Call me shallow, but I don't want
ugly covers on my website.
Indie book covers are already ugly, why are we giving out awards to
ugly covers instead of finding ways to reward beautiful ones?
Click here if you want to read the worst titles of maybe all time — and see some butt -
ugly covers.
Don't use
ugly covers: Now, if you're traditionally published you have little control over this.
But a lot of indie authors are also publishing poorly written, poorly edited books with
ugly covers.
Then authors» rights are tied up in over-priced ebooks with
ugly covers, being «marketed» on shoddy websites.
(An aside: I did some pretty
ugly covers starting off with an old computer and no good software in helping out WMG Publishing get started.
I think i am going to do this to my old photo albums which have really
ugly covers.
Book marketing is putting your book in front of readers who will like it and remove barriers of resistance (price, lack of reviews,
ugly cover, etc..)
Choose your title carefully and don't settle for
an ugly cover.
I could pull samples from the 25 top small presses and publishers, showing off
their ugly cover designs, to demonstrate what a poor choice these options are to authors (since the cover will be the biggest factor in your book's success, and small presses or services that charge a publishing fee skimp on quality design to make more money for themselves).
Unless you have
an ugly cover, no reviews or a boring book description.
Books take years to write, not a day with a hideous flat hook and a cheap
ugly cover smacked on it.
The first book is an excellent example of
an ugly cover made by a traditional publishing house to appear in print.
It has
an ugly cover, and mine is the 2nd review, and it was published 2 years ago.
But, people won't even take it for free if it has
an ugly cover and no reviews.
If you advertise with text only and people click, and then try advertising with the cover, or cover art only, and people don't click, you have
an ugly cover.
If you cheap out, don't be surprised to see
your ugly cover end up HERE.
Nothing screams amateur louder than
an ugly cover.
Never mind
the ugly cover, you can trust me, I've checked it out, the story is quite good!»
But since these publishers and small presses have really
ugly cover design options and...
Should you pay less for
an ugly cover, or a pretty one that doesn't sell?
Having an author website, or business cards or bookmarks, or a certain number of print books included in the package totally doesn't matter if you have
an ugly cover; everything additional won't save you.
The bad thing is that they might put a really
ugly cover on your book and keep your money.
The only danger is hearing a bunch of other authors «support» you when you're making big mistakes (like when you ask for feedback on
an ugly cover and everybody says they love it).
An ugly cover letter is one that has nothing new to say and is mundane in tone.
Not exact matches
It's difficult to persuade someone to
cover one of the most visible parts of their home with
ugly giant panels, regardless of benefit to the owner or to the environment.
They only
cover up the
ugly, and they can not change it.
I don't really mind
ugly you can
cover that up and fantasise.
I've really appreciated your work over the past year as I've gone through my own transition and found the kind of community that promotes health rather than just
covering up the
ugly in my life.
It is probably the
ugliest book
cover I have ever designed, but if you compare it with the
cover from John Piper's book on the right, you'll see why I created the
cover as I did.
«They tried to
cover up the
ugly things in the country, and they don't want the outside world to know what is going on in China,» he said.
And until recently, the walls were
covered with
ugly pegboard.
Redemption is not just «God's way of tidying up messy places in history or
covering up
ugly moments of our life together or our lives as individuals redemption is not about saving situations or justifying oppression or abuse.»
It's base was a barrel — a large
ugly barrel — and was
covered with pipes.
All the stairs were
covered with red carpeting, and the railings were painted an
ugly orange - ish brown.
I had some trouble cooking them and they turned out a little broken and
ugly, but you can't judge a book by its
cover.
I'm getting annoyed that people fail to notice the positive he did recently (he started spending money, keep the team in tact, getting a new physio in, try to win game
ugly when result is getting bad) while it is very fair points that he made very wrong judgement in not getting enough defensive
cover, and his players are naive at time in term of tactics.
If you expand that to top 25 teams, that
cover rate drops to 47.6 % for an
ugly -7.2 % ROI.
Steve Stone line manager at Oasis summed it up best, «When every favorite on the board
covers, it gets
ugly.»
They've had some
ugly games without him, including five times in which they've failed to
cover by double digits.
While the season may have ended amid
ugly scenes for Barton, it should not
cover over the fact that the midfielder played a huge role in helping the club avoid relegation.
If you get distracted and lose that window of opportunity, your cute - as - pie, cherry - patterned diaper
cover quickly turns into a sad and
ugly old piece of baby wear.
Babble Chic has created stylish and super easy to use car seat
covers that will spruce up even the
ugliest car seats!
If you score a rocking chair at a rummage sale with an
ugly seat cushion, you can easily swap it out or
cover it with something that matches.
They are
ugly, uncomfortable, and frankly, don't
cover your ASS!!
Part of the reason why it was so amazing that The Office included Pam breastfeeding (and overcoming early nursing issues, though I could have done without the drab,
ugly nursing
cover) is because most of the time, new baby storylines on television shows and in movies don't reference breastfeeding at all.
Come down to Earth and appreciate all it has to offer (the good, the bad and the
ugly) when SN
covers Earth Day (April 22).
In his new warts - and - all biography, «All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life,» Cuomo
covers a crushing political defeat followed by an
ugly headline - grabbing tabloid divorce within a two - year span.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo
covers a crushing political defeat followed by an
ugly headline - grabbing tabloid divorce within a two - year span in his new warts - and - all biography, «All Things Possible.»