By Joan Stewart When authors consult with me on any topic related to book marketing and publicity, I ask them a question they usually don’t expect. “May I see the book cover?” “I don’t need your help with the cover,” the author says. “I want help identifying the types...
By Brian South (@stanhubrio) Self-publishing your first novel is a learning experience for anyone, but Brian South, a high school teacher, took his students along for the ride. And, today, he shares a bit about what they all learned along the way. I published a...
A couple of days ago the latest edition of e-Book Cover Design Awards went live, and I once again had the pleasure—and the frustration—of judging a whole slew of covers. The problems come at the extremes. Commenting on the covers is fun, and selecting out...
I wrote about where to find free or inexpensive photos for your blog or book back in February 2010. Since that time I’ve mostly used Flickr and iStockphoto, where you can buy credits as you go and many web-size images are very inexpensive. For the first time,...
One of the most consistent and easily corrected mistakes I see with book covers that are designed by authors is weak or inappropriate typography. Given that a book cover usually has very few words on it, and those words (title, subtitle, author’s name) have a...
