferably some editing too if you can afford it, and next on your shopping list should be
a good cover design from a book design specialist.
A good Cover Design is paramount to the sales of your ebook because your cover is your readers first impression.
If you're too emotionally involved, you might not be able to envision
the best cover design.
My question (s) would be about «marketing» — particularly around what makes
a good cover design and what makes a good «Book Description» on your amazon book sales page.
With great print quality and
a good cover design, no one will be able to tell your self - published book from one that's published by a major traditional publisher.
Then, you need
a good cover design (I know a guy).
This isn't really a new idea — marketing experts have long been touting the importance of having
a good cover design, professional editing, and excellent back copy — but it doesn't end there.
One comment about step 2: the cost for
a good cover design doesn't have to be a couple hundred bucks.
Don't get us wrong:
Good cover design is essential to your self - published book's success.
But I'm still struggling to get enough reviews of my own books, even with high Goodreads ratings and
good cover design.
After the many late nights writing and revising, the hours spent proofreading and formatting, and the pressure of choosing
the best cover design — your self - published book is now available for sale!
For that you'll receive a mediocre - at -
best cover design, no payment of royalties, over inflated markups of promotional services that don't work, email and phone harassment at an attempt to part you of thousands more from your pocket.
You don't want to publish and then discover copy - editing errors, realize you should have invested in
a better cover design, or wish you'd spent more time on marketing copy, metadata, and back of book information.
Tips for
good cover design....
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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.
A good cover design is the first statement your book makes to the reader.
Our premium cover design service will ensure that you get
the best cover design from our repository of millions of stock photos.
As with illustrating, typesetting, writing or even playing guitar, producing
a good cover design is an art in itself.
I have been following the awards for some time because the comments are invaluable and it has helped me to develop my sense of what makes
a good cover design and current trends.
Even though you're self - publishing, some tradition publishing rules still apply: put together a media kit, figure out target audience, get a good editor, get
a good cover design and make a welcoming author website.
Not only does
a good cover design boost credibility, it captures the attention of potential buyers.
The importance of creating
a good cover design couldn't be understated.
So
a good cover design from 99Designs is (not very much) money well spent.
Whether you're seeking a traditional publisher or doing it yourself,
a good cover design can make a big difference.
If you do a search for «
best cover designs», you'll routinely see covers that designers love — like on this page.
You can select
the best cover design and interior design, decide critical factors like typesetting, distributors and pricing, and choose to release your book at your convenient time.
They have
good cover design and editing services.
Surely there had to be
a better cover design that gave a greater sense to what this game is other than a MASSIVE HEAD TAKING UP 2 / 3rds OF THE BOX?!