"Don't judge a book by its cover!" We've all heard the phrase and we all know that's impossible. Because the cover of a book is the first thing a potential reader sees-it should stop them in their tracks. It's a very powerful marketing tool; having a well-designed book cover is crucial.
After reading this book, that shouldn't be the case, because you will know exactly what graphic design techniques to use to create a professional-looking book cover design that's appropriate for your genre. You, too, can create excellent book covers that stand out! Read this comprehensive do-it-yourself guide and learn:
-a simple system for creating a book cover design that will attract readers
-6 easy-to-use book cover design concepts that work for every genre
-6 book cover design secrets every designer use to create book covers that stand-out
-5 easy techniques to test if your book cover works for your target audience
-simple rules for figuring out the best colors for your book cover
-where to get hundreds of free typefaces for every genre and how to pair them
-what formatting to use in order not to look amateurish
-where to find thousands of good-quality, free or low-cost royalty-free images and how to understand their copyright terms
-how to make sure nobody else is using your cover art
-a simple method for overcoming your creative block
-how to choose the right book cover size and image resolution
-what free software or apps to use for creating your book cover design
and many other practical tricks and tips. It doesn't matter if you are not familiar with basic graphic design principles, color theory, typeface pairing, composition, and other principles because I'm going to give you guidelines and show practical examples and techniques on how to apply them in practice.