How to Promote Books successfully? How not to ”sell your soul” while doing so? Should writers only write and not spend any time on marketing the book? These are questions of major importance and, sadly, there is a ton of bad advice on the internet. There are ton of Myths perpetuated by jealous people. Here … Book Promotion without Selling Out: Silly Myths about Publishing and Wrong Promotion tactics Read More ..read more

What works for book covers in a particular genre changes. Not every month but keeping an eye on IF it changes is part of a good book cover designer’s job. It’s also highly recommended for authors to be aware of so you hire the best possible help and don’t publish something that is out of … What’s Working Now in Book Cover Design: Thriller/Mystery/Suspense Read More ..read more

In this post you will get a look at what happens when a book cover is being redesigned. You will see every step me and author took to remake his book cover. Everything from first design concept to, different options and difference of opinions will be shown. You’ll see how we arrived at the final … Behind the Scenes of Book Cover Redesign: The Making of ‘The Gandy Dancer’ Read More ..read more

  Need some inspiration for Non-Fiction book cover design? Here are some of the best designs I’ve found on the internet:   1. Wired for Story – Very simple but very effective. Black and white but still communicates everything needed.     2. Friend, not Foe – book about typography. Super simple and shows power … 20 Beautiful Non-Fiction Book Cover Designs Read More ..read more

Ever wonder what separates a good book cover from a great one? This post will try to show you the difference with 3 examples of a great book cover design gone wrong due to a mistake. Hopefully, seeing these will help you improve your cover picking and judging skills. ? Typography Mistake This cover completely … How to Screw Up a Great Book Cover Read More ..read more

As an indie author you probably care about your book covers a lot. Great! But it’s not easy to judge book cover quality for those with no education in design. This post will try to be your cheat sheet and help improve your choices. Use this quick checklist to run through when evaluating a cover … 6 Things All Good Book Covers Have in Common Read More ..read more

Need some awesome book cover ideas for a book you are self-publishing next? Want to come up with something that’s not just pretty but also a standout idea? This is a quite quick, 8-question cheatsheet for book cover idea generation. Copy/paste it to a Word file or Google Docs and fill this out for yourself … 8-Question Cheatsheet for Coming Up with Awesome Book Cover Ideas Read More ..read more

I’ve always admired Nanowrimo and the concept of 30-day challenges. I love how Nano brings authors together too as a community and helps write more. So many success stories! This year, I’ve decided to join too… but by giving myself a challenge of making some nanowrimo book covers. Figured, why not! It can work for … Nanowrimo Book Covers Challenge – Making 500 Premades in 30 Days (Finished – 320 Premades Done) Read More ..read more

As you already know, book cover design is crucial marketing tool for your book. And that was true before Amazon started doing less and less organic book marketing with it’s Also Boughts and emails etc. In 2019 marketing is getting harder, thus only increasing your cover importance! But can you tell when a book cover … 12 Book Cover Design Mistakes That Could Ruin Your Book Sales Read More ..read more

Wondering what are the book cover design prices for self-publishing authors in 2019? This post is an overview of current pricing ranges for Custom and Premade Book Covers and why there are different price tiers. This post is not about telling you how much to spend on a cover though, it’s just for education and … Book Cover Design Prices in 2019 Read More ..read more