I would
say good book design is definitely an investment.
Not exact matches
Many entrepreneurs
say their
books are
designed to appeal to a niche group, where
best - seller status would never be expected.
Nicole Vagle in her
book Design in 5 (2015)
says it so
well, «When students see hope and possibility, they are much more willing to engage, persevere, and achieve.»
He went on to
say «My
book is priced right,
well -
designed and exactly what older American's are needing... what more can I do?»
«Paper
books are, as a rule, very
well designed, they look and smell
good, and they carry with them a more human touch,» Tveit
said.
That's not to
say that you should go it alone — hiring proof - readers, a
good editor and getting a great cover
design can help give your
book a much
better start.
That
said, sometimes you can stand out with a really freaking beautiful
book cover, but these are usually for literary fiction
books with mainstream publishing and a big promotion budget; they need to be
designed well, and a little artsy, to appeal to the people they are supposed to appeal to.
Likewise, a
well - conceived,
well - executed
book jacket
design translates into a
book cover that motivates readers to crack the cover or download the e-
book,»
said White.
If you can afford it, then I think there could also be some benefits to doing the kind of research that I mentioned above anyway — you know your
book better than anyone else does, so it's worth being able to
say to a designer which other
books you see it sitting with to steer the
design in the right direction.
Obtaining rights to use any illustration, photographs or any other materials that will be provided to Elegant
Book Design prior to any work being started on the project, as
well as providing proof of
said rights to Elegant
Book Design.
That
said, if you want to economize on costs and time, the
best product available to turn your Microsoft Word document into a professionally
designed print
book is Joel Friedlander's Book Design Templates (bookdesigntemplates.c
book is Joel Friedlander's
Book Design Templates (bookdesigntemplates.c
Book Design Templates (bookdesigntemplates.com).
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.»
Before I continue, I will
say that copy editing and custom cover
design are so important, they are mandatory components of our
Best Book of the Year Awards, and our EVVY Nominees.
I have 374 followers on my blog and of those, I'd
say at least 100 - 150 are after my business for marketing my
book,
designing me a
book cover, or building me a
better web site.
I am delighted with his
design which, I have to
say, he tweaked on numerous occasions to satisfy my ever - changing whims, and I have no hesitation in recommending Bespoke to anyone looking for a professionally -
designed book cover and
good old - fashioned customer service.»
«It is the world's lightest and is
better designed to read e-books than iPad as it weighs less and can easily fit into a pocket,»
said Neo Wang, a vice president at Netronix Inc., Green
Book's parent.
When you recommend a
book, if it has a not - so -
good design, you need to
say so.
That
said, artisanal publishing is often the
better choice anyway because an artisanal publisher is in control of her craft in terms of content,
design, and timing, and an artisanal publisher can also make more money per
book than her traditionally published colleagues.
Nina Amir presents Conduct a Competitive Review to Find Ways to Rise Above Top Blogs posted at How to Blog a
Book,
saying, «A blog can serve as a highly effective marketing tool for an indie publisher if it is
well done from a
design and content perspective.
However, since the advent of online
book sales I've found that the old
saying really relates now only to people and situations, because
book cover
design is doing the
best job it has ever done to convey something of the
book inside and affect the potential reader's decision making.
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Q: In the
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say that a smaller back yard, if it's
designed well, can be more useful than a larger yard.
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