Not exact matches
Getting an editor and a great
cover design are big steps in publishing that I am very vocal about authors seeking before publishing their work, and
book formatting is another key I don't
mention enough.
But
book covers are a very particular kind of beast, and unless the author also happens to have extensive experience in
design, layout, and typography, not to
mention the elusive element that makes browsers pick up a
book, isn't it to their advantage to work with a pro?
Thank you for the
mention Ruth about my
book cover designs.
Just like
book cover design — if you try to do it all from scratch, by yourself, and it's your first try, it's going to look like crap (not to
mention take weeks of hair - pulling).
As you've
mentioned in your
books and other posts, Jim, number one is to produce a quality product (get it edited by a professional independent editor, and get a professional
cover designed.)
Coralie Bickford - Smith was one of the first
book designers I
mentioned on The Casual Optimist and her distinctive
cover designs have featured regularly ever since.
In the intro, I
mention the news that Amazon Giveaways are now available for ebooks, and an article on Written Word Media that shows authors who earn over $ 5000 per month have written 13.75
books, use professionally
designed book covers and pro editors, write in popular genres, and use free as a promotional technique.
Joanna: You
mentioned big stuff like
cover design and editing, but you probably do things like price promotions, and price promotions on that many
books, do you run everything on spreadsheets?
Joe Conlan, the author of famous
book Nameless, shared his viewpoint on this and
mentioned that he made sure that his
book cover design reflects the dark nature of the story.
There is a science to
designing a
book cover, not to
mention the layout and formatting distribution requirements necessary to be listed at Amazon and other online retailers.