THE JOB OF A BOOK COVER
Your book's front cover has 1 specific job to do...
make your reader reach for it!
make your reader reach for it!
Once your potential reader has picked up your book, the blurb on the back then goes to work.
Its likely at this point, that your reader will turn the book over once more and look at the front again. They’re looking for the connection between how it looks and what they’ve just read.
This connection, is where you get a sale.
Its likely at this point, that your reader will turn the book over once more and look at the front again. They’re looking for the connection between how it looks and what they’ve just read.
This connection, is where you get a sale.
That’s why the process is a team effort.
SERVICES
I design book covers across a range of genres, and in a range of styles, so Ive got you covered. (ha! did you see what I did there?)
Your cover needs to make your book is easily identifiable in it's genre/category, whilst still having instant unique shelf appeal.
I can do your e-book cover, paperbacks, hardcover and dust jackets.
In addition I create mock ups, banners, presentations and posts suitable for marketing on various social media platforms.
I can also design your own personal brand as an author and/or a brand for a book series, so that as your popularity grows, your sequels and new books are instantly recognizable to your followers and fans.
COST ESTIMATE
This is probably what you really want to know, isn't it?
But it's the hardest thing to tell you without a consultation. There are so many variables.
But it's the hardest thing to tell you without a consultation. There are so many variables.
A book cover design can cost you whatever you want it to actually, but you may have to make compromises depending on how particular you are about what you want vs your budget.
We can start with a template, but then it won't exactly be unique and your choices are limited.
You may want something very specific, but then we have to source or draw the image and that takes time.
You may want something very specific, but then we have to source or draw the image and that takes time.
You may be focused on sales, but then we have to do a fair amount of research which takes some time.
You can use AI - that's certainly cheaper, but if you have something specific in mind, you may or may not be lucky. AI can be super clever, or super - NOT. Its more time consuming than you'd imagine.
So it really depends on what you want, and how specific an idea you have and how fixed you are on the idea and your budget. I do try to guide you to make it as economical as possible though; I am very appreciative of the work that's gone into your manuscript and understand the need to economize.
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