When I started out as a book designer, I had one kind of client: book publishers. Whether they were trade publishers, academic presses, private presses, religious presses, nonprofits, or small independent presses, every client was a publisher of some kind. No one else...
Does your book suck? Funny question, right? Not so funny when your book sales are low, and you’re not sure why. If you’ve ever felt that your book may not be all that it could be, trust your gut. When you’re a self-publisher, the “book...
In the world of books, the cover is the first thing people see. It hints at the book’s story, characters, and themes. Successful jacket designs also manage to grab people’s attention and be remembered. Different styles of book covers are popular at...
I still remember the first To Kill a Mockingbird book cover I saw. It was in eighth-grade English class and it was the mass-market paperback edition with the lavender border on the cover. As a 13-year-old kid I don’t think I entirely appreciated or even understood the...
Can a professional book cover improve your book’s success? Yes, and there are many factors to it. Books aren’t ultimately judged by their designs but by the story, the characters, and the emotions they bring us. You can only tell if the book is good after...
