The first edition of the eBook Cover Design Awards came out in August, 2011. Since then we’ve published thousands of covers and critiques, skewered the covers that seemed wanting, and praised the designers who showed real innovation and skill in this new form. The...
By Judy Probus (@JudyProbus) Designing a book cover can be daunting task. Where should you start? How can you make it look good? What should you avoid? We often address issues on this topic in the comments of our monthly e-Book Cover Design Awards. In today’s...
By Eileen Goudge I’d like to welcome author Eileen Goudge to The Book Designer. A traditionally published author, Eileen has decided to take the self-publishing route for her latest book and today she describes her self-publishing journey to us. I hope you enjoy...
By Helen Sedwick You understand the importance of an eye-catching book cover. You spend hours (and dollars) designing, tweaking, and testing. In the end, you, the self-publishing author, own your book cover, right? Then how does this happen? Or this? Or this? Don’t...
Well, I’m off driving down to central California today for the Central Coast Writer’s Conference, taking place in San Luis Obispo, on the coast roughly midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. I used to drive this coast often, and it still has the...
