book cover design

Expected Difficulties by Russell Pike

Bestseller Book Covers: Expected Difficulties by Russell Pike

Here’s the second book to receive my Bestseller Book Cover Seal of Approval. I love the illustration, very colorful and dramatic. The title surrounded by the riveted metal is very effective. Lots of subtle colors make this quietly effective as a book cover, both in online bookstores, in blogs, in steampunk websites, and in real […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

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Bestseller Book Cover Seal of Approval

Whether self-published or from a New York publisher, 70% of all book covers fail at selling books. Click To Tweet I’m launching a new service to encourage book authors and publishers to do a better job designing and promoting their book covers. As many of you know, I’ve done Book Cover Critiques for over ten […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

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Seth Godin on Book Covers

Seth Godin on Book Covers

In a blog post eight years ago, Seth Godin wrote In praise of a blank page. Here is what he had to say about book covers: “A friend just sent me a book he worked on. It’s a terrific book, but it has an astonishingly mediocre (if that’s possible) cover. I can just see how the cover […]

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John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

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Great Book Trailer, Book Cover Needs Work

Here’s a wonderful video promo for R. Scott Mackey’s mystery novel Courage Matters. It features good images, great pacing, strong voiceover, and a great music soundtrack. It made me want to read his novel. Here’s a wonderful video promo for R. Scott Mackey’s mystery novel Courage Matters. Click To Tweet Too bad his book cover […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

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