Book Covers a love story
For a lot of self-published authors creating the perfect book cover is the last thing on their list of important things. It can seem trivial, uncomfortable and perhaps a little overwhelming. Many end up leaving the design to their publisher in an effort to keep costs as low as possible. Compare this to the major publishing houses who have teams of people working through multiple versions of a cover before deciding on the final look.
Makes you wonder why they think it's so important.
I have collected book covers for years. I was intrigued by why some worked and some didn't. A jacket cover is your first point of contact with your reader. This isn't the place to cut costs. Designing your first book cover not only honours your work, it establishes your brand as an author. Even the font you use is important - look at established authors, we recognise their brand before we even know it's them.
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