Book Design / Graphic Design

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 […]

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How to Improve Your Book Cover Design in 60 Minutes

Guest Post by Joshua Jadon Your book cover is the very first thing your readers will connect with. Long before they read your synopsis or peruse the first chapters, readers connect first and foremost with the imagery that adorns your front cover. A good book cover design will make the difference between your book being picked […]

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Bestseller Book Covers: Crude by Bill Nemmers

Whoever said that North Dakota is boring? Not any more! Click To Tweet Here’s the first book to receive my Bestseller Book Cover Seal of Approval. That is a great book cover and a wonderful social media graphic (that is eminently shareable). Who doesn’t love illicit and oily sex? Who doesn’t love illicit and oily […]

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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 […]