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May 26 2011in Features, Opinion by Cathi StevensonTags: author, book design, cover design, images, independent publihsing, POD, self-publishing
The book cover is the first thing people see when they are browsing in bricks and mortar bookstores or online. It’s often the first impression people have of the book. While those books released by large publishing houses might have been pre-sold via reviews or the fact they have a celebrity author, few independently published [...]
Tags: author, book design, cover design, images, independent publihsing, POD, self-publishing
May 16 2011in Features, Opinion by Cathi StevensonTags: book cover design, cover design, design, font, images, independent publishing, self-publishing
Book covers are important marketing tools for publishers. It’s difficult to gauge actual sales made on cover design alone, but there have been numerous anecdotal stories from major publishers that clearly demonstrate the impact a strong cover design can have. Penguin discovered the power of the cover in the late ’90s when the company hired [...]
Tags: book cover design, cover design, design, font, images, independent publishing, self-publishing