Seth Godin, author of Poke the Box, says your ebook cover design doesn’t need words. Whether you agree or not, the layout of online bookshops is something to think about in your ebook cover design. Are you unthinkingly including elements that were essential for physical bookstores but that aren’t needed in the ebook cover design [...]
The importance of a good ebook cover
If I ever need reminding of the importance of a good ebook cover, this picture is the perfect reminder. I saw these ladies at lunchtime today on a busy Sydney pavement. Their homemade lollipop sign was fashioned from a wooden stick topped with an almost-circle of thin card. On it was taped a hand-printed piece [...]
What my favourite cafe can teach you about ebook cover design
Your Kindle ebook’s cover can make or break sales. Before you open Photoshop and design yourself, you need to ask whether you’re the right person for the job.
Book design and the business of self-publishing with Joel Friedlander
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An interview about ebook design and the business of self-publishing with Joel Friedlander, author of “A Self-Publisher’s Companion”.
How to survey your readers
Surveying your readers is a great way to get feedback, especially as the anonymity might lead to more honesty.
Why I fired my cover designer
Of course a book is judged by it’s cover and why not? If you’re not willing to back yourself with a proper cover, how good is the inside likely to be?
6 things to tell your cover designer
6 things you need to tell your cover designer to get your collaboration off to a good start.
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