People often ask me, “How can you tell if a book has been designed by an amateur? I mean, it’s just a book, right?” This reminds me of the author whose book I was designing a few years ago, who asked me, “Book design? What’s there to...
By Derek Doepker Recently I gave a workshop on how authors can use email, and we talked about how crucial it is to learn to write good subject lines. And I’ve written here about the importance of learning to write headlines for your blog articles, and how to...
Writing a book is one of the most meaningful projects you can dedicate your time to. Your book has the potential to entertain and inform people far into the future. It also sets an amazing example for those around you, showing them it’s possible to dream of being an...
In my recent blog redesign, I added the “SHOP” to the menu to make it easier to find resources with basic information about self-publishing. Each resource helps with a stage on the journey to becoming an author and publishing a book. People ask me all the...
By Joel Friedlander Welcome to the e-Book Cover Design Awards. This edition is for submissions during November, 2020. This month we received: 32 covers in the Fiction category 8 covers in the Nonfiction category Guest Judge We are once again pleased to welcome Tanja...
